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How India’s diplomatic gamble with the US failed to pay off
The Trump administration has not spared India from tariff war escalations, and New Delhi is struggling to hedge beyond the US.
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Trump’s targeting of China will only spur its economic recovery
10 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM
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Trump’s economic ignorance and unpredictability prove a potent mix
10 Apr 2025 - 5:24PM
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Why decision on a Northern Metropolis authority can’t be rushed
It all hinges on execution. Detailed public consultations will ensure any such authority serves both economic and society’s needs.
10 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM
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Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po leading a delegation of enterprise representatives to visit the site for the Northern Metropolis on November 29. Photo: Handout from Hong Kong’s Information Services Department
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Why China’s grip on American life will stay unshaken, Trump tariffs or not
Tariffs will end up hitting the US ‘have-nots’ hardest while failing to dethrone China as top producer of everyday goods.
10 Apr 2025 - 8:16AM
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How Europe can teach Trump a hard lesson on free trade
Unlike in the 1930s, Europe is united and capable of weaving a global trade web that spans from Shenzhen to Sao Paulo.
10 Apr 2025 - 5:30AM
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Why Trump tariffs have resulted in Canada and China fightback
Both countries want to cut deals with the US president, but know they must go all out to deny the White House bully a cheap and easy win.
9 Apr 2025 - 9:00PM
US President Donald Trump announces a new round of “reciprocal tariffs” on multiple countries at the White House’s Rose Garden in Washington. Photo: TNS
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Void left by US aid cuts could be vital test for China-India detente
As the world struggles to send aid to Myanmar, New Delhi and Beijing have a chance to emerge as leaders in humanitarian relief.
9 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM
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Why China can and should go all out against Trump in his trade war
China has all the cards and the confidence; but for the US, the likely outcome is the bursting of the US financial bubble and the dollar’s demise.
9 Apr 2025 - 6:30PM
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Trump’s tariff wall was never about fairness or reciprocity
Blanket tariffs on all goods imports confirm he is committed to ‘liberating’ the US from the very system that made it prosperous.
9 Apr 2025 - 4:30PM
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Does Trump have what it takes to solve North Korean nuclear impasse?
To get Pyongyang to denuclearise, the US must learn from past negotiation mistakes and make Kim Jong-un an offer he can’t refuse.
9 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM
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Hong Kong cannot afford another own goal
With five top teams on their way to Hong Kong for a ‘festival of football’, fans must manage their expectations following the Messi farce.
9 Apr 2025 - 8:45AM
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Hong Kong better prepared with Beijing backing for uphill battle ahead
China has many levers at its disposal to support both its and Hong Kong’s stock markets during Donald Trump’s senseless trade war.
9 Apr 2025 - 8:15AM
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What the Asian Tigers can teach Trump
The US president is interested in making America bigger. But human talent, not land, is the asset most worth investing in.
9 Apr 2025 - 5:30AM
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What Trump got wrong with his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
The White House’s explanation of how it set the new tariff rates was based on unfounded premises and wrong assumptions.
9 Apr 2025 - 5:56AM
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US President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington on April 2. Photo: TNS
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As Trump’s tariffs roil markets, will new global order bypass the US dollar?
Amid fears of full-blown trade war and demise of rules-based globalisation, Beijing signals it will resist economic coercion and guard free-trade system.
8 Apr 2025 - 5:17PM
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Green design is a daunting challenge that’s well worth the effort
If recycling is not cheaper and faster, is it worth it? Building owners need to understand nature is valuable despite not having a price tag.
8 Apr 2025 - 4:30PM
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Why Asian real estate is safe from Trump’s tariff blitz
Trump’s tariffs will inevitably dampen sentiment towards Asian real estate, but domestic demand will act as a shock absorber.
7 Apr 2025 - 8:30PM
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People walk along Shibuya Crossing during snowfall in Tokyo on March 4. Japan’s safe-haven credentials, the boom in overseas tourism amid the plunge in the yen and growing confidence in reflation help explain why Tokyo was the best-performing commercial property investment market among the leading cities in Asia for the last three years. Photo: AFP
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What Trump got wrong with his ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
The White House’s explanation of how it set the new tariff rates was based on unfounded premises and wrong assumptions.
9 Apr 2025 - 5:56AM
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Does Trump have what it takes to solve North Korean nuclear impasse?
To get Pyongyang to denuclearise, the US must learn from past negotiation mistakes and make Kim Jong-un an offer he can’t refuse.
9 Apr 2025 - 9:30AM
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Trump’s tariff wall was never about fairness or reciprocity
Blanket tariffs on all goods imports confirm he is committed to ‘liberating’ the US from the very system that made it prosperous.
9 Apr 2025 - 4:30PM
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Trump’s targeting of China will only spur its economic recovery
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Trump’s economic ignorance and unpredictability prove a potent mix
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