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Pacific nations

Opinion | Pacific island states are trapped in Cold War 2.0

Geopolitically, it’s like a feudal hierarchy: small island nations as vassals, Australia and New Zealand as local lords and the US as king.

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China-North Korea relations

Opinion | New North Korea-Russia bridge delivers a powerful message to China

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Middle powers don’t have to wait for a Trump-Xi-Putin summit

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Diplomacy

Opinion | What China really means when it says it’s being ‘strategic’

Rather than geopolitical manoeuvring or calculation, this diplomatic label aims to convey seriousness, patience and a willingness to work for mutual long-term benefit.

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President Xi Jinping (right) pose for a photo alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Brics leaders at the Brics summit in New Delhi, India, on September 12. Photo: Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
President Xi Jinping (right) pose for a photo alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other Brics leaders at the Brics summit in New Delhi, India, on September 12. Photo: Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP
Artificial intelligence

Opinion | AI doesn’t just answer questions – it legitimises bad ones

Readily available AI analysis can give weak ideas credibility they have not earned. Decision-makers need to get the question right before reviewing the answer.

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Chinese culture

Being Chinese | The unspoken reason my Chinese friends choose America

When friends say they can just ‘exist’ in the US, they mean they can stop performing to the Confucian expectations that define Chinese life.

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ICBMs

Opinion | Why cities have the responsibility to demand nuclear disarmament

As cities are the main targets of nuclear weapons, they have a responsibility to speak out and encourage efforts to eliminate them.

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A woman walks past the Atomic Bomb Dome in the centre of Hiroshima in 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Photo: AFP
A woman walks past the Atomic Bomb Dome in the centre of Hiroshima in 2025, ahead of the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Macroscope | Who’s in control of Japanese monetary policy? Tokyo or Washington?

Bessent’s intervention could have adverse implications for Japan’s economy, the BOJ’s credibility and tech-heavy stock markets in Asia.

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Russia

Opinion | Why Russia’s AI-powered economic future lies in its Far East

With a 10-year plan, the Far East gives Moscow what mature economies lack: room to redesign systems at regional scale.

United States

Opinion | The world is not so much embracing China as recoiling from Trump’s US

The US is haemorrhaging goodwill around the world, but China will have to build up its own trustworthiness and credibility to win hearts and minds.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, US, en route to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on August 21. Photo: Reuters
China economy

Opinion | Western businesses need to crack the new CIA: China, India and Asean

The businesses that adapt early to engage China, India and Asean will help draft Asia’s next chapter and profit from it.

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The Huaihai Road commercial district in Shanghai, China, seen on March 6. Photo: AFP
The Huaihai Road commercial district in Shanghai, China, seen on March 6. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | National security will always remain Hong Kong’s top priority

Whether under British rule or modern superpower competition, Hong Kong’s value as a strategic gateway makes it a vital security asset.

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China technology

Opinion | China’s J-10CE has foreign buyers, but not yet a market

In service in Pakistan and Uzbekistan and on Bangladesh’s radar, the fighter jet is not yet a threat to Western market dominance.

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War and conflict

My Take | US-Israeli failure to bomb Iran into submission was preordained

From Nazi Germany to Vietnam, history is rich with examples of countries that simply refuse to surrender to bombing.

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A billboard depicting US President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words “Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz”, in Tehran, Iran, on August 24. Photo: AP
Ukraine war

Opinion | What Ukraine has that Japan and Taiwan lack

Ukraine’s former defence minister is launching a new venture that could offer more than drone technology. Asia should take notes.

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A service member of the 414th Separate Unmanned Strike Aviation System Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces checks an FP-1 deep-strike drone before it launches for a combat mission, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, in 2026. Photo: Reuters
A service member of the 414th Separate Unmanned Strike Aviation System Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces checks an FP-1 deep-strike drone before it launches for a combat mission, in an undisclosed location in Ukraine, in 2026. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy

Opinion | The Global South cannot afford to let its maritime border disputes fester

Cambodia’s compulsory conciliation with Thailand under UN sea law shows how international law can deliver peaceful outcomes before tensions boil over.

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Stocks

Macroscope | Why the global economy and markets continue to defy doomsayers

Despite rising energy prices and bond yields, economic growth has been resilient and equity markets have been performing strongly.

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Climate change

Opinion | Cop31: Forget climate pledges, countries like Nepal need actual cash

No payout from the loss and damage fund has reached vulnerable nations. Cop31 must focus on delivering the money already promised.

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People cleaning up flood-ravaged houses in Dhunge Bazaar, Nuwakot, Nepal. Photo: Bibek Bhandari
People cleaning up flood-ravaged houses in Dhunge Bazaar, Nuwakot, Nepal. Photo: Bibek Bhandari
Diplomacy

As I see it | Britain should accept a Hong Kong-style handover of the Falklands

Argentina has history, geography and justice on its side. The 1984 Joint Declaration offers a clear precedent for a peaceful, negotiated transfer of sovereignty.

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US-Venezuela conflict

Opinion | Trump’s Venezuela oil deal: why China can wait and watch

Beijing’s response reflects a calculation that the deal’s fragility will soon show. Energy dominance is not seized by executive order – it is earned through capital, technology and time.

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US-China relations

Opinion | The false dichotomy in America’s science and tech policy on China

It’s not engagement vs security. The challenge is smart openness: protecting what matters without hurting a great US scientific strength.

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People stand in front of the Great Dome at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2025. It makes little strategic sense for the US to educate exceptional people, then push them to build their careers elsewhere. Photo: AFP
Banking & finance

Opinion | Virtuous circle of AI titans’ investments could well turn vicious

It’s time to ask how much of the industry’s extraordinary growth is being financed by the same companies benefiting from it.

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introducing Vera Rubin, a next-generation AI data centre platform, and Rubin Ultra, a next-generation AI GPU architecture, at a conference in San Jose, California, on March 16. He disagrees that Nvidia’s deals are circular. Photo: AFP
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang introducing Vera Rubin, a next-generation AI data centre platform, and Rubin Ultra, a next-generation AI GPU architecture, at a conference in San Jose, California, on March 16. He disagrees that Nvidia’s deals are circular. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Opinion | Heading to America to bridge the gap in US-China relations

In a year-long research across America, I hope to map where superpower friction ends, and where shared interest must begin.

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China's population

My Take | Why China’s shrinking population may be a blessing, not a curse

Research co-authored by Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu finds labour shortages can spur, rather than slow down, productivity and growth.

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Climate change

Opinion | Is air conditioning Hong Kong’s only weapon against hotter summers?

In Hong Kong, air conditioning is ubiquitous but conventional models harm the environment. More responsible solutions are needed.

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