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1. Chinese scientists turn Boeing’s Starliner crisis into missile breakthrough

2. America’s loss, China’s gain: Chinese universities welcome PhD refugees from US

3. Will Bali adopt Bhutan-style tax to deter ‘low-class foreign tourists’?

4. As Trump cuts US profile at UN, China’s leadership opportunity grows

5. Happiness? It’s about people, not possessions, author says



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SCMP Highlights

China’s missile breakthrough, PhD refugees from US, Bali tax: 5 weekend reads you missed

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft experienced helium leaks which stranded two Nasa astronauts at the International Space Station. Now Chinese scientists have used the situation to come up with a scientific breakthrough. Photo: Nasa via AP

China’s Long March-5 rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province. Photo: Xinhua

Fudan University is one of several institutions coming up with innovative ways to attract overseas Chinese students, amid funding cuts and admissions pauses in the US. Photo: Xinhua

Tourists wander at Kuta Beach in Bali, Indonesia, on February 3. Bali welcomed 6.3 million foreign tourists last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Positive psychologist Stephanie Harrison with her bestselling guide New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That’s Got It Wrong. Photo: The New Happy

Yuan battles US dollar, China’s latest J-35 stealth jet: SCMP daily highlights

Adjustment of daily fixing seen as one way to resist depreciation pressure. Photo: Shutterstock

Aviation products, including fighter jets, drones and transport aircraft, are displayed at the 2025 International Defence Exhibition in Abu Dhabi. Photo: Aviation Industry Corporation of China

Rice, wheat and maize are staple foods that provide more than 50 per cent of the world’s calories. But the grains do not contribute to the daily intake of CoQ10. Photo: Xinhua

Why China may face ‘scrutiny’ over using police diplomacy to help developing world

Chinese police escort Chinese nationals suspected of being involved in telecoms fraud after they were repatriated from  Myanmar, in Nanjing on February 20. Photo: Xinhua

China’s ‘super diamond’, DeepSeek and dethroning the US dollar: 5 weekend reads you missed

A Bank of China employee counts US and Chinese banknotes at a branch in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, in 2020. Photo: CNS

The tech-heavy US stock market has been one of the pillars supporting the US currency’s global standing. Photo: Shutterstock

Illustration: Brian Wang

USAID’s shutdown may put more attention on China’s programmes in the developing world, according to some Chinese officials. Photo: EPA-EFE

Diamonds are used in various industrial applications. Photo: Shutterstock

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From a missile breakthrough for China to Bali being urged to attract bigger spenders, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From a missile breakthrough for China to Bali being urged to attract bigger spenders, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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China’s missile breakthrough, PhD refugees from US, Bali tax: 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 a missile breakthrough for China to Bali being urged to attract bigger spenders, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Chinese scientists turn Boeing’s Starliner crisis into missile breakthrough

From a missile breakthrough for China to Bali being urged to attract bigger spenders, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend