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On the Panama Canal, Donald Trump has much to learn from Jimmy Carter
Carter’s restrained statesmanship at the height of US dominance stands in contrast to Trump’s bellicose rhetoric as his country’s influence declines.
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Hong Kong is embracing change to revitalise its tourism sector
21 Jan 2025 - 9:30AM
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The US$3.2 trillion question: how much of China’s forex reserves for Hong Kong?
21 Jan 2025 - 7:00AM
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Waste-to-energy plant backs recycling push in Hong Kong
Government insists new Hong Kong facility complements existing strategy and does not signal a shift away from the reduction of rubbish to burning it.
21 Jan 2025 - 6:45AM
The Environmental Protection Department is building the I·PARK1, Hong Kong’s first waste-to-energy facility for treating municipal solid waste. Photo: ISD
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Hong Kong’s dollar peg is an important bulwark against volatility
Scrapping it would shake confidence, jeopardise reliability and introduce currency volatility, one of the most significant risks in investment.
21 Jan 2025 - 5:37AM
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Could GM crops plant seeds of change for China’s food security push?
Fears over the safety of genetically modified crops are complicating the central government’s plans for their role in China’s food security.
20 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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Hong Kong property market gloom has become self-fulfilling prophecy
There are good reasons Hong Kong’s real estate market keeps underperforming regional peers, but the prevailing narrative is too pessimistic.
20 Jan 2025 - 4:30PM
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Residential buildings in Hong Kong as seen on November 8, 2024. While lifting the spirits of a city that has suffered one shock after another since 2018 is not easy, one of Hong Kong’s enduring strengths over the years is its ability to bounce back. Photo: Reuters
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Hong Kong should not be rewarding people who snitch on neighbours
While updating laws to punish abuse of public housing is welcome, encouraging snitching will have ripple effects elsewhere.
20 Jan 2025 - 9:30AM
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How Trump could upend South China Sea calculations all round
Trump’s transactional diplomacy risks complicating the hedging of stakeholders from Philippines to Vietnam, and adding unpredictability for China.
20 Jan 2025 - 5:30AM
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An Odysseus traumatised by war can still speak truth to us today
When a film makes you think about the meanings of war and home, and the dangerous world we live in, it’s well worth watching with respect.
19 Jan 2025 - 9:08PM
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Are the 2020s doomed to be a repeat of the 1920s?
As ethno-nationalist populism and propaganda threaten human society, we need leaders who can offer an alternative to confrontation and war.
19 Jan 2025 - 9:29PM
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A resident of Panama City, Panama holds a banner that reads “Trump not welcome!” as part of the commemoration of Martyrs’ Day, a Panamanian day of national mourning, on January 9. US president-elect Donald Trump has floated the prospect of reclaiming the Panama Canal by force. Photo: AP
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Can world leaders at Davos truly succeed in ‘reimagining growth’?
Some ideas in Davos are naive, but others recognise that collective approaches and free flows of capital are steps to sustainable growth.
19 Jan 2025 - 4:30PM
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Manila must put brakes on car-centric policies, seek viable transport solutions
Manila is the world’s most congested city, and car-centric government policies, combined with insufficient investment in public transport, are making things worse.
19 Jan 2025 - 10:00AM
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In joining Brics, Indonesia is showing itself to be strategic trailblazer
What Indonesia has gained is strategic autonomy, clout with the US and within Asean, and a bigger voice on the global stage.
19 Jan 2025 - 10:57AM
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RedNote connects as others appear to fail
‘TikTok refugees’ from the US and beyond are turning to the Shanghai-based app and getting to know users in mainland China.
19 Jan 2025 - 6:30AM
Some TikTok users in the US have turned to another Chinese-owned app, Xiaohongshu or RedNote. Photo: AFP
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Impressive buildings must not come at the cost of worker safety
Employers, workers and the authorities have a responsibility to reduce the growing number of Hong Kong industrial accidents.
19 Jan 2025 - 6:15AM
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Elon Musk should know Britain has always been a nation of immigrants
The United Kingdom’s history and its immigration trends show a country where assimilation is still the general rule.
20 Jan 2025 - 2:13PM
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For good or ill, AI is changing modern love
Millions of Chinese are downloading AI companions to feel connection but my time spent with one app shows even chatbots have character flaws.
16 Jan 2025 - 9:30AM
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People are attracted to spending time with AI chatbots due to usability, uncertainty reduction and risk aversion. Photo: Shutterstock
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21st-century geopolitics is expanding beyond US, China to a four-party game
As the global strategic framework moves on from the uneasy period of US hegemony and China’s rise, a critical quadrilateral is forming.
14 Jan 2025 - 9:49PM
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Tap Hong Kong cinema and horse racing to drive cultural wave
Hong Kong should promote its cultural heritage with the same passion as South Korea or risk being left behind in a competitive tourism market.
15 Jan 2025 - 9:30AM
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Tibet’s quake is a seismic warning to China and India over their mega dam ambitions
Just as border tensions seemed to be easing, the Yarlung Tsangpo River project raises new questions between the two countries.
14 Jan 2025 - 9:45PM
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Winston Mok
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On the Panama Canal, Donald Trump has much to learn from Jimmy Carter
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Rosanna Law Shuk-pui
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Hong Kong is embracing change to revitalise its tourism sector
21 Jan 2025 - 9:30AM
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The US$3.2 trillion question: how much of China’s forex reserves for Hong Kong?
21 Jan 2025 - 7:00AM
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Waste-to-energy plant backs recycling push in Hong Kong
21 Jan 2025 - 6:45AM
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Hong Kong’s dollar peg is an important bulwark against volatility
21 Jan 2025 - 5:37AM
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Could GM crops plant seeds of change for China’s food security push?
20 Jan 2025 - 8:30PM
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