Advertisement

Advertisement

Opinion

Hong Kong Opinion

SCMP Editorials

Primary schoolchildren interact with an AI robotic dog during an education and learning expo on December 11, 2024. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Hong Kong’s AI education blueprint is a start – but schools need more

A pedagogical framework, case studies and genuine collaboration between the authorities, researchers, school leaders and teachers are vital.

2 minutes agovideocam

Macroscope | Silence isn’t golden for a world looking to Kevin Warsh’s Fed

16 Jul 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Opinion | Fire in Spain, floods in China, war in Iran are symptoms of polycrisis

16 Jul 2026 - 5:39PMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | How domestic tourism is driving Chinese consumption and growth

After a blockbuster first half, all eyes will be on how domestic tourism sustains the momentum through the autumn and ‘golden week’ breaks.

16 Jul 2026 - 11:43AMvideocam

Illustration: Craig Stephens

China Opinion

Opinion | Path to South China Sea stability doesn’t run through US, UK or the EU

The statement by 14 countries is a geopolitical exercise, amplifying the flawed 2016 Hague arbitral ruling to try to drive a wedge between China and its neighbours.

16 Jul 2026 - 10:55AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | As AI learns to hide, science must learn to trust differently

If institutions judge scholarship just through writing, they will be trapped in an endless contest against increasingly capable machines.

15 Jul 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Connect scheme for gold shines light on China’s financial liberalisation

The Connect model has evolved from isolated reforms into a blueprint for China’s financial opening up, with Hong Kong as the bridgehead.

15 Jul 2026 - 4:31PM

Pan Gongsheng, governor of the People’s Bank of China, delivers a keynote speech at the Hong Kong FIC & Bond Connect Summit at JW Marriott Hotel in Admiralty on July 7. Photo: Sun Yeung

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How Hong Kong’s first 5-year-plan can help future-proof the media industry

With the right policy support, there is great scope for media operations to function as sandboxes for developing and testing advanced AI technologies.

15 Jul 2026 - 9:42AMvideocam

Asia Opinion

Opinion | Cambodia aspires to shed its dependencies while staying connected

As it seeks connectivity, Phnom Penh must build diplomatic bridges with as much effort as it constructs ports and canals.

15 Jul 2026 - 5:30AM

World Opinion

As I see it | Why is a Trump commission attacking Nietzsche, Foucault and Sartre?

The commission attacks these philosophers’ ideas as morally corrupting but Trump may be the ultimate postmodern politician, lacking fundamental principles and any regard for facts.

14 Jul 2026 - 8:57PMvideocam

US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on June 26. Trump is speaking on the report released by the Religious Liberty Commission, which was established by executive order last year. Photo: EPA / Pool

World Opinion

Opinion | Clash of the tech titans: China’s quiet industry vs loud US innovation

At the heart of the battle for AI dominance is a deeper contest between two very different leadership styles.

14 Jul 2026 - 4:30PMvideocam

The strengths of each model lie in its strategic priorities, as do the weaknesses. Photo: Shutterstock

China Opinion

Opinion | China’s missile test is a signal. How non-nuclear states respond matters

The reactions to Beijing’s ‘routine’ exercise put into focus a nuclear order that is rapidly fluctuating from Tehran to Tokyo.

14 Jul 2026 - 11:22AMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | Why China is seriously cultivating AI entertainment

With rules and support, policymakers appear to be positioning AI and its entertainment nexus as the foundation for a new cultural economy.

14 Jul 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

World Opinion

Opinion | Iran war is no longer a contest over just the Strait of Hormuz

The Aq Taqeh Khan bridge attack shows the war has expanded to the infrastructure that lets Iran function when the strait is contested.

13 Jul 2026 - 8:30PMvideocam

A person stands in front of a large screen displaying vessel movements in the Strait of Hormuz on a ship-tracking website in Nicosia, Cyrpus, on May 4. Iran announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz on July 12 and launched missiles and drones at its Gulf neighbours, in retaliation for new US strikes following an attack by Iranian forces on a merchant vessel that was abandoned in flames by its crew. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong Opinion

The View | Why Chinese wealth is still powering Hong Kong and Singapore property

The draw of safe-haven assets in these cities sees more Chinese becoming permanent residents – a trend Beijing’s clampdown on capital outflows may even encourage.

13 Jul 2026 - 4:30PM

A view of residential buildings in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong and Singapore, many mainland Chinese buyers have become a key source of domestic demand in the property market. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Avoiding by-elections out of cost concerns sets a dangerous precedent

If we believe in our electoral system, in which each lawmakers plays an important role, no seat should be considered insignificant.

13 Jul 2026 - 11:17AMvideocam

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | How Hong Kong can draw line under the 2019-20 protests and move forward

It is unacceptable for thousands of people to still not be charged, leaving their lives in legal limbo and affecting their families years later.

13 Jul 2026 - 5:30AMvideocam

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Hong Kong Opinion

The View | Why Chinese wealth is still powering Hong Kong and Singapore property

The draw of safe-haven assets in these cities sees more Chinese becoming permanent residents – a trend Beijing’s clampdown on capital outflows may even encourage.

13 Jul 2026 - 4:30PM

A view of residential buildings in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong and Singapore, many mainland Chinese buyers have become a key source of domestic demand in the property market. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong Opinion

Opinion | Avoiding by-elections out of cost concerns sets a dangerous precedent

If we believe in our electoral system, in which each lawmakers plays an important role, no seat should be considered insignificant.

13 Jul 2026 - 11:17AMvideocam

China Opinion

Opinion | Markets, not politics, will make China’s yuan a global currency

Until authorities can reduce costs and allay the market’s concerns, yuan internationalisation will be stronger on paper than balance sheets.

12 Jul 2026 - 4:30PM

Opinion

My Take | If anyone deserves a red card it’s Donald Trump and Gianni Infantino

If this World Cup is to be remembered as the best ever, it will be in spite of their efforts, not because of them.

11 Jul 2026 - 10:46PM

US President Donald Trump holds up a Fifa red card that bears his name, given to him by the association’s president Gianni Infantino (left) during their meeting at the White House in Washington on August 28, 2018. File photo: EPA-EFE

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AMERICA!

SCMP managing editor Yonden Lhatoo sings a totally different tune to wish America a happy 250th anniversary.

HELP, WE’RE ALL GOING TO DIE

US-Israel war on Iran is as reckless and catastrophic as it is stupid and illegal

THEY WON’T EVEN LET US MOURN IN PEACE!

Yonden Lhatoo has a go at those who are politicising Hong Kong’s fire tragedy

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon

Super stupid behaviour during a super typhoon in Hong Kong

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

TRENDING TOPICS

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement