Opinion

Entrepreneur or employee – which one holds the key to South-east Asia’s growth at a time of rapid change? This is the second article of a four-part series, The Edges Of South-east Asia, that shines a light on the bright spots of creativity…

Singapore has entered phase three and the economy is stabilising, but it is not time to let our guard down as we are not out of the woods yet, says Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in his New Year message on Jan 1 PM Lee said…

Tariro Mzezewa, Ceylan Yeginsu, Elaine Glusac and Sarah Firshein The initial distribution of Covid-19 vaccines may not equal a swift return to mass travel, the writers say. And until the vaccines are widely distributed,…

This is the first article of a four-part series, The Edges of South-east Asia, that shines a light on the bright spots of creativity and innovation in the region. A joint project of Deloitte, the Singapore Economic Development Board and the…

Living through a pandemic has prompted many to pledge radical shifts in behaviour. Will these endure? Henry Mance Sports fans have already started to return to stadiums. PublishedDec 25, 2020, 5:00 am SGT…

Because neither the US nor the world can do without cities.Farhad Manjoo In New York (above) and other American cities, overcrowding within residences, caused by a lack of affordable housing, exacerbated the Covid-19…

The Russian-linked SolarWinds intrusions raise questions on how to deal with future attacks Jonathan EyalGlobal Affairs Correspondent There is no question that the US hacking is a reminder of Russia's enduring…

A United States in ferment at home may fixate on China – but humanity demands detente Nirmal GhoshUS Bureau Chief The one issue that does appear to unite people across the political spectrum in the US is China.…

Covid-19 is a personal and global disaster, but it is also a moment to look at the big picture of life, says a hospice physicianB.J. Miller People lighting candles to commemorate the victims of the coronavirus pandemic at…

The recent row over a leading researcher’s departure from Google raises questions about the role and remit of AI ethics teams and the inadequacy of frameworks to deal with moral complexitiesLim Sun Sun and Jeffrey Chan Kok Hui for The…

In his televised address yesterday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong spoke about the progress Singapore has made since the first Covid-19 case was detected here, the brighter outlook offered by vaccines and what must be done to get over the…

Covid-19 has turned the confounding paradox of a physicist’s cat into a Japanese conversational gambit – are the Games dead or alive? Leo Lewis Bystanders watch as giant Olympic rings are reinstalled at the waterfront area…

A spate of defaults has rattled the debt market but there are good reasons not to bail out these troubled state-owned enterprises as Beijing presses ahead with economic reforms. Benjamin Kang LimGlobal Affairs Correspondent…

By opting to intervene to keep the peace in a multi-religious society, it has a complex job defusing threats on many fronts from within and abroad Asad Latif Sri Lankan soldiers inspecting the St Sebastian Church…

By mislabelling the problem, mainstream politicians risk ignoring the real electoral challenges they face. Jonathan EyalGlobal Affairs Correspondent Supporters of US President Donald Trump in Doral, Florida, on…

The festive season – like the rest of life – just isn’t the same through a screen.David Sax A man dressed as Santa Claus speaks with a virtual visitor at the Santa Experience in the Mall of America in Bloomington,…

The smooth functioning of the supply chain is vital if the US is to ensure trust in a mass immunisation programmeKiran Stacey Workers getting information from people waiting in line at a Covid-19 testing site in Washington…

An international market in carbon offsets sounds promising but requires common standards. Fake forest fraud can be an issue too.Elisa Martinuzzi and Marcus Ashworth Part of British PM Boris Johnson's blueprint…

It is not unusual for medications to induce mild adverse reactions, but the scale and speed of the exercise require higher than normal levels of effort to gain public acceptanceTherese Raphael Having a robust system to log,…

The husband-and-wife team behind the German company are pioneers in a technology that could transform medicineJoe Miller Dr Ozlem Tureci and her husband, Dr Ugur Sahin, founded BioNTech in the German city of Mainz 12 years…