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China tests rail gun, Lawrence Wong ‘pride of Hainan’, Cathay bosses’ hefty pay rise: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
- From China’s rail gun sending smart bomb into stratosphere to Singapore’s Lawrence Wong being ‘pride of Hainan’, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting
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1. Chinese scientists find way to mass-produce optical chips US cannot sanction
Chinese scientists have created a low-cost method to mass-produce optical chips that are used in supercomputers and data centres, helping to reduce the impact of US sanctions.
2. ‘Hainan pride’: online interest in ancestral ties of Singapore’s Lawrence Wong
Soon after Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday as Singapore’s fourth prime minister since the city’s independence, a mix of online content from media members and observers found its way onto Chinese social media. Articles and videos mostly traced Wong’s ancestral ties to Beishan village in Huiwen town, noting his father first migrated from Hainan to Malaysia.
3. China’s rail gun sends smart bomb into stratosphere at hypersonic speed
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