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1. ‘Now or never’: the European drive to head off influx of Chinese electric cars

2. What we know so far about Singapore’s US$1.3 billion money laundering case

3. How a Hong Kong student’s virtual business exposed sex scandals at university camps

4. China’s desperate stock investors await a stimulus ‘bazooka’

5. Dreamy and delicious or slimy nightmare? All about century eggs



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Singapore’s US$1.3 billion money laundering case, Europe’s probe into Chinese EVs, all about century eggs: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Prosecutors have described the massive money laundering case as “one of the most serious, if not the worst” in Singapore’s history. Image: SCMP

Sales of Chinese electric vehicles are on the rise in Europe. Photo: AFP

A courtroom sketch of the 10 foreigners accused of being involved in a major money laundering operation in Singapore (clockwise from top left) Su Baolin, Su Haijin, Chen Qingyuan, Su Wenqiang, Lin Baoying, Zhang Ruijin, Wang Dehai, Su Jianfeng, Vang Shuiming and Wang Baosen. Photo: The Straits Times Illustrations via Reuters

Social media user Hin Hin, who does not want to reveal his full name, runs a virtual business making HK$20,000 monthly from odd jobs. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Sentiment has been shaky as top policymakers refrained from launching a policy “bazooka” to kick-start growth. Illustration: Brian Wang

Chilli oyster with century egg at Wing in Central, Hong Kong, where chef Vicky Cheng makes his own version of the eggs. Photo: Wing

Death and debt in China, Taiwan reacts to PLA’s new carrier, Hong Kong’s illegal structures: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Redhill Peninsula in Tai Tam, Hong Kong was inspected after a major landslide. Photo: Dickson Lee

Three houses No 70, No 72 and No 74 at Redhill Peninsula in Tai Tam are subject to landslide risks, with the properties No 72 and No 74 suspected of digging two floors down to create basements. Photo: Dickson Lee

The Fujian is much larger than the PLA’s two aircraft carriers currently in operation and the first to be equipped with an electromagnetic aircraft launch system. Photo: CCTV

Chinese who amass insurmountable debt often find that their “debts keep snowballing”, according to those who fail to declare bankruptcy. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

In the first half of 2023, Vietnam exported durian worth US$876 million, with US$835 million shipped to China, Vietnamese media reports said. Photo: Bob Wang

Tests revealed the girl’s skull was fractured and bone fragments were lodged in her head, requiring almost five hours of emergency surgery. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu

Hong Kong’s floods, Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro, Malaysia targets Singapore’s expats: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

People queue at a bus stop as a road in Choi Hung, Hong Kong, turns into a torrent. Photo: Edmond So

Flooding in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee

The late Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, displayed during the National Day Parade in Singapore on August 9, 2015. Photo: EPA

A specialist disassembles a Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone. Photo: Bloomberg

Forest City, a development project launched under China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Gelang Patah, Malaysia. Photo: AFP

Double Olympic champion Eileen Gu. Photo: BFA.com

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From what could be Singapore’s worst case of money laundering to how Europe is trying to slow down the influx of Chinese electric cars, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From what could be Singapore’s worst case of money laundering to how Europe is trying to slow down the influx of Chinese electric cars, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Singapore’s US$1.3 billion money laundering case, Europe’s probe into Chinese EVs, all about century eggs: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From what could be Singapore’s worst case of money laundering to how Europe is trying to slow down the influx of Chinese electric cars, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. ‘Now or never’: the European drive to head off influx of Chinese electric cars

From what could be Singapore’s worst case of money laundering to how Europe is trying to slow down the influx of Chinese electric cars, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend