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World Opinion

Opinion | How America’s Iran miscalculation hands China a strategic advantage

A preventive war waged without allied consensus risks undermining Washington’s legal and moral standing – strengthening Beijing’s hand.

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As I see it | Iran war exposes the risks of being a US ally

6 hours agovideocam

Opinion | Iran strikes are a wake-up call to regulate military AI

10 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM

China Opinion

Opinion | How China can put brakes on local cadres’ blind pursuit of GDP growth

To shift the mindset of local policymakers away from growth at all costs, China must also reset incentives and fiscal priorities.

10 Mar 2026 - 6:53PMvideocam

People take part in a lantern parade in Xiuning county, Huangshan city, Anhui province on August 29, 2025. The central government could assess cadres through periodic surveys of the satisfaction of the local populace. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Why China’s economic reset is a credibility test for Hong Kong

As China rewrites the growth playbook, Hong Kong must show it can anchor the offshore financing and price discovery this reset requires.

10 Mar 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | Journalists must confront the real risks of AI: fabricated facts

We don’t trust journalists because they type sentences; we trust journalists because they verify the truth.

10 Mar 2026 - 7:13AMvideocam

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World Opinion

Opinion | Superpower contest puts Iran, Panama, Venezuela and Greenland on one map

When one crisis touches canal access, another hits crude and a third touches the Strait of Hormuz, it is hard to call these a coincidence.

9 Mar 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan Caine, speak at a press conference on US military action in Iran, at the Pentagon in Washington on March 2. Photo: AFP

Asia Opinion

The View | 4 reasons Asia’s property will endure despite Iran war headwinds

Asian property’s sources of resilience are potent and multifaceted, with the drivers of sentiment distinct from those in financial markets.

9 Mar 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong must keep pace with China’s development push

In the run-up to and during China’s ‘two sessions’, Beijing leaders have made it clear to the Hong Kong government that it must improve its governance and efficiency.

9 Mar 2026 - 12:27PM

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Why Hong Kong could be the next global hub for gold trading

If commodity pricing becomes the next frontier of US-China financial competition, Hong Kong could find itself at the heart of that evolution.

9 Mar 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Gold bars weighing 1,000 grams each are displayed at the Austrian Gold and Silver Refinery in Vienna on February 3. Photo: AFP

Opinion

My Take | An America in decline will keep losing wars to weaker foes – including in Iran

When battles become a matter of choice rather than necessity or survival, US leaders have a preternatural ability to choose badly and undermine their own country.

9 Mar 2026 - 10:39AM

This photo taken on March 3, 2026 shows a view of the damaged Golestan Palace in Tehran, Iran. The UNESCO World Heritage Site was partially damaged in air raids during US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Photo: Xinhua

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Under Kim Jong-un, North Korea is burying the dream of reunification

The Workers’ Party Congress signals a different form of “liberation” – securing regime survival through nuclear deterrence, not the liberation of the Korean peninsula.

8 Mar 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | As Hong Kong doubles down on innovation, Hongkongers must too

The budget outlines support for Hong Kong’s role in the nation’s innovation drive. Now the city must deliver the innovation.

8 Mar 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

Opinion

Asian Angle | How to win an election in Thailand: stage a rebrand, rely on rural votes

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul put Bhumjaithai’s technocrats centre stage, while letting provincial barons run the real campaign.

8 Mar 2026 - 12:00PM

The Bhumjaithai Party’‘s “Gang of Four” poster features Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow, Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun and Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas. Photo: Instagram.com/bhumjaithai_th

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Why Hong Kong must make mental health an immediate economic priority

The budget rightly focuses on tech and finance for the city’s economic growth but human capital resilience is just as vital.

8 Mar 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

People cross a road in Central district in 2025. As society embraces AI, we need to ensure its development and adoption in business do not come at the expense of Hong Kong’s mental wellness. Photo: Karma Lo

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Paul Chan must deliver the fiscal discipline Hong Kong needs

Fiscal prudence is vital if Hong Kong is to fund the Northern Metropolis and other costly development plans in an uncertain geopolitical climate.

8 Mar 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

My Take | Freedom of press calls for faster route to Transport Department data

Restrictions on journalists who access details of vehicle owners may have been supported by the Court of First Instance, but the case revealed greater room for official improvement.

7 Mar 2026 - 10:25PM

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World Opinion

Opinion | Journalists must confront the real risks of AI: fabricated facts

We don’t trust journalists because they type sentences; we trust journalists because they verify the truth.

10 Mar 2026 - 7:13AMvideocam

Avoiding AI in news production does not prevent AI-shaped information from reaching the public. Readers encounter such information through search engines, automated summaries and conversational interfaces. Photo: dpa

China Opinion

Opinion | How China can put brakes on local cadres’ blind pursuit of GDP growth

To shift the mindset of local policymakers away from growth at all costs, China must also reset incentives and fiscal priorities.

10 Mar 2026 - 6:53PMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | Iran strikes are a wake-up call to regulate military AI

Amid a lack of regulations and binding agreements on the use of artificial intelligence in war, the risks to civilians will only increase.

10 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong must keep pace with China’s development push

In the run-up to and during China’s ‘two sessions’, Beijing leaders have made it clear to the Hong Kong government that it must improve its governance and efficiency.

9 Mar 2026 - 12:27PM

Pedestrians cross a busy intersection in Hong Kong’s Central district on February 25. Photo: AFP

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