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1. ‘I’m Singaporean, not Chinese’: TikTok video sparks debate over shunning of ‘roots’

2. How a Chinese family faced down racists and bullies to thrive in a US town more than 99% white

3. Shirkers or smarter workers? Gen Z is winning Asia’s tug of war over work

4. Residents of remote Hong Kong enclave prized tranquillity. Then workers came

5. How reading aloud can benefit your mind, body and relationships



Xi on North Korean military ties; US blacklists Chinese tech firms: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Tokyo Sézanne’s missing stars; Hongkonger shed 32kg in 8 months: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Chinese carmakers race Tesla on humanoid robots; BYD launches ‘God’s Eye’: 7 EV reads

Philippines’ deadly quake, India’s rise in critical minerals: 7 Asia highlights

SCMP Highlights

Singapore TikTok video, remote Hong Kong enclave, Asia’s work-from-home tug of war: 5 weekend reads you missed

Chinese tourists take selfies at Marina Bay in Singapore. Photo: Reuters

A hawker food centre in Singapore’s Chinatown. Photo: Shutterstock

A California town notorious for a history of racism and exclusion now has one of the highest Asian populations in the US state. The Tu family helped make it happen. Photo: The Tu family

Working from a beach in Bali will seem less of an impossible dream for hundreds of thousands of Singaporeans from December, when new flexitime guidelines kick in. Photo: Shutterstock 

The estate was billed as a luxury “second-home” retreat for Hong Kong socialites when it opened in 1979. Photo: May Tse

Sharing your voice with others while reading aloud can make for an intimate bonding experience. Photo: Shutterstock

Hong Kong rail upgrade, Japan’s friendship marriages, China military’s ‘wake-up’ call: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

illustration by Lau Ka-kuen

A Chinese national flag flutters near China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian. Photo: AP

The CERN president has weighed in on the debate around China’s proposed particle accelerator which would dwarf Europe’s Large Hadron Collider (pictured). Photo: Keystone via AP

A new relationship trend called “friendship marriage” in which young people embrace union without love or sex has hit Japan. The Post finds out why, and what it is. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

Jin Xing, China’s first publicly recognised transgender woman, who was forced to divorce her German husband 18 years ago, has remarried the love of her life. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo

How to lose weight naturally: exercise, intermittent fasting, diet tweaks help teacher shed 14kg in 11 months

(Left) Charmaine Rangel at 59kg in February 2024, and (right) at 73kg in July 2022. Photo: Charmaine Rangel

(Left) Charmaine Rangel at 59kg in February 2024, and (right) at 73kg in July 2022. The Hong Kong-based teacher lost weight through exercise, intermittent fasting, diet tweaks and a health app. Photo: Charmaine Rangel

Rangel at 80kg – her heaviest weight ever – in 2014. Photo: Charmaine Rangel

Rangel at Hong Kong’s Tai Tam Reservoir in July 2022. Photo: Charmaine Rangel

Rangel with her husband Nigel and son Mikhal, who have both also been inspired to eat more healthily. Photo: Edmond So

Rangel cycles in Lohas Park in Tseung Kwan O. Photo: Edmond So

Rangel looking fresh and strong after a 100km bike ride in April 2024. Photo: Charmaine Rangel

Rangel now eats fruit and nuts instead of processed and fried foods. Photo: Edmond So

Rangel at 73kg in January 2023, around the time she decided she was finally going to lose weight for good. Photo: Charmaine Rangel

Rangel with her husband on a bike and hike excursion to Hong Kong’s Little Hawaii Trail, in January 2024. Photo: Charmaine Rangel

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From debating the Chinese identity in Singapore to a remote Hong Kong enclave, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From debating the Chinese identity in Singapore to a remote Hong Kong enclave, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Singapore TikTok video, remote Hong Kong enclave, Asia’s work-from-home tug of war: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From debating the Chinese identity in Singapore to a remote Hong Kong enclave, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. ‘I’m Singaporean, not Chinese’: TikTok video sparks debate over shunning of ‘roots’

From debating the Chinese identity in Singapore to a remote Hong Kong enclave, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend