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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. 35 dead after car attack in Chinese city of Zhuhai, suspect arrested, police say
Nearly three dozen people were killed in a car attack on a crowd in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Monday, police said, releasing the death toll a full day after the incident.
2. Is Taiwan ‘not doing enough’? Why Donald Trump’s demands may prove impossible
Taiwan might face impossible expectations from the US president-elect who has called for the island to drastically increase military spending.
3. Swedish businessman jailed for 7 years for raping helper in Hong Kong flat

A Hong Kong court sentenced Swedish businessman Patrik Tobias Ekstrom to seven years in jail after he was found guilty of raping his domestic helper.
4. China’s widebody C929 jet lands first buyer at top-flight Zhuhai air show
The home-grown C929, still under development, was the subject of a preliminary purchase agreement at China’s premier air show.
5. With Trump’s victory, Malaysia sees more interest from Chinese firms to relocate

Inquiries by Chinese companies for factory and office space in Malaysia have spiked since Americans voted for Donald Trump to return to the White House, driven in part by his campaign pledge to slap 60 per cent tariffs on Chinese goods.
6. In Japan, call to ban women marrying after 25 stirs backlash

The leader of a Japanese conservative party has apologised for saying the solution to the nation’s population crisis would be to ban women from getting married after the age of 25 and have their uteruses removed at 30.
7. Hollywood star Rosamund Pike embraces Mandarin, wants media to use her Chinese name

British actress Rosamund Pike professes a deep affection for Chinese language and culture, and previously shared a rather rude idiom in Mandarin during a chat show.


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A man lights a candle near flowers placed outside the “Zhuhai People’s Fitness Plaza” where a man deliberately rammed his car into people exercising at the sports center, killing some and injuring others in southern China’s Guangdong province on November 12, 2024. Photo: AP

The court earlier heard that Patrik Tobias Ekstrom came home drunk on the day of the attack and sexually assaulted the victim. Photo: Elson Li

Former US president Donald Trump speaks at an agricultural policy event in Smithton, Pennsylvania, on September 23. Photo: Reuters

A young Japanese couple at a garden in Tokyo. Photo: Shutterstock

Hollywood star Pike has gained respect and support from Chinese people around the world. Photo: Instagram/chinesebridge2002

Rolls-Royce crash row, shock over lift assault, Roman myth debunked: 5 trending stories

Following the crash, Zhu, above, took a photo in front of her damaged bonnet and posted it on her social media. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

In the 1990s, the Romanesque architecture and European traits of the villagers in Liqian, Gansu province, led to speculation about potential connections. Photo: SCMP composite/Sohu/Wikipedia

Social media in China has been shocked by a video of a 14-year-old “bewitched” boy attacking a seven-year-old girl in a lift. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

What Trump 2.0 means for Chinese EV makers, Africa’s green vehicle potential: 7 EV reads

Chinese EVs waiting to be loaded onto a ship at Taicang Port in Suzhou, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province. Photo: AFP

An electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft on display at the China International Import Expo. Photo: Xinhua 

The Xpeng X2 flying car pictured in Guangzhou on May 15. Chinese cities are pouring resources into supporting the low-altitude economy. Photo: Xinhua

Hong Kong MTR escalators, tank tops in the Song dynasty: 5 weekend reads you missed

Chinese scientists have created a digital reconstruction of a wealthy woman’s clothing from the Southern Song dynasty. Photo: Wuhan Textile University


A moxiong, similar to a modern-day tank top, discovered in a noble woman’s tomb. Photo: Wuhan Textile University

Street art in Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock

Keto diets and ketone supplements have gained popularity among endurance runners for their potential to delay fatigue, but do they really give athletes an advantage? Photo: Shutterstock

More than 1,300 escalators serve millions of passengers every day at MTR stations across Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse

Ahn Andersen has spent decades searching for her Korean roots. Photo: David Lee

Swiss university to restrict Chinese applicants, Trump’s victory: SCMP’s 7 highlights

View of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Donald Trump gestures to supporters at an election-night watch party at Mar-a-Lago on March 5, 2024. Photo: TNS

Top university ETH Zurich is implementing a new screening policy that will restrict students from countries including China, Russia and Iran. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese scientists are bringing a converged energy beam weapon from fiction to life. Image: Lucasfilm/Disney

Girls make their way home after school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Reuters

Diners wait in the queue outside a Tim Ho Wan outlet in Hong Kong’s Central district. Photo: Shutterstock

Tidal surge in China, AI power race, ‘time traveller’ emperor: 7 science highlights

Experts say several highly unusual factors contributed to a tidal event in eastern China in October. Photo: SCMP

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

This tiny Loricera beetle has remained virtually unchanged for at least 100 million years, according to a Chinese-led study. Photo: Shutterstock

Thailand is set to become the first nation to join both the US-led Artemis Accords, a set of best practices for space exploration, and the Chinese-led ILRS, pictured, which aims to build a base on the moon. Photo: China National Space Administration

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

China aims to set up a computing power corridor across the country covering 99 per cent of the nation’s population, according to a key architect of the project. Photo: Shutterstock

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From Chinese firms eyeing Malaysia to Hong Kong jailing a man for raping a domestic helper, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From Chinese firms eyeing Malaysia to Hong Kong jailing a man for raping a domestic helper, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


China reels from deadly Zhuhai car attack, Trump’s Taiwan demands: 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 Chinese firms eyeing Malaysia to Hong Kong jailing a man for raping a domestic helper, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. 35 dead after car attack in Chinese city of Zhuhai, suspect arrested, police say

From Chinese firms eyeing Malaysia to Hong Kong jailing a man for raping a domestic helper, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting