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1. Empty seats and high prices: why China-US flights are outpacing demand

2. Oceans apart: are China and India drifting into troubled waters?

3. Will economics, geopolitics extinguish Indonesia’s bid to host the 2036 Olympics?

4. How Chinese diaspora cookbook authors put their identity on the plate

5. Pickleball becomes smash hit in Asia thanks in part to Taylor Swift



Sharla Cheung’s film career, rise and fall of Hong Kong comics: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Chip prodigy returns to China, coal waste used for critical minerals: 7 science highlights

Japan’s Russia concern, businesses choose Malaysia over Singapore: 7 Asia highlights

Chinese archaeologist pleads guilty, firms flee Singapore’s costs: 5 weekend reads you missed

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Why China-US flights are struggling, Indonesia’s Olympic bid: 5 weekend reads you missed

Cacio e pepe udon is a dish Chinese-Australian cookbook author Hetty Lui McKinnon grew up on. She is one of many diaspora food writers who express themselves in dishes fusing Eastern and Western flavours and techniques. Photo: Hetty Lui McKinnon

A police officer assists an American tourist fill out an entry registration card at the border check section of Beijing Capital International Airport in China. Photo: Xinhua

China’s research and survey vessel, the Yuan Wang 5, arrives at Hambantota port on August 16, 2022. Photo: AFP

The Olympic Flame handover ceremony for the 2020 Tokyo Games. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese-American chef Jon Kung, who has a recipe for almond boneless chicken in his cookbook Kung Food. Photo: Johnny Miller

Priyanna Subranamian, 28, one of the co-founders of Pickleball Lab in Singapore, and her friends playing the sport. Photo: Handout

‘Perfect Hong Kong girl’ Vivian Kong, China’s commercial jets, Singapore row: 7 highlights

Vivian Kong in Paris. She studied international relations at Stanford University in the US, and law at Renmin University of China and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Photo: Xinhua

Illustration: Henry Wong

China’s Yufei Zhang (right) won the bronze medal as United States pair Torri Huske (centre) won the gold and Gretchen Walsh the silver in the women’s 100m butterfly. Photo: Reuters

China’s C919 passenger jet debuted in May 2023 as part of China Eastern Airlines fleet. Photo: CAAC

Visitors enjoying the view at the Merlion statue in Singapore. The city state has been very welcoming of foreigners, but some segments in society, fearing threats to their lifestyles and livelihoods, are starting to resist. Photo: Xinhua

A sad and neglected little girl in China has undergone a remarkable change thanks to the love and care of her stepmother. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

Why Trump 2.0 makes Asia anxious, China’s population problem: 5 weekend reads you missed

Former US president Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands before their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan on June 29, 2019. Photo: Reuters

Former US President Donald Trump steps on stage at a campaign event in New Hampshire earlier this year. Photo: AP

Last year, China’s population dropped for the second year in a row, falling to 1.4097 billion after its overall population fell by 2.08 million. Photo: Bloomberg

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has instructed authorities to shut down all Pogo businesses by the end of the year. Photo: Shutterstock

Lanterns hang from above as crowds flock to Dixon Street Mall as part of Lunar New Year celebrations in Chinatown, Sydney, Australia, in January 2022. Photo: Getty Images

Movie poster of the Singapore film Salam Gembira. Photo: Studio59 Concepts

China, Russia bombers enter Alaska, Philippines’ Chinese-infiltration fears: 7 highlights

A Chinese H-6 bomber, similar to the PLA warplanes, was detected along with Russian aircraft in the Air Defence Identification Zone off the coast of Alaska on Wednesday. Photo: Handout

Professor Franklin Tao, formerly of the University of Kansas, has had all four convictions relating to wire fraud and false statement overturned by US courts. Photo: science.org

The test of the Long March-10 moon rocket’s third-stage engine took place at a newly completed facility which is said to be the first of its kind in China and the largest in Asia. Photo: Weibo

Alice Leal Guo, the fugitive mayor of Bamban. Her case appears to be just the tip of the iceberg. Photo: Facebook/AliceLealGuo

A Japanese man who lived on simple food for years in order to save for an early retirement has been given a nasty shock. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu/X.com

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From lack of demand for China-US travel to Indonesia’s bid to host the Olympics, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From lack of demand for China-US travel to Indonesia’s bid to host the Olympics, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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Why China-US flights are struggling, Indonesia’s Olympic bid: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From lack of demand for China-US travel to Indonesia’s bid to host the Olympics, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Empty seats and high prices: why China-US flights are outpacing demand

From lack of demand for China-US travel to Indonesia’s bid to host the Olympics, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend