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We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. North Korean defectors push for Ukraine deployment to wage psychological warfare
A group of nearly 200 North Korean defectors living in South Korea is pushing to deploy to Ukraine so they can launch a psychological warfare campaign against their former comrades, now reportedly assembling in Russia.
2. ‘A lot of unknowns’: China-born scientists face uncertainty as US election looms
“It is not going to be a good outcome for the Chinese-American scholars if Donald Trump gets elected,” said experimental economist Yan Chen, who works at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. “If Kamala Harris is elected, there will be a lot of unknowns, but at least we know she’s half Asian and the child of an immigrant scientist”
3. Test flight of Chinese plane designed to travel twice as fast as Concorde

A Chinese company says it has conducted a test flight of a prototype commercial transport plane that can travel at Mach 4 – or twice the speed of a Concorde. It aims to have a full-sized supersonic passenger jet ready for its maiden flight in 2027
4. Did Chinese ‘time traveller’ emperor foretell birth of Anno Domini calendar?

In the ancient Chinese calendar, the year corresponding to AD1 is called yuan shi yuan nian, or the “first year of a primordial beginning”. The official reign name was coined by Wang Mang, then a minister and “consort kin” of the Han dynasty (206BC-AD220). It would be some five centuries before the Latin concept of “Anno Domini”, or AD itself was born.
5. Trump says he will ‘100%’ get jailed Hong Kong ex-tycoon Jimmy Lai out of country
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has pledged to get jailed former Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying out of the country if elected. “One hundred per cent, yes,” Trump said in an interview. “I’ll get him out. He’ll be easy to get out.”
6. Angelababy among leading China stars to undergo noticeable physical changes

As the cosmetic surgery industry continues to thrive in China many celebrities have taken advantage of a so-called nip and tuck. However, few openly admit to having work done because it can hurt their public image.
7. Chinese government workers urge women to get pregnant in latest birth rate push

Chinese grass roots government workers, who spent decades imposing strict birth control policies, are now calling up women in their neighbourhoods to urge them to get pregnant amid China’s demographic crisis.


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North Korean defectors and Ukraine, Chinese celebrity transformation: SCMP’s 7 highlights

North Korean soldiers during a mass rally in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

A follow-up assessment of the Yunxing prototype’s engine technology will be carried out in November. Photo: Weibo/YunXing

Wang Mang is viewed as a man of the moment in an era in Chinese history defined by a deep yearning for renewal and transformation in nearly all walks of life. Photo: Baidu

Use of surgery to enhance appearance is not uncommon in Chinese entertainment industry. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo

A new survey to gather data on women and pregnancies in China is getting a rough reception from people who resent past family planning policies. Photo: Reuters

China sees ‘sudden’ rise in sea water, jobs for Hong Kong top talents: SCMP’s 7 highlights

An auto company boss faces backlash after a clip shows him eating hotpot in a car, questioned over practicality. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Baidu

Experts say several highly unusual factors contributed to Monday evening’s tidal event in eastern China. Photo: SCMP

Illustration by Lau Ka-kuen

More than 30 rounds of negotiations have taken place between China and India since a deadly clash in the Himalayan border region in 2020. Photo: AFP

Lee Hsien Yang, younger brother of Singapore’s prime minister Lee Hsien Loong, leaves the supreme court in 2017. Photo: AFP

An auto company vice-president is under fire after a video of him eating hotpot in a car went viral, prompting concerns about practicality and professionalism.  Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Baidu

The Canton Fair is generally seen as a barometer of China’s foreign trade. It is divided into three phases to attract different types of buyers. Photo: Xinhua

Doomed US submarine, quantum computer hacking experiment: 7 science highlights

The Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Connecticut was severely damaged in a surprise collision in 2021. Now newly released data on a giant whirlpool in the same area could offer fresh clues to what may have caused the incident. Photo: US Navy

Researchers have proved that the Lion of Venice statue which stands in St Mark’s Square, Venice, originated in China. Photo: Shutterstock

The blocks join in a mortar and tenon design. Photo: CCTV

A largely deserted street in downtown Tampa, Florida during the approach of Hurricane Milton. Photo: AP

China’s deadly ICBM, Anita Mui’s mother faces second bankruptcy: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Adeline Chang from Malaysia. Photo: Facebook/Adeline Chang

China’s PLA Rocket Force launches an intercontinental ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead from an undisclosed location. Photo: AFP

Tam Mei-kam appears at the High Court in 2012. Photo: SCMP

illustration by Lau Ka-kuen

The excavation site of the M27 tomb at Wangzhuang village in Henan province, central China. Photo: Xinhua

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From North Korean defectors wanting to join Ukraine’s efforts to China’s answer to Concorde, here are highlights from recent SCMP reporting


From North Korean defectors wanting to join Ukraine’s efforts to China’s answer to Concorde, here are highlights from recent SCMP reporting.


North Korean defectors and Ukraine, Chinese celebrity transformation: SCMP’s 7 highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From North Korean defectors wanting to join Ukraine’s efforts to China’s answer to Concorde, here are highlights from recent SCMP reporting

1. North Korean defectors push for Ukraine deployment to wage psychological warfare

From North Korean defectors wanting to join Ukraine’s efforts to China’s answer to Concorde, here are highlights from recent SCMP reporting