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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. ‘Setting sun’: on Trump’s parade day, Chinese media see a US in decline

2. Why are mainland Chinese tourists posing in front of MTR stations in Hong Kong?

3. China’s extreme heat shield breaks thermal limit on hypersonic flight

4. After the ceasefire, leaders of India and Pakistan seek cover under their flags

5. Japanese woman finds underwear-clad boss in her bed, calmly leaves, calls police



China’s canal link to Southeast Asia; Malaysia’s ‘illegal’ temple row: SCMP’s 7 highlights

70-year-old Chow Yun-fat’s endurance, feng shui advice: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Chinese civilisation’s true age; engineer leaves US to find freedom: 7 science highlights

Japan’s Takaichi sweeps election, Kuala Lumpur mayoral ethnicity debate: 7 Asia highlights

SCMP Highlights

Chinese media rains on Trump parade, heat shield breakthrough: 5 weekend reads you missed

US President Donald Trump takes part in a reenlistment ceremony for US Army soldiers during a military parade commemorating the Army’s 250th anniversary on Saturday in Washington. Photo: AP

US Army soldiers take part participate in the 250th birthday parade on June 14, 2025 in Washington, DC. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

A mainland visitor poses next to the Mong Kok MTR station sign. The station and the Tsim Sha Tsui one are particularly popular with tourists from across the border. Photo: Timon Johnson

Chinese scientists have created a carbide ceramic that exceeds 3,600 degrees Celsius in a world-first breakthrough. Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences

A fisherman places India’s national flags on his boat as he prepares for a boat rally to express solidarity with the Indian armed forces at the Kasimedu fishing harbour in Chennai on May 25. Photo: AFP

A Japanese woman was shocked when she returned home unexpectedly to find her boss in her bed, clad only in his underwear. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

China’s non-binary AI chip breakthrough, DJI unveils robotic cleaner: SCMP’s 7 highlights

The latest image of a Chinese J-36 fighter started circulating on social media on Saturday. It is also the first to show the aircraft on the ground, reportedly on a Chengdu Aircraft Corporation tarmac. Photo: X/@WZZJWZ

The breakthrough overcomes fundamental barriers in traditional computing by merging binary and probability-based logic while sidestepping US chip restrictions. Photo: Shutterstock

Egypt’s new capital city, known as the New Administrative Capital or New Cairo, is being built by a Chinese construction giant. Photo: Shutterstock

Qin Shi Huang, the first emperor of China, who unified the various warring states into a single empire. Photo: Wikipedia

Xi Jinping to meet Central Asian leaders as both sides seek ‘stronger coordination’

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) meets his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana last year, when they signed dozens of cooperation agreements. Photo: Xinhua

Talking to the Taliban – why India and Pakistan are courting Afghanistan’s rulers

India Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri holds talks with Afghanistan’s Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in Dubai in January. Photo: X @MEAIndia

Afghan refugees who have recently returned from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran receive rations, donated by the Indian government, in Kabul, Afghanistan, on May 18. Photo: EPA-EFE

(From left) Pakistani Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Afghan Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi hold an informal meeting in Beijing on May 21. Photo: Xinhua

Chabahar Port in southeastern Iran. Photo: Handout

Copies of the Iranian magazine Tejarat Farda, titled “The benefit of peace”, features an image of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump embracing while wearing boxing gloves at a kiosk in Tehran. Iran has insisted its nuclear activities are entirely peaceful. Photo: EPA-EFE

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From mainland Chinese tourists posing in Hong Kong MTR stations to Trump’s army parade, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From mainland Chinese tourists posing in Hong Kong MTR stations to Trump’s army parade, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Chinese media rains on Trump parade, heat shield breakthrough: 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 mainland Chinese tourists posing in Hong Kong MTR stations to Trump’s army parade, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. ‘Setting sun’: on Trump’s parade day, Chinese media see a US in decline

2. Why are mainland Chinese tourists posing in front of MTR stations in Hong Kong?

3. China’s extreme heat shield breaks thermal limit on hypersonic flight

From mainland Chinese tourists posing in Hong Kong MTR stations to Trump’s army parade, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend