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1. Chinese scientists drilled holes in a plane wing to reduce sonic booms. It worked

2. Paris Olympics: China’s best overseas Games and rivalry with US set scene for LA in 2028

3. How Kishore Mahbubani got S$100 million in 3 minutes from Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing

4. Gen Z are at risk of eating disorders, as the struggles of 2 Hong Kong women show

5. Chinese network accused of stealing thousands of corpses to use bones for dental grafts



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China tackles sonic booms, Gen Z at risk of eating disorders: 5 weekend reads you missed

Sonic booms occur when aircraft move faster than the speed of sound – about 1,200km/h (750mph). Photo: Reuters

The US military’s latest F-35 stealth fighter (pictured) cannot sustain supersonic cruise because it could cause structural damage. Photo: dpa

China’s Li Wenwen celebrates gold in the women’s +81kg weightlifting on the final day of the Games. Photo: dpa

Veteran diplomat Kishore Mahbubani pictured outside The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong. Photo: SCMP

Social media such as Instagram and TikTok are contributing to Gen Z’s risk of eating disorders such as anorexia, bulimia and binge eating, experts say. Illustration: Davies Christian Surya

Prosecutors in Taiyuan (pictured) in China’s Shanxi province say police are investigating allegations that a crime ring is “stealing and reselling corpses for profit”. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

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From sonic booms to Singapore’s Kishore Mahbubani, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From sonic booms to Singapore’s Kishore Mahbubani, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


China tackles sonic booms, Gen Z at risk of eating disorders: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From sonic booms to Singapore’s Kishore Mahbubani, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Chinese scientists drilled holes in a plane wing to reduce sonic booms. It worked

From sonic booms to Singapore’s Kishore Mahbubani, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend