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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. Star mathematician leaves US for China

2. From India to Indonesia, 2024 is Asia’s election year. But will anything change?

3. Hong Kong unions call for safeguards against sacking seriously ill helpers

4. ‘My responsibility’: why overseas Taiwanese are returning to cast their votes

5. Ultra-processed food: what it is and why it’s bad for us



China’s record hypergravity machine, Nepal’s ‘bride buying’ probe: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Chinese zodiac predictions, secrets to a long and healthy life: 5 Lifestyle highlights

How China cracked US ‘super code’, health benefits of lard: 7 science highlights

Rise of Peranakan Chinese networks, Malaysian ex-PM jailed in 1MDB saga: 7 Asia highlights

SCMP Highlights

Star mathematician leaves US for China, overseas Taiwanese return to vote: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Protesters hold placards during a rally against political dynasties in Jakarta on December 7. Photo: EPA-EFE

Star mathematician Sun Song. Photo: Zhejiang University

Protesters hold placards with pictures of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, his son Gibran Rakabuming Raka and the former constitutional court chief during a rally against political dynasties in Jakarta on December 7. Photo: EPA-EFE

Hong Kong labour authorities warn that firing a domestic helper who is on paid sick leave is a violation of employment regulations. Photo: Sam Tsang

Taiwanese voters head to the polls on January 13. Photo: Bloomberg

Sweetened cereals are a common breakfast food that are ultra-processed and potentially harmful. A University College London professor explains why ultra-processed foods are dangerous, and how to spot them. Photo: Shutterstock

Malaysians hit back at McDonald’s, survivors recall Japan earthquake, Michelle Yeoh’s new role: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

A McDonald’s restaurant in Putrajaya, Malaysia in November 2023. McDonald’s is one of the hardest hit by the global boycott over Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. Photo: EPA-EFE

Chinese scientists have revealed the design of a new electronic warfare weapon. Photo: EPA-EFE/Xinhua

Destroyed houses in earthquake-hit Suzu, Ishikawa prefecture, on Tuesday. Photo: Kyodo News via AP

The DPP’s William Lai, Hou Yu-ih from the Kuomintang and Ko Wen-je from the Taiwan People’s Party are vying for the presidency. Illustration: Henry Wong

This aerial photo shows the archaeological site of a tomb dating back to the Western Han dynasty (202 BC - 25 AD) in Wulong district of southwest China’s Chongqing municipality. Photo: Xinhua/Huang Wei

A Cathay Pacific aircraft sits on the tarmac at Narita International Airport in Tokyo. The carrier has said there was a “case of unauthorised access” during the boarding of a flight last month. Photo: Shutterstock

Michelle Yeoh and husband Jean Todt join his son Nicolas and daughter-in-law Darina after the birth of baby Maxime. Photo: Instagram/nicolastodt

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

Illustration: Henry Wong

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

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From Hong Kong’s labour unions highlighting the cases of seriously ill domestic workers to why ultra-processed foods are bad for you, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Star mathematician leaves US for China, overseas Taiwanese return to vote: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From Hong Kong’s labour unions highlighting the cases of seriously ill domestic workers to why ultra-processed foods are bad for you, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.

1. Star mathematician leaves US for China

2. From India to Indonesia, 2024 is Asia’s election year. But will anything change?

3. Hong Kong unions call for safeguards against sacking seriously ill helpers

From Hong Kong’s labour unions highlighting the cases of seriously ill domestic workers to why ultra-processed foods are bad for you, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.