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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (left) looks on as US President Joe Biden speaks during an event at the Nato summit in Washington on July 11. Alliances built with national security at their core are increasingly out of step with the demands of a world in need of improved human security. Photo: AP

Opinion | Alliances like Nato out of touch with world in need of human security

In an era where climate change, food and energy security and poverty top the agenda, military-focused alliances are not fit for purpose.

In an era where climate change, food and energy security and poverty top the agenda, military-focused alliances are not fit for purpose

1 Aug 2024 - 5:54AMvideocam

Opinion | A pro-business third plenum is China’s best retort to US, EU gauntlet

14 Jul 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Global impact | Strong words from China on Western trade, tech restrictions at ‘Summer Davos’

8 Jul 2024 - 2:00PMvideocam

Japan has important lesson for globalising Chinese firms: what not to do

With more Chinese companies moving their operations overseas, a marketing specialist has advised them to take a lesson from their Japanese peers in how not to handle their global expansions.

2 Jul 2024 - 10:40AMvideocam

As Chinese businesses move overseas, an academic has suggested they look to Japan as an example of what not to do. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | The AI revolution: we’re either in it together or we’re in for it

We all need to adopt AI tools to achieve more with less but this change needs to be engineered with leadership, courage and passion.

28 Jun 2024 - 8:30PMvideocam

China’s economy ‘is full of hope’, but market reforms key to laying foundations

China needs better policies to support its ‘vibrant, competitive and creative market entities’, said a former senior official with its top economic planner.

27 Jun 2024 - 7:35PM

Jordanian minister banks on Mideast stability in courting Chinese investment

China’s ties with Middle East go beyond trade, say analysts on World Economic Forum panel who argue Beijing could bear greater responsibility.

27 Jun 2024 - 6:00PMvideocam

The crisis in Gaza – now in its ninth month and with no end in sight – is expected to dent economic growth in the Middle East.. Photo: AFP

Xi urges China and Vietnam to build stronger ties, ‘shared destiny’

Beijing ‘willing to encourage’ more mainland enterprises to boost investment in neighbour as it calls for ‘fair, just’ business environment.

27 Jun 2024 - 4:01AMvideocam

Beijing talks the talk with foreign, private firms ahead of China’s third plenum

High-level comments aim to shore up business and market confidence ahead of the economic-agenda-setting third plenum as foreign firms wait to see whether Beijing follows through.

27 Jun 2024 - 9:17AMvideocam

‘No doubt’ US still China’s top export market, but trade tariffs ‘unsustainable’

China is no longer the top source of US imports, while recent tariff increases on a range of Chinese goods have added to trade tensions between Beijing and Washington.

30 Sep 2024 - 3:25PM

Li Dongsheng (second right) and Ren Hongbin (second left) during a session at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian. Photo: World Economic Forum

Quit your price war and focus on safety, CATL boss warns China’s EV makers

Zeng is the latest business leader to criticise the cutthroat competition amid mounting worries that constant price reductions are undermining profitability, reputation and even safety in China’s EV industry.

25 Jun 2024 - 5:54PMvideocam

Goldman Sachs forecast that if BYD were to slice another 10,300 yuan (US$1,418) off the price of each of its vehicles, the overall profitability of the country’s EV industry would turn negative in 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

Chinese premier defends EV sector, stresses openness in speech at ‘Summer Davos’

In a keynote address to the ‘Summer Davos’ forum, Chinese Premier Li Qiang offered a strong critique of Western trade restrictions while also pitching the country as a welcoming place for overseas firms.

3 Jul 2024 - 5:55PM

Chinese premier hits out at decoupling, voices GDP confidence: as it happened

Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a speech during the opening plenary session at the 15th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian on Tuesday.

26 Jun 2024 - 11:37AM

Palestinian president says US only nation able to stop Israel’s Rafah invasion

Mahmoud Abbas said such an invasion on the Gazan city, which is sheltering more than a million residents, would be ‘the biggest catastrophe in the history of the Palestinian people’.

28 Apr 2024 - 9:47PMvideocam

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas participates in the World Economic Forum in Saudi Arabia. Photo: via dpa

Opinion | Hong Kong’s One Earth Summit should be more than superficial talk on green deals

To shake up how finance is leveraged and directed to tackle priority issues, governments need to take the lead and set new sustainability standards and policy parameters – not leave it to the whims of financiers.

25 Mar 2024 - 12:42PM

Plastic and other debris is seen washed ashore at a beach in Denpasar on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali earlier his month. Investments are needed to clean up plastic pollution and reduce greenhouse gases. Photo: AFP

Opinion | 3 dangers Hong Kong must get to grips with to future-proof city

Hong Kong must be literate and competent on these top three global dangers to stay current and take the lead in climate adaptation, regional AI standards and bridge-building in a fracturing world.

22 Feb 2024 - 10:24AMvideocam

My Take | Why China needs to mind the earnings gap

Problems such as the property and stock market slumps, the sluggish recovery and lack of jobs for the young have put many middle-income households in a precarious position.

30 Jan 2024 - 9:39PM

My Take | Why a speech by Argentina’s Javier Milei strikes a chord in China

The Argentinian president’s argument against ‘socialism’ has given Chinese netizens a chance to rethink a topic important to their country’s future.

30 Jan 2024 - 9:40AM

Argentina’s President Javier Milei at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 17. Photo: Reuters

Outside In | Desperately seeking cooperation amid global mega threats and ‘polycrisis’

With prospects of a Trump 2.0 looming, the WTO zombified and experts warning of mega threats and a ‘polycrisis’, the absence of cooperation makes one fear the worst.

26 Jan 2024 - 5:36PMvideocam

Exclusive | Mongolia eyes 3-way summit with China, Russia to enhance ties and trade

Mongolian Prime Minister Luvsannamsrai Oyun-Erdene says interconnectivity is being prioritised to enhance resource trade and investment flows, and his country is ready and waiting for its two neighbours to act.

27 Jan 2024 - 10:01AMvideocam

Inside Out | Growing trust deficit is making it harder to meet our global challenges

Global crisis in trust in governments, the media and even NGOs means mounting difficulties in garnering public support for economically important innovation and often-controversial social change.

21 Jan 2024 - 8:46PMvideocam

Demonstrators in clown costumes at the 54th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on January 14, where the theme was Rebuilding Trust. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong’s Paul Chan aims for ‘balanced’ budget measures to boost public confidence

Finance chief also says world economy in fragile state amid period of complex geopolitics, after returning from World Economic Forum in Davos.

1 Feb 2024 - 2:35PM

Hong Kong’s finance chief will unveil his latest budget on February 28 and report on the city’s financial and economic performance over the past year. Photo: May Tse

Israel president hit with criminal complaint in Switzerland over war in Gaza

The authorities said they received a complaint against Isaac Herzog, who was in Davos on Thursday. Several people are said to have filed charges.

19 Jan 2024 - 10:28PM

Hundreds gather to mark infant Israeli hostage’s first birthday

Kfir Bibas and his family were kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. In Tel Aviv and as far away as Rome and Berlin, protesters wore orange, inspired by Kfir’s hair, to mark his first year.

19 Jan 2024 - 6:37AM

In Davos, Israel’s president says ties with Saudi Arabia key to ending Gaza war

Israeli President Isaac Herzog said normalising ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia is a key element of ending the war with Hamas and a game-changer for the entire Middle East.

18 Jan 2024 - 8:48PMvideocam

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog speaks at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. Photo: AP

Pakistan retaliates with air strikes on Iran, killing 9 people

Nine civilians were killed in explosions around the city of Saravan in Iran’s southeast.

19 Jan 2024 - 2:45AMvideocam

Pakistani troops ride on the back of a vehicle in Balochistan province, where the South Asian nation and Iran share a sparsely populated border of nearly 1,000km. File photo: Bloomberg

Macron calls for de-escalation in China-US tensions, backs ‘de-risking’ strategy

In his Davos speech, the French president stresses the need for EU to reduce its dependence on both major powers.

18 Jan 2024 - 4:27PMvideocam

Exclusive | Hong Kong business, not national security, tops Davos discussions: finance chief

Some attendees saying pass Article 23 legislation ‘as quickly as possible’ and then focus on using Hong Kong as platform to capture regional opportunities, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says.

18 Jan 2024 - 3:44PMvideocam

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World Economic Forum

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is a Swiss non-profit foundation that is best known for its annual meeting in Davos, an alpine resort. The meeting brings together global business leaders, politicians, intellectuals and journalists to discuss the issues of the day. The gathering is often simply termed “Davos”, a reference to its venue. The WEF also holds the Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) or “Summer Davos”. The 14th AMNC took place in the northern Chinese port city of Tianjin between June 27 and 29, 2023.

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9 September, 2024