Researchers have estimated the value of China’s economy for the elderly at over US$2 trillion, and the country’s ageing population will only ensure that figure will go up in the coming years.Door Ralph Jennings

Singapore can use its early mover advantage to establish approaches to the green electricity trade and inspire positive change regionally.Door Courtney Weatherby

Singapore can use its early mover advantage to establish approaches to the green electricity trade and inspire positive change regionally.Door Courtney Weatherby

One of the attacks was carried out by a woman with a baby strapped to her back at a wedding ceremony, a police spokesman says.Door Agence France-Presse

Billions spent on useless ‘ed-tech’ are draining badly needed education funds and profiting tech entrepreneurs instead of supporting teachers.Door Robert Badal

As Western markets impose more tariffs on them, Chinese EV makers are expanding their presence across the region.Door Hadi Azmi,Amy Sood,Aidan Jones

As Western markets impose more tariffs on them, Chinese EV makers are expanding their presence across the region.Door Hadi Azmi,Amy Sood,Aidan Jones

China faces ‘an increasingly arduous battle’ to win over public opinion in the disputed waters, speakers tell an academic seminar in Hainan.Door Laura Zhou

Low snow levels and an alarming glacial melt rate amid an Asian heatwave underline the need for countries to collaborate in climate action.Door Shyam Saran

Low snow levels and an alarming glacial melt rate amid an Asian heatwave underline the need for countries to collaborate in climate action.Door Shyam Saran

China and Russia want stronger ties with developing nations as they try to counter the Western-led world order.Door Kawala Xie

After a hearing in the US Congress, concerns over the downstream effects of China’s property market slump have grown – but analysts say such a spillover is improbable with the scale of government intervention.Door Ralph Jennings,Amanda Lee

China has grappled with increasingly extreme weather in recent months, with forecasters warning of worse to come.Door Hayley Wong

NPC law committee member Shen Chunyao says the proposal was subjective and open to misinterpretation.Door Xinlu Liang

A slew of infrastructure disasters has raised safety concerns about the prime minister’s building spree aimed at boosting the nation’s development.Door Bloomberg

Automation has also opened up an avenue for women to join a traditionally male-dominated workforce and reduced the need for physical labour.Door Bloomberg

A Singaporean diplomat said ‘we trade with every country whether we like them or not’ as discounted items flood city state’s shopping sites.Door Bloomberg

The waste was shipped in January from Japan to Energy Fuels’ uranium mill, a facility less than 2km from Bears Ears National Monument, in the US state of Utah.Door Julian Ryall

Their churning South China Sea quarrel has now reached ‘boiling point’ – and Filipinos are demanding action.Door Alan Robles,Raissa Robles

Far from being a particularity in Hong Kong, rodent problems are a fixture of urban environments the world over.Door David Dodwell

Chinese tourists visiting South Korea have surged this year, with travellers drawn by sites linked to boy band BTS and Korean television series Welcome to Samdal-ri.Door Ralph Jennings

Singapore passport holders have the most flexibility for travel worldwide, with the ability to visit 195 countries without a visa.Door Business Insider

Dithering official statements reflect not only Philippine fears of unwanted escalation but also, crucially, doubts over US defence commitments.Door Richard Heydarian

Beijing was urged to use its influence to end the ‘increasingly dangerous military cooperation’ between Moscow and Pyongyang.Door Reuters

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

A study shows a possible link between a rise in marriages, Singapore’s public housing scheme and divorce rates.Door Kimberly Lim

From service exports growth to green energy transitions, economies can still prosper from trade amid changes in the global economy.Door David Chao

The confidential agreement, which has yet to be publicly disclosed, is tied to the announcement on Wednesday by the DOJ that it is to recover an additional US$100 million in resolving two civil forfeiture cases.Door CNA

Seoul called Pyongyang’s claim of a successful test as ‘deception and exaggeration to cover up the failure’.Door Reuters

Authorities have revealed evidence that embattled mayor Alice Guo, who has been accused of being a spy, is a Chinese citizen and identity thief.Door Sam Beltran

The incident involving Jamel Clayton is likely to further escalate anti-American sentiment in the prefecture.Door Kyodo

Fans divided over September 17 event as calls grow to shun the singer for staying silent on Israel’s military campaign against Palestinians.Door The Star

Julian Assange’s case shows the danger of journalists being ensnared in legal entanglements when they do not play the power game.Door Su-Lin Tan

Officials announced they ‘decided to improve the existing design’ after it was bashed as ‘ugly’ and ‘embarrassing’ by many on social mediaDoor Aminah Farid

The government and private sector should align their messaging to speak to the evolving needs and preferences of today’s travellers.Door Bernard Chan

The kits made of a cutting-edge new fabric prevent infrared cameras from seeing through to athletes’ underwear or bodies underneath.Door Business Insider

Having to navigate great power rivalries for decades, Kuala Lumpur’s inclination towards shaping a multipolar world order is nothing new.Door Syed Nizamuddin Bin Sayed Khassim

Could this be the start of more such alliances, carving the world into a zigzag of defence treaties forcing great powers to fight one another?Door Abishur Prakash

Busan’s Saha District aims to reverse declining birth rates with a matchmaking programme that gives financial incentives to prospective couples,Door SCMP’s Asia desk

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The European Union and the United States claim that China is flooding global markets with cheap goods. China says these assertions are groundless. Post Europe correspondent Finbarr Bermingham breaks down the arguments for and against overcapacity, and looks at whether the EU and China are heading towards a trade war. Read more about this: https://s…

The US has been grappling with an opioid crisis for decades, but the problem has been exacerbated by the arrival of fentanyl – a synthetic drug 50 times more potent than heroin. What roles do China and India play in the global illicit fentanyl trade? Post correspondent Khushboo Razdan and independent investigative journalist Ben Westhoff walk us th…

Domestic tourism in China is steadily recovering, but what about inbound tourism? Post senior correspondent Ralph Jennings has a look at who is visiting China and who is not and explores the various hurdles foreigners face when travelling to China. For more on China travel: https://sc.mp/facef8

Hong Kong’s urban jungle was once regularly visited by wild tigers, with sightings of the big cats until the 1960s. While local history books only mention tiger killings in 1915 and 1942, the animals appear in oral accounts, newspapers and John Saeki's 2022 book The Last Tigers of Hong Kong – which tells tales of deadly attacks and terrified villag…

China is turning science fiction into fact, whether through the development of nuclear reactors for interplanetary space travel or the use of artificial intelligence to fight corruption. The Post’s science editor Stephen Chen and science reporter Holly Chik discuss some of the latest achievements by China’s scientific community and how the country …

Oppenheimer will finally make its Japan premier on March 29, 2024, eight months after the film’s world debut. How will the only country to suffer wartime atomic bombings react to a biopic about the American physicist who led efforts to build the first such weapons of mass destruction? Yuki Miyamoto, a nuclear ethics professor at DePaul University w…

Protests continue in India against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which many say is a Hindu nationalist campaign targeting Muslims, spearheaded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Post spoke with independent journalist Angad Singh for more. Read more on this: https://sc.mp/5396d3

China has just concluded its biggest annual plenary event in Beijing, the “two sessions” of its top legislative and political advisory bodies. Post executive editor and resident China expert Chow Chung-yan sits down with managing editor Yonden Lhatoo in this extended version of Talking Post to unpack it all. Watch the video interview: https://sc.mp…