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1. Chinese-Filipinos fear fallout from Sinophobia, ‘the other’ label

2. Cricket diplomacy: India leads South Asia charge to engage US through sport

3. Too little, too late? Indonesia’s chip powerhouse plans lag Malaysia, Singapore

4. For many Japanese, smoking at work comes with benefits despite health risks

5. Architect I.M. Pei never wanted a retrospective. How Hong Kong got to host one at last



Chinese archaeologist pleads guilty, firms flee Singapore’s costs: 5 weekend reads you missed

China doubts Musk’s Starship future; ex-TSMC chip prodigy returns: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Consort Wan’s dark story, the good and bad with GLP-1s: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Xpeng’s driverless cabs; Tesla launches FSD in China; Nio slams price wars: 7 EV reads

SCMP Highlights

Sinophobia in the Philippines, India’s cricket diplomacy: 5 weekend reads you missed

A protester chants anti-China slogans during a protest in Metro Manila on June 11. Photo: EPA-EFE

People buy food at a restaurant in Manila’s Chinatown. Photo: Shutterstock

US fans cheer during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 group A cricket match between the United States and India at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in East Meadow, New York on June 12. Photo: AFP

Competition for semiconductor investments is hotting up across Southeast Asia. Photo: Reuters

People gather around a smoking area in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: AFP

Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei poses for a portrait in front of the Louvre glass pyramid, which he designed, prior to its inauguration in Paris in 1989. Pei’s life and career are recalled in a major retrospective opening at M+, Hong Kong’s museum of visual culture. Photo: AP

South China Sea collision, AI-powered sexbots, Malaysian ‘ghost marriage’: 7 highlights

China says a Philippine ship on a supply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre (pictured) “ignored multiple stern warnings from the Chinese side” and caused a collision with its vessel on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Sex doll producers in China are enhancing products with AI for an advanced user experience. Photo: Instagram/starperydollofficial

A cargo plane was forced to make an emergency return on Monday morning. Photo: Jelly Tse

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

The main entrance to the exclusive American Club’s country retreat in Tai Tam. Photo: Handout

The grieving families of an about-to-be-married Chinese couple killed in a car accident are to hold a “ghost marriage” for the pair. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/chinapress.com

Ming dynasty shipwreck, Malaysia’s Anwar: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Robotic arms from a research submersible are shown retrieving porcelain relics in the South China Sea. Photo: NCHA

The shipwreck has yielded hundreds of artefacts ranging from coins to wooden logs, revealing valuable insights about trade during the Ming dynasty. Photo: CCTV

A Chinese store in Hermosillo, in the northern Mexican state of Sonora, in 1900. Photo: Historical Society, from The Chinese in Northern Mexico/HKU

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is interviewed at his office in Putrajaya by the South China Morning Post. Photo: Hadi Azmi

A road in northern Laos adjacent to the Laos-China Railway built under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Photo: Kristian Odebjer

China’s coastguard has sweeping new powers, which the Philippines has described as particularly worrisome. Photo: AP

Taiwan Strait ‘hellscape’, Louis Koo sued, Shanghai’s foreigners: 7 highlights of the week

Chinese-made drones on display at an airshow on the mainland. Photo: Xinhua

The USS Connecticut submarine was involved in an underwater accident in 2021, which has now helped Chinese researchers looking into submarine detection. Photo: US Navy

Actor Louis Koo in a still from Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, a 2024 film he stars in. Photo: Handout

Illustration: Brian Wang

Lots of water, protein, exercise, a positive attitude and a little sunshine are the secrets to looking young, according to 58-year-old Chuando Tan. Photo: instagram.com/chuando_chuandoandfrey

Chelsea Manalo, 24, was crowned Miss Universe Philippines on May 22, making history as the first Philippine winner of African-American descent. Photo: Facebook/Miss Universe Philippines

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From Chinese-Filipinos affected by regional tensions to Indonesia’s chip plans, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Chinese-Filipinos affected by regional tensions to Indonesia’s chip plans, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Sinophobia in the Philippines, India’s cricket diplomacy: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From Chinese-Filipinos affected by regional tensions to Indonesia’s chip plans, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Chinese-Filipinos fear fallout from Sinophobia, ‘the other’ label

From Chinese-Filipinos affected by regional tensions to Indonesia’s chip plans, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend