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An oil tanker unloads crude oil at the port in Qingdao, in eastern Shandong province, on April 7. Photo: AFP

China Opinion

Macroscope | Why investors should beware China safe haven narrative amid Iran crisis

While there is reason for optimism, the ceasefire in Iran remains tenuous and the return of inflation is not the kind China wants to see.

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Opinion | Hong Kong’s global future depends on diverse talent

9 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM

Opinion | Asia’s flood of cheap Ozempic generics opens gates to weight-loss abuse

9 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | Beijing’s supply-chain hedging strategy can help African food security

While governments must avoid swapping one dependency for another, Beijing’s inroads could help enhance food security efforts.

8 Apr 2026 - 9:55PMvideocam

A worker turns excelsa coffee beans to dry near Nzara, South Sudan, on February 15, 2025. Photo: AP

World Opinion

Opinion | How AI and geopolitical rivalry are breaking economic orthodoxy

Today’s imbalances go beyond exchange rates; they reflect concentrated technological investment in one economy and uneven risks in others.

8 Apr 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | Chinese youth are embracing Ching Ming with cultural confidence

Young people visiting the graves of historical figures reflects a cultural shift and the pursuit of a sense of continuity with the past.

8 Apr 2026 - 12:25PMvideocam

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Asia Opinion

Opinion | To beat Cambodia’s scam gangs, US must work with China – not blame it

Taking down the deeply rooted, well-connected syndicates would require both Washington’s economic leverage and Beijing’s operational efforts.

8 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

World Opinion

As I see it | Why Donald Trump now needs a ‘forever war’

The US president and America are starting to understand you can’t go fascist at home and imperialist abroad halfway.

7 Apr 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | For Gulf states, geography is both a generous and treacherous patron

Sandwiched between Iran and Israel, oil-rich transport hubs like the UAE now face the fragility of their newly built economic prosperity.

7 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM

Asia Opinion

Opinion | In Asia-Pacific, the real maritime contest is over satellite surveillance

States’ ability to exercise territorial rights is increasingly mediated by their access to satellite data and analytics, but the tech is dominated by a powerful few.

7 Apr 2026 - 9:30AMvideocam

A J-15 fighter jet from the Chinese aircraft carrier Shandong making an unusual approach to a Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force P-3C patrol aircraft conducting surveillance above the Pacific Ocean on June 8, 2025. Photo: Handout /Japan’s Ministry of Defence / AFP

World Opinion

Opinion | The danger in the Global South’s pursuit of AI as a magical cure

Rushing in without local R&D, literacy or governance risks leaving countries as testing grounds and passive consumers of foreign tech.

7 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

A woman takes an iris scan to link her Aadhar card with the National Register of Citizens at a passport service centre in Barpeta district in India’s north-eastern state of Assam in 2019. Without data governance mechanisms, Global South data could end up being extracted and monetised by foreign platforms for their own gains. Photo: AFP

Opinion

My Take | America has always been a rogue state

The United States has spent trillions of dollars on foreign wars, thanks in large part to the largesse of countries around the world that are willing to fund its ever-ballooning debt.

7 Apr 2026 - 9:54AM

World Opinion

Opinion | In denying Trump airspace, Europe has drawn a line for Nato

Growing European defiance to US demands raises a critical question: is Nato a club of equals or a mechanism for enforcing one nation’s agenda?

7 Apr 2026 - 8:07PMvideocam

Asia Opinion

The View | Quirks of Asia’s energy markets work to the benefit of data centres

Asia’s unique energy markets, power sourcing strategies and vast digital infrastructure requirements underpin the sector’s resilience.

6 Apr 2026 - 5:20PMvideocam

Construction workers walk to a data centre under construction at Sedenak Tech Park in the Johor state of Malaysia on September 27, 2024. Photo: AP

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong must keep its unique edge even as it enjoys deeper mainland ties

As mainland officials manage Hong Kong affairs through the ‘one of us’ lens, it should not affect the city’s role as a superconnector.

6 Apr 2026 - 9:30AM

Illustration: Craig Stephens

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Global South nations are insulating themselves from the heat of US actions

The ‘Great Insulation’ is coming – not major powers decoupling top-down but small and middle powers building a firewall from the bottom up.

6 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Opinion

My Take | Why Beijing is now the only true partner of Africa and Latin America

In contrast to friendly China, the United States has weaponised foreign aid on one continent and returned to gunboat diplomacy in the western hemisphere.

5 Apr 2026 - 11:05PM

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Tai Po fire hearings reveal broken promises to Hongkongers

The hearings have exposed gaps in the enforcement of safety rules and an attitude of avoiding blame among government departments.

5 Apr 2026 - 2:30PMvideocam

Witnesses from ISS EastPoint Properties leave the City Gallery in Central following the morning session of the Wang Fuk Court fire hearing on April 1. Photo: Karma Lo

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong must not undo the good work of its HK$2 transport scheme

Efforts to cut growing costs of transport subsidy must not lose sight of the reasons behind scheme’s success.

5 Apr 2026 - 8:30PM

World Opinion

Opinion | The danger in the Global South’s pursuit of AI as a magical cure

Rushing in without local R&D, literacy or governance risks leaving countries as testing grounds and passive consumers of foreign tech.

7 Apr 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | For Gulf states, geography is both a generous and treacherous patron

Sandwiched between Iran and Israel, oil-rich transport hubs like the UAE now face the fragility of their newly built economic prosperity.

7 Apr 2026 - 4:30PM

A couple stands looking at the Dubai skyline, with a view of the Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building, seen from Creek Harbour on April 3. Photo: AFP

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HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

THEY WON’T EVEN LET US MOURN IN PEACE!

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Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon in Hong Kong

IS THIS WORLD WAR III?

United States of Israel’s war on Iran endangers the whole world

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