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1. Will Trump tariffs open door for China to improve ties with Vietnam?

2. What comes next? Europe searches for a new orbit in a post-American order

3. China battling obesity crisis with 65% forecast to be overweight by 2030

4. Magnitude 8 earthquake risk on rise in China, surrounding regions, study warns

5. In South Korea, crushing academic pressures start in kindergarten



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SCMP Highlights

Trump’s tariffs, obesity crisis in China, Europe’s future: 5 weekend reads you missed

The tariffs could hit US firms with manufacturing operations based in Vietnam. Photo: EPA-EFE

An employee working inside a packaging factory of Nam Thai Son Group in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: AFP

Illustration: Henry Wong

Children take a ride with adults at a park in Fuyang, Anhui province. Nearly one third of Chinese children aged over seven could be overweight or obese by 2030, according to the National Health Commission. Photo: AFP

Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, Chinese seismologists have warned the region is entering a dangerous new phase. Photo: Xinhua

Kindergarteners listen to their teacher read a story in Seoul. South Korea’s current education system teaches children to ruthlessly compete against one another. Photo: Shutterstock

US diplomats in China face relationship ban, Xiaomi’s fatal car crash: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Zhang Yiming, founder of ByteDance. Photo: Chinatopix Via AP

The US embassy in Beijing is among American diplomatic outposts in China where diplomats, staff and contractors are banned from fraternising with Chinese citizens. Photo: AFP

Wang Xiaofeng, who was named a distinguished member by the Association for Computing Machinery in 2021, joined Indiana University Bloomington as an assistant professor in 2004 after receiving his PhD in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. Photo: Handout

Xiaomi will cooperate with the police after an accident involving the autonomous driving feature of its SU7 electric vehicle (EV) claimed three lives. Photo: Weibo/ 南京金刀客

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s deep-sea manned submersible Fendouzhe on display aboard the research vessel in New Zealand before the expedition to the Puysegur Trench. Photo: Xinhua

Myanmar earthquake, curing cancer in China, Hong Kong Sevens: 5 weekend reads you missed

A view of a damaged pagoda following an earthquake in Naypyidaw, Myanmar on March 29, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE

Rescuers work to save residents trapped under the rubble of a destroyed condominium in Myanmar’s Mandalay on March 29. Photo: AFP

Illustration: Brian Wang

Computer scientist Sun Huanbo has taken up a position at Peking University. Photo: Peking University

Chinese aerospace giant Comac has revealed the first glimpse of its quiet supersonic airliner C949. Photo: Comac

A staff member walks past a closed food concession stand at Kai Tak Stadium. Photo: Harvey Kong

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From US tariff opportunities to the risk of a magnitude 8 earthquake in China, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From US tariff opportunities to the risk of a magnitude 8 earthquake in China, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Trump’s tariffs, obesity crisis in China, Europe’s future: 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 US tariff opportunities to the risk of a magnitude 8 earthquake in China, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Will Trump tariffs open door for China to improve ties with Vietnam?

From US tariff opportunities to the risk of a magnitude 8 earthquake in China, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend