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We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. China and Russia test ‘hack-proof’ quantum communication link for Brics

2. China removes 9 PLA generals from top legislature in sign of wider purge

3. Hong Kong’s Cathay vows to avoid repeat of cancellations, as pilots hit hour limit

4. Cost of fame: South Korean actor’s suicide sparks outrage over privacy invasion

5. Anita Mui’s last wish: don’t cry for me, let me go in peace — SCMP archive



China’s canal link to Southeast Asia; Malaysia’s ‘illegal’ temple row: SCMP’s 7 highlights

70-year-old Chow Yun-fat’s endurance, feng shui advice: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Chinese civilisation’s true age; engineer leaves US to find freedom: 7 science highlights

Japan’s Takaichi sweeps election, Kuala Lumpur mayoral ethnicity debate: 7 Asia highlights

SCMP Highlights

China, Russia test ‘hack-proof’ link, South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun’s suicide sparks outrage: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Mourners after South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun’s funeral in Seoul. Photo: Reuters

China’s quantum satellite Mozi has opened pathways to develop national and international quantum communication networks. Photo: Chinese Academy of Science

The military has been one of the main targets of President Xi Jinping’s far-reaching anti-corruption campaign. Photo: Handout

Cathay Pacific pilots. Photo: Dickson Lee

Mourners carrying a coffin and portrait of South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun leave after his funeral in Seoul, South Korea, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Anita Mui wearing a wedding gown at one of her last concerts in Hong Kong. Photo: Reuters

China invents powerful detonation engine, Mandarin in US schools, renewed MH370 search calls: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

A relative of a missing flight MH370 passenger holds a banner stating “Malaysia Airlines MH370 case” in Chinese after a compensation claim hearing in Beijing on November 27. Photo: EPA-EFE

Illustration: Henry Wong

Abby Choi was reported missing in February before police discovered some of her remains at a village house in Tai Po’s Lung Mei Tsuen. Photo: Instagram/xxabbyc

Chris Martin of Coldplay performs in California earlier this year. The British rock band broke the record in June for most tickets sold in Singapore in a single day. Photo: AP

Hong Kong’s Christmas exodus, China divides Philippine elite: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Passengers wait to check in for their flights at a packed Hong Kong airport on December 23, 2023. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Dunhuang, in China’s Gansu province, is an ancient city on the Silk Road where scientists have now found evidence of a mixed-race population dating as early as 220AD. Photo: Shutterstock

Philippine Coast Guard ship BRP Sindangan tows Philippine navy-operated supply boat M/L Kalayaan after its engines were damaged due to water cannons from Chinese Coast Guard as it approached Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea on December 10, 2023. Photo: Handout

The octogenarian expressed his gratitude to the man, and his family by gifting them all of his property as a token of appreciation for the care they had provided him during the last few years of his life. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo

Secret space plane, links between Chinese Communist Party’s inner circles: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

A Chinese commercial reusable rocket blasting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. Photo: iSpace/Handout via Xinhua

SpaceX said the USSF-52 mission involving the American X-37B will be delayed until an undisclosed date. Photo: US Space Force/Reuters

Women walk past a billboard of a host club at Kabukicho in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. Photo: EPA-EFE

The C919 jet soars over Hong Kong’s harbour. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

The Yellow Dragon robe worn by emperors of China’s Qing dynasty. Photo: Getty Images

Looking at the connections between China’s most powerful leaders and members of the 20th Central Committee. Illustration: Marcelo Duhalde

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From China testing quantum communication to outcry over South Korean actor’s suicide, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From China testing quantum communication to outcry over South Korean actor’s suicide, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.


China, Russia test ‘hack-proof’ link, South Korean actor Lee Sun-kyun’s suicide sparks outrage: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From China testing quantum communication to outcry over South Korean actor’s suicide, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. China and Russia test ‘hack-proof’ quantum communication link for Brics

2. China removes 9 PLA generals from top legislature in sign of wider purge

3. Hong Kong’s Cathay vows to avoid repeat of cancellations, as pilots hit hour limit

From China testing quantum communication to outcry over South Korean actor’s suicide, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend