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With visa-free initiative, China is betting on a simple truth
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Japan’s soft power renaissance will help it attract the talent it needs
26 Nov 2024 - 5:30AM
Alex Lo
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The mainstreaming of long-time critic is a symptom of US empire’s decline
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Nicholas Spiro
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China’s housing market crisis is still its biggest economic headwind
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Hong Kong’s public transport subsidies should be tied to green investment
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With visa-free initiative, China is betting on a simple truth
China is ready for the world to witness its development, experience its culture and engage with its people.
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Apple, Tesla and Starbucks to face testing time in China under second Trump administration
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Japan’s soft power renaissance will help it attract the talent it needs
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The mainstreaming of long-time critic is a symptom of US empire’s decline
Few commentators are better positioned than famous linguist Noam Chomsky to make sense of how American imperialism and Israeli colonialism have morphed together during the war in Gaza that has revealed their true colours.
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China’s housing market crisis is still its biggest economic headwind
While Beijing has eased demand-side policies dramatically, the fundamental problems in the property market remain unresolved.
25 Nov 2024 - 5:49PM
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Hong Kong’s public transport subsidies should be tied to green investment
Pushing public transport operators to embrace green energy faster could accelerate the city’s progress towards its carbon neutrality goals.
25 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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Sky is the limit with Hong Kong International Airport’s 3-runway system
The city’s ambitions to be one of the world’s premier aviation hubs takes a huge step forward this week with extended capacity.
25 Nov 2024 - 9:17AM
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Exit America, enter China? How Beijing can benefit from an isolationist US
America’s abdication as the world’s sole superpower would open up a tremendous diplomatic and economic opportunity for China.
25 Nov 2024 - 5:57AM
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Following safety rules at workplaces is the responsibility of all
Hong Kong must adopt a culture that has zero tolerance for anyone, in any job being put in danger.
25 Nov 2024 - 5:00AM
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EU, US losing battles for Africa and Latin America to China
Developing countries showing they prefer investment and infrastructure development over the West’s moralising hypocrisy and badmouthing.
24 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM
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EV tariffs and Ukraine war weigh heavily on Germany-China relations
Domestic political and economic woes, the prospect of greater geopolitical uncertainty and a trust deficit are hampering ties.
24 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
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North American ports must automate or risk losing out to Asia and Europe
While automated hubs in Asia and Europe attract more trade, ports in the US and Canada are mired in inefficiency and recurring labour disputes.
24 Nov 2024 - 4:30PM
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Asia’s digital future hangs by a thread beneath the ocean waves
Public-private partnerships are essential to ensuring the security of undersea cables against attacks, data theft and espionage.
24 Nov 2024 - 12:00PM
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China has long kept a firm grip on news, with gossip harshly punished
The Yongzheng Emperor even put to death editors and writers linked to a report he had celebrated a festival that he had said he would not.
24 Nov 2024 - 10:27AM
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China offers world an optimistic problem-solving framework
China’s collectivist world view isn’t about undermining individuality but about emphasising interdependence. The idea could reshape global governance.
24 Nov 2024 - 10:31AM
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Working with Japan on Fukushima and RCEP can benefit Hong Kong
Collaboration rather than confrontation would aid Hong Kong’s hopes of joining RCEP and efforts to improve the city’s disaster preparedness.
24 Nov 2024 - 5:56AM
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Ultimate aim of universal suffrage seems further away than ever
Jail terms over a subversion plot are a tragic end to what was hoped would be the city’s political development. But it should be revisited in the future.
23 Nov 2024 - 8:32PM
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How China Evergrande’s fraud sheds light on the country’s property troubles
The fallout from the accounting fraud at China Evergrande will not be limited, and the handling of the case is just a piece of the puzzle showing how China manages its property slowdown.
26 Mar 2024 - 7:00AM
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Signage at the Evergrande Palace project, developed by China Evergrande Group, in Beijing, January 31, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg
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Hong Kong plastic ban: switching from one disposable to another misses the point
Many restaurants have started to switch from plastic disposables to greener disposables – but Hong Kong should be pushing for reusables right from the start.
26 Mar 2024 - 10:09AM
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Cutting visas not the way to solve Australia’s student housing woes
Planning restrictions are constraining supply in all sectors of Australia’s residential property market, driving up prices and rents, but the lack of a clear way forward on student housing threatens to hold back the potential of a sector that is increasingly important to the Australian economy.
26 Mar 2024 - 5:30AM
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How reforming rural land rights can aid China’s common prosperity push
China finds itself in need of its latest landmark reform as the urban-rural divide keeps growing and the broader economy is seeking new sources of growth. One possible solution is finding better uses for rural land and giving farmers the same legal rights as urban residents to rent, transfer or mortgage their land.
25 Mar 2024 - 8:30PM
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