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1. Singapore’s ruling PAP turns 70: can its dominance last?

2. ‘Mummy, it hurts’: Malaysian woman makes last call to mother after car crushed by container

3. How Cantopop classic The Bund took Hong Kong by storm and lives on in people’s hearts

4. How Beijing flipped the South China Sea game with a single island

5. Olympic champ Zheng, Hong Kong’s Haughey on strength, sacrifice and a winning mentality



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Singapore’s ruling PAP at 70, Cantopop classic The Bund: 5 weekend reads you missed

Supporters of Singapore’s ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) wave party flags and placards ahead of the general election in 2015. Photo: Reuters

PAP supporters and office workers gather to listen to Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s then-prime minister, during an election rally in 2015. Photo: AFP

21-year-old Lee Zi Rou was killed when a container rolled off a truck and fell onto her car. Photo: Penang State Fire and Rescue Department

Popular singer Frances Yip Lai-yee. Photo: SCMP

Fiery Cross Reef has been developed by China into an integral, strategic military base in the contested Spratly Islands. Photo: PLA

“Conversation with Paris Olympians” panel discussion at the SCMP Family Business Summit 2024. Photo: Dickson Lee

China reels from deadly Zhuhai car attack, Trump’s Taiwan demands: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Photo: Shutterstock

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

Discover Vietnam’s war-torn history in Hanoi, full of fascinating museums and landmarks

The office building of Hanoi’s first Communist Party newspaper, the Hanoi Moi, is a popular background for Instagram photos. 
The capital city is a symbol of Vietnam’s resilience after centuries of war and colonialism. Photo: Erika Na

People exercise at Hoan Kiem Lake, in Hanoi, Vietnam, in the early morning hours. Photo: Erika Na

The Heroic Vietnamese Mother Nguyen Thi Thu at the Vietnam Military History Museum depicts the face of a women who lost nine sons, son-in-law and grandchild to war. Photo: Erika Na

Joyful children at play, a 1972 work by Nguyen Tu Nghiem, at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. Photo: Erika Na

The 1939 lacquer relief Happiness shows a young Vietnamese couple in traditional clothing, holding up their baby. Photo: Erika Na

The Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi opened in 1901 under the name Grand Métropole Hotel. Photo: courtesy of Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

The underground bomb shelter at the Metropole was discovered in 2011 when the hotel was being renovated. The entrance to the bunker is next to the hotel’s swimming pool. Photo: courtesy of Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

Han Thi Thanh Huyen leads a tour of the underground bomb shelter at the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel. Photo: Erika Na

Vietnamese teenagers practise skateboard tricks at Lenin Park in Hanoi. Photo: Erika Na

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

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From Singapore’s PAP turning 70 to a look back at Cantopop classic The Bund, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Singapore’s PAP turning 70 to a look back at Cantopop classic The Bund, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Singapore’s ruling PAP at 70, Cantopop classic The Bund: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Singapore’s PAP turning 70 to a look back at Cantopop classic The Bund, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Singapore’s ruling PAP turns 70: can its dominance last?

From Singapore’s PAP turning 70 to a look back at Cantopop classic The Bund, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend