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Time to end Hong Kong’s licensing regime to foster innovation

By capping supply through burdensome licensing requirements, the government disrupts the very markets it claims to foster. Take, for example, Hong...

06.07.2025 5

South China Morning Post

David Yu Chak-Wai

Decoding Israel, Iran and China’s collision of interests in the Middle East

Both the Israeli and Iranian governments have proclaimed victory, signalling a shared – if wary – interest in maintaining the truce, though fresh...

29.06.2025 40

South China Morning Post

Alessandro Arduino

Who are these ‘like-minded countries’ politicians are talking about?

Used by commentators and academics to describe “the West”, “like-minded countries” refers to states that share similar values such as...

27.06.2025 3

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Maria Siow

Caught in the chip war, Malaysia must rethink its US–China balancing act

Now, their efforts risk being overshadowed by fears in Washington that Malaysia is serving as a backchannel for Chinese firms to access restricted...

20.06.2025 20

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Joseph Sipalan

Trump tariffs challenge Asean’s unity and economic stability

To be sure, Trump’s unilateral tariffs across Washington’s geoeconomic chessboard pose a critical test for Asean. The Southeast Asian grouping has...

15.06.2025 4

South China Morning Post

Thitinan Pongsudhirak