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1. Can Taiwan still trust the US as Trump tariffs threaten heavy blow?

2. Why China is taking a much tougher stance towards Donald Trump this time round

3. Bangladesh’s new leader dreams big, with a little help from China

4. Why are European luxury brands caught in China-US trade war crossfire?

5. Why sex therapy is not a last resort, and can be a turning point



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Taiwan tariff blow, Bangladesh’s new leader, sex therapy: 5 weekend reads you missed

Questions are being raised over whether Taiwan’s strategic value to the United States is being judged primarily by what the island can deliver economically and militarily. Photo: AFP

Boxes of products imported from Taiwan wait to be stocked on shelves at a market in Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo: EPA-EFE

Illustration: Henry Wong

Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus. Illustration: Huy Truong

Tourists queue up at the Louis Vuitton boutique in Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, in January. Photo: Jelly Tse

Deciding to talk about a less-than-satisfactory sex life, to stop pretending everything’s fine, is a powerful step to fixing it, experts say. Photo: Shutterstock

Trump’s ‘anxious’ tariff remark, Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental makeover: SCMP’s 7 highlights

China’s sixth-generation stealth fighter jet, unofficially called the J-36, which made its first appearance in December. Photo: X / 醉美武功

A Chinese farmer examines freshly harvested soybeans in Henan province. Soybean trade is among the most contentious battlefields in the US-China tariff war. Photo: Xinhua

The Mandarin Oriental hotel in the heart of Central is set to undergo a US$100 million renovation. Photo: Nora Tam

In this screengrab from his video, Siranudh Scott warns the foreign tourist not to be racist. Photo: Instagram/Psiscott

Russian tourists in China, non-nuclear hydrogen bomb test: 5 weekend reads you missed

The number of Russian nationals visiting the southern Chinese resort city of Sanya has soared over the past year. Photo: Xinhua

Chinese scientists used a 2kg bomb to generate a fireball that lasted 15 times longer than an equivalent TNT blast, according to a new study. Photo: 705 Research Institute

Overseas online shoppers are discovering low-priced Chinese goods on e-commerce apps such as Shein. Photo: AFP

 Illustration: Brian Wang

A couple walks past a Russian-language sign advertising a restaurant in Sanya, Hainan province. Photo: Sylvia Ma

Tang Wei (left) and Tony Leung in a still from Ang Lee’s 2007 erotic spy thriller Lust, Caution. Photo: Edko Films

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From the effects of tariffs to the benefits of sex therapy, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From the effects of tariffs to the benefits of sex therapy, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Taiwan tariff blow, Bangladesh’s new leader, sex therapy: 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 the effects of tariffs to the benefits of sex therapy, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Can Taiwan still trust the US as Trump tariffs threaten heavy blow?

From the effects of tariffs to the benefits of sex therapy, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend