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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. Amid 38 Oxley Road debate, a look at how Asia has preserved some of its leaders’ homes

2. ‘I’m unwanted here’: Rohingya refugees’ Malaysian dreams dashed amid arrest fears, prejudice

3. South Korea lawmaker’s leaked messages on targeting North’s forces in Ukraine draw outrage

4. The Chinese rice wine drunk at weddings, and its bittersweet side

5. Singapore seeks to navigate US-China rivalry regardless of presidential election outcome



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A woman paints nu’er hong containers in Shaoxing, eastern China. The vessels, adorned with auspicious motifs and colours, often feature at Chinese weddings. Photo: Getty Images

A view of 38 Oxley Road, the residence of Singapore’s founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew. Photo: Reuters

Abu, a Rohingya refugee in Malaysia, organises activities to support young people who lack access to formal education. Photo: MSF

North Korean soldiers goose-step during a military parade in Pyongyang. Photo: KCNA/dpa

A Chinese bride and groom serve wine to wedding guests in Gansu province, northwest China. Photo: Getty Images

Former US president Donald Trump and US Vice-President Kamala Harris. Photo: Reuters

China sees ‘sudden’ rise in sea water, jobs for Hong Kong top talents: SCMP’s 7 highlights

An auto company boss faces backlash after a clip shows him eating hotpot in a car, questioned over practicality. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Baidu

Experts say several highly unusual factors contributed to Monday evening’s tidal event in eastern China. Photo: SCMP

Illustration by Lau Ka-kuen

More than 30 rounds of negotiations have taken place between China and India since a deadly clash in the Himalayan border region in 2020. Photo: AFP

Lee Hsien Yang, younger brother of Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, leaves the supreme court in 2017. Photo: AFP

An auto company vice-president is under fire after a video of him eating hotpot in a car went viral, prompting concerns about practicality and professionalism.  Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Baidu

The Canton Fair is generally seen as a barometer of China’s foreign trade. It is divided into three phases to attract different types of buyers. Photo: Xinhua

Pikachu pals: how Hong Kong’s teen Pokemon Go star teamed up with 75-year-old doctor

Cheng Yip-kai became the first Hongkonger to be crowned Pokemon Go world champion in August. Photo: Handout

Renowned liver expert Lai Ching-lung (left) and Pokemon Go world champion Cheng Yip-kai finally met in person. Photo: SCMP

The youngster plans to set aside more time in the year ahead to prepare for his university admission exams and has restricted gameplay to about an hour a day. Photo: SCMP

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From Singapore trying to navigate US-China rivalry to the bittersweet side of rice wine at weddings, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Singapore trying to navigate US-China rivalry to the bittersweet side of rice wine at weddings, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


How US election may affect Singapore, Chinese rice wine: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Singapore trying to navigate US-China rivalry to the bittersweet side of rice wine at weddings, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Amid 38 Oxley Road debate, a look at how Asia has preserved some of its leaders’ homes

2. ‘I’m unwanted here’: Rohingya refugees’ Malaysian dreams dashed amid arrest fears, prejudice

3. South Korea lawmaker’s leaked messages on targeting North’s forces in Ukraine draw outrage

From Singapore trying to navigate US-China rivalry to the bittersweet side of rice wine at weddings, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend