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Secret space plane, links between Chinese Communist Party’s inner circles: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

  • From a secret space plane to sex work in Japan, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend

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1. US planned to launch a secret space plane a day ahead of China. SpaceX delayed it

SpaceX said the USSF-52 mission involving the American X-37B will be delayed until an undisclosed date. Photo: US Space Force/Reuters
SpaceX said the USSF-52 mission involving the American X-37B will be delayed until an undisclosed date. Photo: US Space Force/Reuters

2. From ‘princess’ to prostitute: how Japan’s host clubs are driving young women into debt and sex work

Women walk past a billboard of a host club at Kabukicho in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. Photo: EPA-EFE
Women walk past a billboard of a host club at Kabukicho in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district. Photo: EPA-EFE

3. Hongkongers gather to watch mainland China’s home-grown C919 jet soar over city

The C919 jet soars over Hong Kong’s harbour. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
The C919 jet soars over Hong Kong’s harbour. Photo: Yik Yeung-man
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