世界大解说 | The World Explained

世界局势纷扰,早报为你解说。《世界大解说》定期以《联合早报》视角和观点,深入浅出梳理东南亚区域乃至全球课题。 --- With the world in turmoil, Lianhe Zaobao helps you make sense of it all. The World Explained regularly brings Lianhe Zaobao's perspective and analysis to issues in South-east Asia and beyond, in clear and accessible terms.

Episodes

  1. Oct 11 ·  Video

    【世界大解说】AI竞争进入算力时代 全球数据中心竞赛升温 | How data centres are driving the global AI race

    “数据中心很棒,它们就是未来20到25年的石油。” 今年9月中旬,英伟达CEO黄仁勋出席一场人工智能峰会时,收到美国总统特朗普来电。特朗普在电话中,表达了他对AI数据中心发展的看好。 随着人工智能竞赛升温,数据中心正成为美国加紧布局的关键基础设施。 中国则推进“东数西算”等工程,欧洲、中东和东南亚等地也因应自身的需求和条件,开展各具特色的数据中心布局。 新加坡刚在10月7日通过《数码基础设施法案》,不设数据中心容量上限,而是有选择地发展,将有限的土地 、电力和水资源用于高价值的数码基础设施。 数据中心为什么会变得如此重要?这场算力竞赛,又会给世界带来怎样的代价? 点击视频,跟随《世界大解说》一起了解数据中心,这个AI时代的算力底座。 --- "Data centres are great, they are the oil of the next 20 to 25 years." In mid-September, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received an unexpected phone call from US President Donald Trump while attending an artificial intelligence summit. During the call, Trump expressed his strong support for the development of AI data centres. As the global AI race escalates, data centres are emerging as critical infrastructure in the US push to expand its AI capabilities. China and other global players are likewise formulating distinct data centre strategies.  Singapore passed the Digital Infrastructure Bill on October 7, with no cap on data centre capacity. It is taking a more selective approach, directing its limited land, power and water resources towards high-value digital infrastructure. Why have data centres become so important? And what will this race for computing power ultimately cost the world? The World Explained explores data centres—the computing backbone of the AI era. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    【世界大解说】AI竞争进入算力时代  全球数据中心竞赛升温 | How data centres are driving the global AI race
  2. Sep 19 ·  Video

    【世界大解说】从首富到囚徒:中国房地产黄金时代谁买单?From billionaire to prisoner: Who pays for China’s property boom?

    十年前,房地产几乎就是中国财富的代名词。 万达王健林、恒大许家印先后登上中国首富宝座。房地产企业不断扩张,地方政府靠卖地获得巨额收入,银行获得大量抵押贷款业务,普通家庭则把房地产视为最重要的财富来源之一。 如今,这个“共赢时代”已经急转直下。 2026年8月20日,曾经的中国首富、恒大集团掌门人许家印迎来最终判决,被判无期徒刑,没收个人全部财产。恒大则被处以巨额罚款。 这场持续20多年的房地产狂欢,究竟是怎样形成的?又为什么最终演变成今天的局面?点击本期《世界大解说》,看懂中国房地产黄金时代的崛起与退潮,以及这场危机最终由谁承担代价。 --- A decade ago, real estate was almost synonymous with wealth in China. Developers like Wanda's Wang Jianlin and Evergrande's Hui Ka Yan (Xu Jiayin, 许家印) rose to become the country's richest, local governments lived off land sales, and ordinary families treated property as a main source of wealth. On August 20, 2026, a Shenzhen court sentenced Hui to life in prison and confiscated all his personal assets. How did China's property boom begin, why did it collapse, and who ends up paying for the Evergrande crisis? Watch this episode of The World Explained (《世界大解说》). See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    【世界大解说】从首富到囚徒:中国房地产黄金时代谁买单?From billionaire to prisoner: Who pays for China’s property boom?
  3. Aug 1 ·  Video

    【世界大解说】十年七首相 为什么还是治不好英国?| 7 prime ministers in 10 years: Why is Britain still broken?

    英国,又换首相了。 从2016年脱欧公投至今,英国已经迎来第七位首相。从卡梅伦、特雷莎·梅、约翰逊、特拉斯、苏纳克,到斯塔默,再到如今的安迪·伯纳姆,十年间首相不断更替,但英国经济依旧低迷、公共服务持续承压、民众对政治的不满不断加深。 问题究竟出在哪里?是领导人能力不足,还是更深层的制度困境? 本期《世界大解说》专访英国政治学者蒂姆·贝尔和经济学家乔纳森·波茨,深入解析脱欧后的英国,为何陷入政治与经济相互拖累的恶性循环。 伯纳姆承诺为英国“按下重启键”,推动地方分权、重振经济、改善公共服务。但真正的考验,或许不是再换一位首相,而是英国能否走出这个不断循环的困局。 一起看懂为何越换首相,英国越难治理。 --- Andy Burnham has become the UK's seventh prime minister since the 2016 Brexit referendum, yet the economy is still sluggish and public services are under strain. Is the problem weak leaders or a deeper structural trap? This episode of The World Explained (《世界大解说》) features political scientist Tim Bale and economist Jonathan Portes on why post-Brexit Britain is stuck in a cycle of political and economic decline, and whether Burnham's "reset" can break it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    【世界大解说】十年七首相 为什么还是治不好英国?| 7 prime ministers in 10 years: Why is Britain still broken?

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世界局势纷扰,早报为你解说。《世界大解说》定期以《联合早报》视角和观点,深入浅出梳理东南亚区域乃至全球课题。 --- With the world in turmoil, Lianhe Zaobao helps you make sense of it all. The World Explained regularly brings Lianhe Zaobao's perspective and analysis to issues in South-east Asia and beyond, in clear and accessible terms.

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