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China’s property market is more than just a struggling residential sector
While Chinese commercial property faces risks from economic and geopolitical concerns, it is not in the same boat as the housing market.
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Help Hongkongers age in place. Care homes are not a long-term solution
12 May 2025 - 10:43AM
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Beware the hubris of an AI narrative centred on the US and China
12 May 2025 - 5:30AM
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The Western world has already dug its own grave in Gaza war
By enabling Israel to unleash its genocidal impulse, most leaders of developed nations have crossed a moral red line that cannot be undone.
11 May 2025 - 9:00PM
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Smoke rises from Gaza, as seen from Israel, May 6, 2025. Photo: Reuters
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US and China’s economic goals are complementary but will they cooperate?
One consumes too much, produces too little. The other produces too much, consumes too little. What if each could solve the other’s problem?
11 May 2025 - 9:34PM
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What a 33-year-old congee chain’s closure says about Hong Kong
The restaurant chain’s sudden collapse is emblematic of Hong Kong businesses’ struggle to find their feet after the pandemic.
11 May 2025 - 4:30PM
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Can the US convince China to really help with Ukraine?
China has gained strategically from Russia’s war. It has to be convinced that actively rebuilding Ukraine would bring even greater benefits.
11 May 2025 - 4:55PM
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend the Victory Day military parade on Red Square in Moscow on May 9. Photo: Pool/AFP
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How Myanmar’s devastating earthquake threatens to leave a lasting economic scar
The earthquake in central Myanmar poses serious risks to its fragile economy, with damages disrupting agriculture, trade and infrastructure.
11 May 2025 - 10:30AM
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For Chinese consumers, buying local has become a statement of national pride
What defines China is shifting, from what it makes to how it spends, as consumption becomes an emotional and cultural act.
11 May 2025 - 9:30AM
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Can Hong Kong museum-goers put away the phones and see the art?
At the Picasso show, I got in the way of selfie-takers when reading artwork labels. We in Hong Kong have to elevate how we appreciate art.
11 May 2025 - 9:30AM
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The world lives more in hope than expectation of a time without war
Amid commemorations on the anniversary of VE Day, it was important to reflect on the horror of conflict and renew a commitment to peace.
10 May 2025 - 10:08PM
A large crowd attends the “VE Day 80: A Celebration to Remember” concert concluding commemorations for the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day in London on Thursday. Photo: Reuters
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World will need to borrow its way out of Trump’s tariff mess
The US president’s trade wars could push the mountain of global debt to the point of eruption and harm emerging economies.
10 May 2025 - 4:30PM
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Will Malaysia gravitate further towards China in ‘new golden era’ of ties?
A flurry of agreements signed during the Chinese president’s visit last month signals Malaysia’s economic pivot towards Beijing.
10 May 2025 - 10:30AM
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Can Hong Kong truly live up to its ‘Asia’s world city’ brand?
To thrive as a superconnector, the city must draw on its roots as a place where East meets West, not just in geography but in spirit.
10 May 2025 - 9:30AM
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Trump’s ‘make Hollywood great again’ script may not have a happy ending
The US president has proposed a 100 per cent tariff on films made abroad, but this is hardly what the entertainment industry needs.
10 May 2025 - 8:17AM
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A man walks past movie posters at at AMC Theater in Montebello, California on May 5. US President Donald Trump said he was ordering new tariffs on all films made outside the United States, claiming Hollywood was being “devastated” by a trend of US filmmakers and studios working abroad. Photo: AFP
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Alberta throws down gauntlet on becoming an energy superpower
Separation threat to Canada from resource-rich province comes when unity and wealth needed to protect against global dangers and Trump.
9 May 2025 - 9:00PM
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Trumpism is waning but leaders still need to address voter frustrations
In recent elections across three continents, Trumpism mainly backfired – but democracies still need to understand why it resonates.
9 May 2025 - 8:30PM
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Chinese fighters in Ukraine and the global pipeline feeding Russia’s war machine
Recruitment videos in Mandarin promise high pay and heroism, as Moscow’s desperate need for manpower fuels a global marketplace of fighters.
20 Apr 2025 - 10:00AM
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A captured soldier presented as Chinese is seen in an image released by the Security Service of Ukraine on April 9. Photo: Ukrainian Security Service/XGTY/AFP
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Free port status won’t save Hong Kong from damage of Trump’s tariffs
US tariffs are bound to damage the city’s economy, including through potential job losses and further price rises.
20 Apr 2025 - 6:06PM
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Legco patriots’ budget criticism a warning that must be heard
If even patriotic lawmakers are saying that the people see only a self-serving government, then Hong Kong’s leaders have a big problem.
21 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM
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Trump tariff storm can’t take shine off US property market
Trump’s reckless policies have caused a surge in risk, but the US property market will continue to capitalise on its unique strengths.
21 Apr 2025 - 5:25PM
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