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We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Chinese plasma stealth device set to make planes vanish from enemy radar

A team of scientists and engineers in China claim to have developed a new-generation plasma stealth device that can make almost any military aircraft vanish from a radar screen.
2. Professionals recruited under Hong Kong talent scheme earning HK$50,000 a month
The median monthly income of professionals recruited under Hong Kong’s leading talent admission scheme is HK$50,000 (US$6,390), more than double what locals are earning, the city’s leader has revealed.
3. ‘Smart’ move: Singapore’s grant for Taylor Swift earns praise and brickbats

Singapore’s decision to pay American pop star Taylor Swift a grant to perform in the city state allegedly on an exclusivity clause has divided online users.
4. As China powers ahead on EVs, battery plant health risks raise a red flag

China’s electric car market is No 1 in the world but factory findings by health authorities around the country have now shed light on the lesser-known health impact of the rapidly developing industry.
5. Dark history of Malaysia’s Chinese villages underscores fury over Unesco bid
A proposal by the Malaysian government to seek Unesco heritage status for a cluster of “New Villages” in Selangor has sparked heated debate between the Malay and Chinese communities over whose culture is pre-eminent in a country where historical racial wounds are still festering.
6. ‘Hong Kong employer of late Filipino helper asked to pay HK$580,000 for damages’
A Hong Kong employer has been sued for damages and is asked to pay more than HK$580,000 (US$74,155) in compensation for depriving her late Filipino domestic helper of food and firing her after her cancer diagnosis, a court has heard.
7. How statins, used to lower cholesterol, could also lower risk of dementia

Recent research suggests a drug more than 200 million people worldwide take for their heart health might prevent dementia, or delay its progress.


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SCMP Highlights

China’s stealth military device, Singapore’s grant for Taylor Swift, Hong Kong talent scheme earners: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

Singer Taylor Swift performs at her concert for the international “The Eras Tour” in Tokyo on February 7. Photo: Reuters

Game-changing technology could make stealth aircraft virtually invisible on enemy radar. Photo: Weibo

Illustration: Davies Christian Surya

Recent studies are pointing to statins’ positive impact on brain health. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong’s love affair with instant noodles, China’s railways and landscapes captured: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

A freight train crosses a bridge near Liupanshui, Guizhou province, China. Photo: Wang Lu

A freight train rolls through the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou province, China. Photo: Wang Lu

Hong Kong’s love of instant noodles has surpassed even Japan, where the snack was first invented. Photo: Tory Ho

Merlion Park with Marina Bay Sands in the background in Singapore. Photo: EPA-EFE

A service member from the Philippine Navy keeps watch in the South China Sea. Photo: Handout via AFP

In his book, a journalist details his quest to understand his mother’s past. Photo: Blacksmith Books

US’ show of strength to China, what to expect from Prabowo, PLA marriage in spotlight: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

The USS Carl Vinson and USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier strike groups in formation during the Multi-Large Deck Event in the Philippine Sea in January. Photo: US Navy

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a US congressional hearing in Washington on January 31. Photo: AP

President-elect Prabowo Subianto on February 14, 2024. Photo: AFP

Mary Jane is one of several large retail cannabis stores operated by OG Canna in popular tourist destinations in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Todd Ruiz

A court in China has jailed a man for 10 months after he admitted to having slept and cohabited with the wife of a soldier currently serving in the People’s Liberation Army. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu

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From Hong Kong talent scheme entrants earning HK$50,000 a month to how statins can lower the risk of dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From Hong Kong talent scheme entrants earning HK$50,000 a month to how statins can lower the risk of dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


China’s stealth military device, Singapore’s grant for Taylor Swift, Hong Kong talent scheme earners: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From Hong Kong talent scheme entrants earning HK$50,000 a month to how statins can lower the risk of dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. Chinese plasma stealth device set to make planes vanish from enemy radar

From Hong Kong talent scheme entrants earning HK$50,000 a month to how statins can lower the risk of dementia, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting