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1. Harvard Chinese student’s graduation speech strikes a chord as Trump leads purge

2. Meet India’s answer to Pakistan’s Chinese jets: the AMCA stealth fighter

3. Bitterness reimagined: Bali bomber seeks a second chance through coffee

4. US ‘destabilising Asia-Pacific’: China fires back at Shangri-La Dialogue

5. How Indian food in Hong Kong is growing way past chicken tikka and samosas



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‘Lying flat’ goes mainstream, Singapore mall finds God: 5 weekend reads you missed

US, Iran sign peace deal; China’s C919 jets grounded for safety checks: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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China and US exchange verbal shots; Hong Kong’s Indian food: 5 weekend reads you missed

Yurong “Luanna” Jiang delivers her speech at Harvard University on May 29. Photo: AP

Yurong “Luanna” Jiang, center, who delivered a speech at her Harvard University commencement, jokes with her college friends Helen Ji (left) and Cynthia Luo on May 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Photo: AP

A prototype of India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) stealth fighter jet is seen at Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru earlier this year. Photo: Reuters

Convicted Bali bomber Umar Patek outside his coffee venture in Indonesia. Photo: Aisyah Llewellyn

Major General Hu Gangfeng at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit, in Singapore on May 31. Photo: AFP

Bone marrow biryani at Leela in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, where chef Manav Tuli – previously of Michelin-starred Chaat – is taking Hongkongers’ tastes into his interpretation of Indian cuisine. Photo: Leela

China’s ‘unstoppable’ Latin America outreach gains ground as US uncertainty bites

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

World’s fastest coilgun, Korean-Chinese food, cancer drug trials: 5 weekend reads

China has unveiled a powerful new electromagnetic gun believed to be powered by lithium batteries. This version (pictured) is a non-lethal weapon that fires coin-shaped bullets with electromagnetic force and would be used for riot control.  Photo: CCTV

The technology was originally unveiled in 2023 and developed as a non-lethal weapon to be used in riot control. Photo: CCTV

An Indian soldier keeps watch near the Line of Control separating Pakistan and India on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

The Chinese island of Hainan attracts tourists from across the globe but here a medical revolution is unfolding, whereby patients can access medicines and therapies as part of clinical trials before they have even hit the market. Photo: Xinhua News Agency 

Chinese travellers are increasingly choosing high-speed trains over planes when commuting between Beijing and Shanghai, as travel times on high-speed rail continue to fall. Photo: Dickson Lee

The classic Korean-Chinese dish of black bean paste noodles (jajangmyeon) is a descendant of the Chinese dish zhajiangmian. Photo: Shutterstock

US military personnel in Taiwan, mainland China’s ‘cure’ to Hyperloop flaw: SCMP’s 7 highlights

The 1979 Taiwan Relations Act enshrines continued US defence support to the island, mainly through arms sales. Photo: AFP

Chinese ambassador to Canberra Xiao Qian said he hoped Australia would view issues around the leasing of Darwin port “objectively”. Photo: Handout

A protestor arrives at a rally in support of Harvard’s international student population at the university’s campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Casual Poet Library has become a sort of community centre and living room, founder Rebecca Toh says. Photo: Rebecca Toh

A model of the ultra-high speed maglev train system that is under development in China. Photo: China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation

Chinese paraglider Peng Yujiang had a lucky escape after being carried to 28,000 ft. Photo: Weibo/Chinese Weather Enthusiasts

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From sparring at the Shangri-La Dialogue to good food in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From sparring at the Shangri-La Dialogue to good food in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


China and US exchange verbal shots; Hong Kong’s Indian food: 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 sparring at the Shangri-La Dialogue to good food in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Harvard Chinese student’s graduation speech strikes a chord as Trump leads purge

From sparring at the Shangri-La Dialogue to good food in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend