Han Yong May
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Society
Are Singaporeans disappearing? The identity challenge behind the baby crisis
To confront a historically low total fertility rate, Singapore is re-engineering social frameworks for parenthood. As the nation turns to global immigrants, it needs to ensure that new arrivals successfully forge a rooted national identity. Han Yong May, deputy editor-in-chief of SPH’s Chinese Media Group, considers the issues at stake.
Han Yong May
08 Sep 2026
Society
AI micro-dramas do not understand people. Are we starting not to either?
The gliches in AI micro-dramas may have been fixed, but not their indifference to human nature. As we consume ever more predictable stories, are we also losing our patience for complexity — and our respect for what’s real? Han Yong May, deputy editor-in-chief of SPH’s Chinese Media Group, ponders the question.
Han Yong May
20 Aug 2026
Society
How a Chinese film sparked cognitive warfare on Singapore
A heartfelt film about a Teochew grandmother unexpectedly triggered heated debate about culture and politics. Han Yong May, deputy editor-in-chief of SPH’s Chinese Media Group, takes a look at the cognitive warfare campaign targeting Singapore’s multiracial identity.
Han Yong May
16 Jun 2026
Technology
[Big read] Li Zexiang: The professor behind China’s drone boom and its future engineers
When DJI CEO Frank Wang’s undergraduate project failed, most would have turned him away. But Professor Li Zexiang, a leading innovator in China’s engineering education, recognised his potential and took him under his wing. Han Yong May, deputy editor-in-chief of SPH’s Chinese Media Group, sits down with Li as part of Lianhe Zaobao’s Future 365 interview series, to find out how his new engineering education system is building a new generation of engineers.
Han Yong May
17 Mar 2026
Technology
Professor Ho Teck Hua on Singapore’s tech future: ‘The story wouldn’t feel right without us’
Lianhe Zaobao executive editor Han Yong May speaks with Professor Ho Teck Hua, executive chairman of AI Singapore and president of Nanyang Technological University, as part of Lianhe Zaobao’s Future 365 interview series. Professor Ho shares his views about Singapore’s developments in AI model development, as well as the impact of US-China AI competition on Singapore.
Han Yong May
10 Feb 2025
Technology
[Video] Future 365: Lee Kai-fu on AI - Painting humanity's future
In the first of Lianhe Zaobao's Future 365 interview series, Lianhe Zaobao executive editor Han Yong May speaks to chairman and CEO of Sinovation Ventures Lee Kai-fu, who gives his take on the future of AI and how he thinks it will impact our lives, given the improvements seen over the past decade.
Han Yong May
20 Feb 2024