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We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. The day Teresa Teng died in Thailand – what the butler saw

2. Is Vietnam warming to Nato-style weaponry? A South Korean howitzer holds clues

3. ‘Irreversible’ brain damage for Hong Kong baby after alleged abuse: mother

4. Pre-marital test reveals China bride-to-be has testicle in stomach

5. Little miracles, large expense: Asia’s multibillion-dollar baby-making industry



‘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

TCM for a new generation, Dragon Boat Festival top picks: 7 Lifestyle highlights

PLA’s plan to destroy US carriers; world’s largest whale graveyard: 7 science highlights

SCMP Highlights

Hong Kong baby with ‘irreversible’ brain damage, Teresa Teng’s death and what the butler saw: 5 weekend reads you missed

A young Teresa Teng in Bangkok. Photo: The Story of Teresa Teng by Billy

‘Little Suet-yee’ in hospital. Her vision has also been impaired following major bleeding in her eyes from the injuries she suffered. Photo: Facebook/香港關懷力量

A picture of a young Teresa Teng in Bangkok from The Story of Teresa Teng by Billy. A former employee of the Chiang Mai hotel recalls the happiness she found there and what happened on the day she died in 1995. Photo: The Story of Teresa Teng by Billy

Vietnam is keen to upgrade its ageing weaponry, and South Korea’s K9 Thunder howitzer could play a big role. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap

‘Little Suet-yee’ in hospital. Photo: Facebook/香港關懷力量

A young woman in China who planned to marry was shocked to discover that she is, in fact, biologically a man after doctors performed tests which found a testicle in her abdomen. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

IVF clinics have been sprouting up across the Asia-Pacific as couples look to have children later in life – reflecting wider social changes surrounding choice, economics and narrowing gender disparities. Photo: Shutterstock

Cathay Pacific’s stormy flight, Malaysia’s Forest City casino, Japan’s armpit onigiri: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

Cathay Pacific planes at Hong Kong International Airport. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

The fireworks were set to the music of the daily “Symphony of Lights” multimedia show. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

A classic Japanese snack, the rice ball, has taken on a new culinary form, which bizarrely involves the underarm sweat of the women who prepare it. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/QQ.com

Southeast Asia’s scam hubs, songwriter for BTS, Cantonese cuisine: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Sihanoukville in southern Cambodia, with its low taxes and easily obtained casino licences, became a hub for illegal online betting and cyberscams. Photo: Shutterstock

The Venetian casino in Macau. Photo: Shutterstock

A songwriting camp in Hong Kong brought together talent to create all-but-guaranteed chart-toppers. Photo: UMP Hong Kong

Jet Li famously weaponised one of its umbrellas in a fight scene – or rather 26 of them, given he broke them all. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

A Saigon Commercial Bank branch in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Bloomberg

Adana kebab dumplings at Gallada at The Peninsula Istanbul, Turkey. The siu-mai-style dumplings are one of many examples of how non-Cantonese chefs around the world are borrowing from Cantonese cuisine. Photo: Cihan Alpgiray

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From a baby in Hong Kong left with ‘irreversible’ brain damage after abuse to Asia’s multibillion-dollar fertility treatment industry, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From a baby in Hong Kong left with ‘irreversible’ brain damage after abuse to Asia’s multibillion-dollar fertility treatment industry, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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