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We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong dies at 41 after long battle with illness

2. With the critical minerals deal off, is the US now poised to abandon Zelensky?

3. How China’s ‘Fantastic Four’ are reshaping the global tech landscape

4. Japan’s conservatives have change of heart about ‘disastrous’ Trump

5. Malaysia’s digital economy ambition faces disconnect in workplace and schools



China turns African port into tourist spot, students rethink Hong Kong: 5 weekend reads

Trump urged Xi to help end Ukraine war; China’s tech sanctions list: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Sharla Cheung’s film career, rise and fall of Hong Kong comics: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Chip prodigy returns to China, coal waste used for critical minerals: 7 science highlights

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Khalil Fong dies, Trump-Zelensky row, China’s ‘Fantastic Four’: 5 weekend reads you missed

Khalil Fong has died at the age of 41. Photo: Handout

Khalil Fong at his book launch in 2018. Photo: SCMP

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Donald Trump talking over each other in the Oval Office. Photo: Reuters

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US President Donald Trump attends a press conference with British PM Keir Starmer at the White House on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Kuala Lumpur city skyline. Malaysia’s goal to become a digital economy faces challenges such as a shortage in skilled manpower. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s missile breakthrough, PhD refugees from US, Bali tax: 5 weekend reads you missed

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft experienced helium leaks which stranded two Nasa astronauts at the International Space Station. Now Chinese scientists have used the situation to come up with a scientific breakthrough. Photo: Nasa via AP

China’s Long March-5 rocket at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in Hainan Province. Photo: Xinhua

Fudan University is one of several institutions coming up with innovative ways to attract overseas Chinese students, amid funding cuts and admissions pauses in the US. Photo: Xinhua

Tourists wander at Kuta Beach in Bali, Indonesia, on February 3. Bali welcomed 6.3 million foreign tourists last year. Photo: EPA-EFE

Positive psychologist Stephanie Harrison with her bestselling guide New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That’s Got It Wrong. Photo: The New Happy

China’s ‘super diamond’, DeepSeek and dethroning the US dollar: 5 weekend reads you missed

A Bank of China employee counts US and Chinese banknotes at a branch in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, in 2020. Photo: CNS

The tech-heavy US stock market has been one of the pillars supporting the US currency’s global standing. Photo: Shutterstock

Illustration: Brian Wang

USAID’s shutdown may put more attention on China’s programmes in the developing world, according to some Chinese officials. Photo: EPA-EFE

Diamonds are used in various industrial applications. Photo: Shutterstock

Legal challenge to US tariffs, Chinese billionaires, Nezha 2: 5 weekend reads you missed

Wan Hai cargo containers are stacked at the Port of Los Angeles in Long Beach, California on February 3, 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE

Like its logo, DeepSeek has become an industry whale in its own right, becoming impossible to ignore as it resets assumptions about what it takes to be an artificial intelligence leader. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Donald Trump has suggested the population of Gaza should be expelled and the US take over. Photo: EPA-EFE

Zhong Shanshan, the founder of beverage giant Nongfu Spring, is one of several Chinese billionaires who have set up new universities in recent years. Photo: Instagram/@newmoney_gr

Animated film Nezha 2 has broken records at Chinese cinemas over the Lunar New Year holiday, proving that stories based in ancient Chinese mythology are a winning formula. Photo: Xinhua

Trump’s tariffs, US tech giants embrace China’s DeepSeek: 5 weekend reads you missed

US President Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on the country’s three largest trading partners, risking a trade war that could cause broad economic disruption. Photo: AFP

Ships are loaded at the container terminal of the port in Qingdao, in China’s eastern Shandong province on January 25, 2025. Photo: AFP

US tech firms are rushing to adopt DeepSeek as part of their AI offerings. Photo: Reuters

Illustration: Davies Christian Surya

China’s third aircraft carrier the Fujian leaves the Shanghai Jiangnan Shipyard on May 1, 2024 for its first navigation test. Photo: Xinhua

Donnie Yen in a still from Seven Swords, Tsui Hark’s 2005 sword-fighting epic and one of three notable wuxia films shot this century. Photo: Handout

Southeast Asia scam hubs, China’s traditional crafts revival: 5 weekend reads you missed

A general view of Myanmar’s Myawaddy town is seen from across the Thai side in Mae Sot district on April 11, 2024. Photo: AFP

Wang Xing shakes hands with a Thai police officer after his rescue. Photo: Reuters

Botanical prices are down in southern China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday as a mild winter and weak consumption weigh on retail profits. Photo: Sam Tsang

Illustration: Henry Wong

Songshan Lake XbotPark in Dongguan has incubated a handful of promising Chinese start-ups under the guidance of founder Li Zexiang. Photo: Handout

The prosperity toss salad, called yusheng or lo hei in Chinese, served at Jom, a modern Singaporean restaurant in Hong Kong. Diners mix and toss the salad while repeating Lunar New Year good luck sayings. Photo: Instagram/@eat.jom

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From a debate between Trump and Zelensky to Malaysia’s digital economy ambition, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From a debate between Trump and Zelensky to Malaysia’s digital economy ambition, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Khalil Fong dies, Trump-Zelensky row, China’s ‘Fantastic Four’: 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 a debate between Trump and Zelensky to Malaysia’s digital economy ambition, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Hong Kong singer-songwriter Khalil Fong dies at 41 after long battle with illness

From a debate between Trump and Zelensky to Malaysia’s digital economy ambition, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend