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Is Anwar’s anti-corruption pledge in Malaysia facing a reality check after 2 years?
Anwar’s promise to eradicate corruption faces a reality check after ex-first lady Rosmah Mansor was acquitted of money laundering charges.
20 Dec 2024 - 10:30AM
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Diplomacy
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China can win Japan and South Korea over from a US under Trump
20 Dec 2024 - 10:34AM
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Diplomacy
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China should seize the moment to promote peace on Korean peninsula
19 Dec 2024 - 6:00AM
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Technology
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From TikTok to Apple, companies must tread carefully amid digital nationalism
Restrictive policies could hinder innovation, limit consumer choice and fragment the global digital economy.
17 Dec 2024 - 6:38PM
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Participants hold signs in support of TikTok outside the US Capitol building on March 13 in Washington. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
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Japan
The View
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Japan’s economic prospects a big theme in Asian real estate
The most popular sectors in Japan’s stock market are those benefiting from domestic demand-driven growth, such as property and retail.
16 Dec 2024 - 6:36PM
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US-China relations
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Trump 2.0 is forcing Asian economies to make hard choices fast
The stability and prosperity of Asia depends on how regional economic powerhouses navigate complex dynamics while maintaining their autonomy.
16 Dec 2024 - 5:30AM
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Hong Kong tourism
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A blueprint for revitalising Hong Kong tourism: lessons from Tokyo and Seoul
The city should prioritise authenticity over quick fixes, enhancing walkability, improving green spaces – and learning from regional rivals.
15 Dec 2024 - 9:00AM
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A woman takes a selfie at Victoria Harbour with the Hong Kong skyline as a backdrop. Photo: AFP
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Chinese culture
Being Chinese
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How my Malaysian Chinese education is paying off
Malaysian Chinese have paid a heavy price for Chinese-medium schools, but for my generation, that investment is reaping dividends.
14 Dec 2024 - 5:55AM
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Asean
Asian Angle
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Why Asean’s neutrality is our greatest asset in a divided world
As Malaysia prepares to assume the 2025 Asean chair, its trade minister argues for a unified approach to navigate the US-China rivalry.
13 Dec 2024 - 5:13PM
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War and conflict
Opinion
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Seoul must stop using North Korea threat as an excuse to suppress democracy
Conservative forces have a long, bloody history of using the danger posed by the North to justify quashing dissent and removing checks on the president.
12 Dec 2024 - 4:30PM
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World Opinion
War and conflict
Opinion
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US presidential transition is the thread tying world’s crises together
As US allies face mounting challenges and tensions rise with adversaries, Joe Biden and Donald Trump must work together to manage uncertainties.
12 Dec 2024 - 8:24AM
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War and conflict
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World watches and waits as Islamist group HTS leads a post-Assad Syria
From Russia and the Middle East to the EU and US, the rise of Islamist group HTS is cause for caution over optimism.
12 Dec 2024 - 1:07AM
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China Opinion
Belt and Road Initiative
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Why China’s outreach to Central Asia will only grow
Amid increasing investments and a greater emphasis on security, China’s presence in Central Asia differs from its outreach to other regions.
11 Dec 2024 - 5:44PM
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Diplomacy
Opinion
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Korea instability should prompt US, China to put aside self-interests
Fresh geopolitical shifts underscore a need for leaders to transcend parochial interests and embrace a more holistic approach to governance.
11 Dec 2024 - 5:30AM
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South Korea
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Yoon’s dangerous political gamble was no aberration
Yoon Suk-yeol’s declaration of martial law, albeit brief, is a reminder that South Korea must reckon with its authoritarian tendencies.
10 Dec 2024 - 5:30AM
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Protesters hold candles and placards calling for the arrest of President Yoon Suk-yeol, outside the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, on December 6. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Asia housing and property
The View
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Asia’s property markets are shrugging off political risks
Despite the prominence of domestic and geopolitical strife, it is policy that ultimately matters most to markets in Hong Kong, Seoul, India and Japan.
9 Dec 2024 - 4:30PM
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Asean
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Why Russia is finding favour in Southeast Asia once again
As Russia seeks Global South partners and the war in Ukraine drags on, Southeast Asian states are rekindling ties with the Kremlin.
9 Dec 2024 - 5:49AM
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Is South Asia finally trending towards regional peace?
Relative to the region’s history and instability elsewhere in the world, South Asia can be seen as something of an oasis.
8 Dec 2024 - 9:51PM
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Asean
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Why cybersecurity could be Malaysia’s key to effective Asean leadership
Even modest success under Malaysia’s leadership could bolster the grouping’s unity and credibility, but failure will only deepen fractures in the bloc.
8 Dec 2024 - 9:44PM
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Thailand
Asian Angle
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Thaksin’s return at Udon Thani election sparks play for national influence
The return of ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra turned a local election into a national political stage, aiming to motivate Pheu Thai’s voter base.
8 Dec 2024 - 10:30AM
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Japan
My Take
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Japan should not just focus on abduction issue and reach out to North Korea
Tokyo has demanded the return of its citizens abducted by North Korea over the decades but any breakthrough on the issue is unlikely.
6 Dec 2024 - 10:30AM
Open Questions series
Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
12 Jul 2024 - 1:46PM
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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty
22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AM
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
29 Aug 2024 - 10:09AM
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
5 Aug 2024 - 8:16PM
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
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