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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. ‘On the brink’: unpacking the dramatic collapse of China-Philippines ties

2. Trauma vs justice: Indonesian families torn over criminal charges for Boeing

3. As Brics lures Malaysia and Thailand while world order ‘crumbles’, is Asean OK?

4. Can more Southeast Asian content help Netflix ward off strong local rivals?

5. Indonesian Muslim metal band shatters stereotypes in show of girl power



Cheaper durians for China, Hong Kong helpers camp in tents: 5 weekend reads you missed

King Charles’ gift amuses Chinese, anti-spy agency makes allegation: SCMP’s 7 highlights

A 60-year-old Singaporean pole dancer, Guizhou’s spicy food: 7 Lifestyle highlights

China’s EV makers to cut charging times; Tesla rival Li Auto’s expansion: 7 EV reads

SCMP Highlights

China-Philippines ties collapse, Netflix’s Southeast Asian bet: 5 weekend reads you missed

A protester holds a sign criticising China’s alleged harassment toward Philippine contingents in disputed waters of the South China Sea, during a rally outside China’s consular office in Makati City, Philippines. Photo: EPA-EFE

Activists tear paper to symbolise their protest near the Chinese consulate in Makati, Philippines on June 14, 2024. The group is protesting against the continued aggression of China at the disputed South China Sea. Photo: AP

A Lion Air Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft of the type that crashed into the Java Sea off Jakarta in 2018 killing all 189 people on board. Photo: Bloomberg

Asean leaders and officials figure out the bloc’s official handshake at a summit in Indonesia last year. Photo: AP

Putri Marino starring in the Indonesian film “Borderless Fog”. Photo: Netflix

Voice of Baceprot perform at Soundsfest Experience in Jakarta, Indonesia, on June 22. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong airport upgrade, Singapore most expensive city to live ‘extremely well’: 7 highlights

Illustration: Henry Wong

Singapore retained the title as the world’s most expensive metropolis in terms of the ‘cost of living extremely well’, according to a Julius Baer report. Photo: AFP

A 17-year-old vocational school student from rural China became a celebrity on social media after reaching the final round of Alibaba’s annual maths competition. Photo: Weibo

Airport officials say they expect the new screening channels to each process 360 people every hour, compared with 240 under the old system. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Sinophobia in the Philippines, India’s cricket diplomacy: 5 weekend reads you missed

A protester chants anti-China slogans during a protest in Metro Manila on June 11. Photo: EPA-EFE

People buy food at a restaurant in Manila’s Chinatown. Photo: Shutterstock

US fans cheer during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 group A cricket match between the United States and India at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in East Meadow, New York on June 12. Photo: AFP

Competition for semiconductor investments is hotting up across Southeast Asia. Photo: Reuters

People gather around a smoking area in Tokyo, Japan. Photo: AFP

Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei poses for a portrait in front of the Louvre glass pyramid, which he designed, prior to its inauguration in Paris in 1989. Pei’s life and career are recalled in a major retrospective opening at M+, Hong Kong’s museum of visual culture. Photo: AP

South China Sea collision, AI-powered sexbots, Malaysian ‘ghost marriage’: 7 highlights

China says a Philippine ship on a supply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre (pictured) “ignored multiple stern warnings from the Chinese side” and caused a collision with its vessel on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Sex doll producers in China are enhancing products with AI for an advanced user experience. Photo: Instagram/starperydollofficial

A cargo plane was forced to make an emergency return on Monday morning. Photo: Jelly Tse

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

The main entrance to the exclusive American Club’s country retreat in Tai Tam. Photo: Handout

The grieving families of an about-to-be-married Chinese couple killed in a car accident are to hold a “ghost marriage” for the pair. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/chinapress.com

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From Beijing and Manila’s souring relations to an Indonesian Muslim band at Glastonbury, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Beijing and Manila’s souring relations to an Indonesian Muslim band at Glastonbury, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


China-Philippines ties collapse, Netflix’s Southeast Asian bet: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From Beijing and Manila’s souring relations to an Indonesian Muslim band at Glastonbury, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. ‘On the brink’: unpacking the dramatic collapse of China-Philippines ties

From Beijing and Manila’s souring relations to an Indonesian Muslim band at Glastonbury, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend