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1. China sees surge in travel demand for extended Lunar New Year holiday

2. How has Hengqin helped Macau diversify its casino-dominated economy?

3. Scientists find key nutrient missing in China-grown durian

4. Why China’s football goal is still a long shot despite renewed focus on the sport

5. Why savoury Chinese dumplings are becoming a winter solstice favourite



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China-grown durian, Lunar New Year travel demand, Macau’s economy: 5 weekend reads

Passengers stream into a train station in central China’s Hunan province during the Lunar New Year travel rush in January 2024. Photo: AFP

Crowds of people walk past the Peace Hotel on Shanghai’s Bund during the Lunar New Year holiday in February 2024. Photo: AFP

illustration: Henry Wong

A study has found key differences between durian grown in China compared with Southeast Asia. Photo: Sun Yeung

Chinese football fans  celebrate their team’s win against Indonesia at the 2026 Fifa World Cup Asian qualification match in Qingdao, China, on October 15. Photo: AFP

Savory Taishanese tangyuan glutinous rice dumplings are gaining popularity as second- and third-generation Chinese influencers in the West share their parents’ recipes. The dumplings are a must at winter solstice and Chinese New Year. Photo: Getty Images

Predicting US-China economic clashes, Chinese astronauts break record: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

The five brands found to contain the substances are Hair Corner, Mentholatum, Petal Fresh Pure, Clear and Philip B. Photo: Consumer Council

(L-R) Singapore’s Manpower Minister Tan See Leng and Law and Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam. Photo: Facebook/Handout

The findings of a study led by Xiamen University have put a spotlight on a type of bile known as LCA that can produce effects resulting in regeneration in animals. Image: Shutterstock

How US-China economic warfare could play out, China’s nuclear arsenal: SCMP daily catch-up

An undated image of a PLA Type 094 strategic nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. Photo: Handout

TikTok faces a potential US ban. Photo: TNS

In addition to the robot, the Chang’e-8 mission will also feature a lunar rover. Illustration: CNSA

Taiwan losing cultural sway, Hong Kong ‘failures’: 5 weekend reads

My Fair Princess was a hugely popular production based on the work of Chiung Yao. Photo: Handout

Taiwanese romance novelist Chiung Yao, who died at the age of 86. Photo: Weibo/@会火

The Hong Kong Christian Service interviewed 597 people aged 12 to 24 to look into their experiences with failure. Photo: Sam Tsang

North Star Boys, an Asian-American boy band that have gone viral on social media, in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee

A Chinese company has sold an ultra-powerful laser to an unnamed client in the US. Photo: www.oeshow.cn

Syrian refugees arrive in Malaysia in 2016. Photo: AFP

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From the key nutrient missing in Chinese durian to Macau’s efforts to diversify its economy, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From the key nutrient missing in Chinese durian to Macau’s efforts to diversify its economy, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


China-grown durian, Lunar New Year travel demand, Macau’s economy: 5 weekend reads

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From the key nutrient missing in Chinese durian to Macau’s efforts to diversify its economy, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. China sees surge in travel demand for extended Lunar New Year holiday

From the key nutrient missing in Chinese durian to Macau’s efforts to diversify its economy, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend