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An official stands in front of a sign during the IMF/World Bank annual meetings at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 13. Photo: Reuters

Opinion

Asian Angle | Thailand once had an economic miracle. It needs another

With growth stuck below 3 per cent and an ageing workforce, Thailand cannot rely on sector wish lists to revive growth.

2 hours ago

Opinion | In the Pacific century, Chinatowns in the US deserve more than preservation

5 hours ago

Opinion | Can China champion the Global South without speaking for it?

7 Nov 2026 - 5:30AM

China Opinion

Opinion | Midterm swing won’t change trajectory of US-China rivalry

At its core, this isn’t about Democrats vs Republicans, national power or even AI. It’s really about how each institutionalises its capital.

6 Nov 2026 - 8:30PM

Voters waiting to cast their ballots in the US midterm elections at El Tianguis Mercado in Guadalupe, Arizona, on November 3. Photo: Reuters

World Opinion

As I see it | Democrats’ blue wave means rough waters ahead in US-China relations

From tariffs to the tech war and AI, a Democrat-run Congress and a Democratic White House in 2028 could be more hardline on China than Trump.

6 Nov 2026 - 5:17PM

China Opinion

Opinion | Chances are, US-China truce will be extended at Shenzhen Apec summit

The relationship between the US and Chinese leaders will be critical to consolidating the detente and developing cooperation on key issues.

6 Nov 2026 - 9:30AM

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World Opinion

Macroscope | The AI sell-off is a taste of things to come

Companies with aggressive AI spending plans and negative free cash flow are being punished. Beneficiaries of AI spending might be next.

6 Nov 2026 - 5:30AM

Google co-founder Sergey Brin speaks to US President Donald Trump during the Golden Age of American Innovation summit at the Institute of Peace on October 8. Shares of Google parent Alphabet had their worst day on October 29, after the company reported a second straight quarter of negative free cash flow. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

China Opinion

Opinion | 4 reasons Washington doesn’t want Chinese labs testing US-bound electronics

The FCC ban on Chinese testing labs exposes a strategic weakness: Beijing does not control whether its test results are accepted by a major export market.

5 Nov 2026 - 9:42PM

World Opinion

Opinion | How Trump’s weakened grip on Congress complicates talks with China

For Beijing, the crucial question is no longer only what Trump wants on Taiwan but whether he can still compel Republicans to follow him.

5 Nov 2026 - 6:46PM

China Opinion

Opinion | Understanding China’s October drills and the growing risk factor

Each Chinese move may be calibrated, but its neighbours seem to be reading their accumulation as a trend, which can encourage the cooperation Beijing objects to.

5 Nov 2026 - 9:30AM

Illustration: Henry Wong

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Singapore’s haze crackdown tests limits of sovereignty within Asean

The city state has moved from conventional environmental diplomacy towards a more assertive model of cross-border corporate accountability.

5 Nov 2026 - 5:30AM

People wearing masks walk past public housing in Singapore on October 18, as the country continues to be shrouded in haze caused by fires in Indonesia. Photo: AFP

China Opinion

Opinion | Don’t just see Mbappe and Sanrio episodes as Chinese nationalism run amok

The tendency to lump China with isolated revisionist states and label it the primary existential threat to the West is an impediment to rational diplomacy.

4 Nov 2026 - 8:30PM

China Opinion

Opinion | As US-Iran war shows, China’s influence can’t secure its line to Gulf oil

The conflict has made clear the limits of China’s efforts to cultivate commercial and diplomatic clout among its energy suppliers in the Middle East.

4 Nov 2026 - 4:30PM

China Opinion

Opinion | Can China tame its war machine?

Outside attention has focused on the anti-corruption drive within the PLA. The purge of the military-industrial sector is just as striking.

4 Nov 2026 - 9:00AM

Illustration: Mario Cameira

Asia Opinion

Opinion | China’s new nightmare: a Japanese containment arc in the Indo-Pacific

A Japan motivated to act in its own defence by an unreliable US is creating a regional security framework that must worry China.

4 Nov 2026 - 5:30AM

Representatives of participating forces attend the opening ceremony of the Keen Sword 27 joint exercise on October 19 at the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force’s Camp Ishigaki in Okinawa prefecture. Photo: Kyodo

World Opinion

As I see it | The new Canada is much like the old one

As the neoliberal world order recedes, Mark Carney, in seeking closer European ties, faces challenges similar to those of the late Pierre Trudeau during the Cold War.

3 Nov 2026 - 8:30PM

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How Hong Kong can turn 30,000 youth placements into lasting careers

The programme should be judged by more than placement numbers, with a focus on the supervised experience and lasting employment it creates.

3 Nov 2026 - 4:30PM

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Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Why reforms alone won’t prevent a repeat of Tai Po fire

Systemic failures and human lapses both led to the preventable tragedy. More robust safeguards aside, individuals whose mistakes cost lives must also face consequences.

2 Nov 2026 - 9:30AM

Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district on November 26, 2025. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | The Apec moment Hong Kong needs to seize

Hong Kong’s future value might lie less in its connectivity alone than in making different institutional systems work together.

2 Nov 2026 - 4:30PM

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s art trading hub ambition rests on more than headline sales

The challenge is to develop lasting capabilities in the art trade, from local expertise to businesses, and to measure their development.

1 Nov 2026 - 9:30AM

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hongkongers need more than 4 walls and a roof to make a home

When people stop worrying about stability and feel they belong, they go beyond being recipients of services to become part of the community.

1 Nov 2026 - 5:30AM

The Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council’s transitional housing project at United Court in Yuen Long. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

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