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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. Pakistan claims Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets used against India’s air force
Pakistan has claimed it used Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets against India’s air force in a brief military encounter on Wednesday.
2. Cathay crew member mistakenly gives boy, 3, wine on Hong Kong-London flight
A flight attendant with Cathay Pacific Airways mistakenly served a glass of white wine to a three-year-old boy seated in business class, his mother complained, as she claimed the Hong Kong flag carrier had not properly explained how the oversight happened.
3. Sixth-gen fighter could block airspace 1,000km from China’s shore, article says

In a future conflict over Taiwan, Beijing’s sixth-generation fighter could block the airspace to foreign bases in Guam for up to two hours from 1,000km away, according to a mainland Chinese military magazine.
4. Canadian CEO cuts out US middlemen, forges direct China ties in trade war
Amid deepening trade tensions, stock shortages and tariff headaches in the US, Canadian retailers like Luke Therrien are bypassing US intermediaries and forging direct ties with Chinese suppliers.
5. ‘Detrimental to K-pop’? How NewJeans saga upends South Korea’s music industry

NewJeans’ abrupt disappearance from the K-pop spotlight has shaken South Korea’s multibillion-dollar music industry – not just because of the group’s meteoric rise and global reach, but for what the saga reveals about increasingly blurred lines of power and the fragile nature of artist-label relations in the world’s most systematised pop machine.
6. Fujian gang photos cast shadow on lead-up to Singapore cabinet reveal
In Singapore, any post-election talk or discussion on what the Lawrence Wong’s cabinet could look like has been overshadowed by the publication of two viral photos of a convicted so-called Fujian gang leader with potential ministers. The denials by the ministers of any association with the money-launderer have been swift and firm.
7. Why new world snooker champion Zhao Xintong cannot play in China

A curious footnote to Zhao Xintong’s triumph at the World Snooker Championship on Monday is that he remains banned from playing in China. The origins lie in 2023, when Zhao was among 10 Chinese players banned in the sport’s biggest match-fixing scandal.


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Pakistan claims China-made jets in India clash, boy given wine: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Pakistan Air Force J-10C fighter jets perform at a rehearsal ahead of the country’s national day parade in Islamabad on March 21, 2024. Photo: AFP

The fighter still being developed by the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Corporation is unofficially referred to as the J-36. Photo: Weibo/河东三叔

NewJeans at the Billboard Women in Music Awards in Inglewood, California, in March 2024. Photo: Reuters

Zhao Xintong celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Snooker Championship on Monday. Photo: Xinhua

China’s chip production breakthrough, 480-million-year-old cave: 7 science highlights

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) machines are critical for producing the advanced chips that drive hi-tech industries. Illustration: Getty

Researchers at the Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology built the technology and conducted the trials that have been documented in a peer-reviewed study. Photo: SCMP

Astronaut Wang Haoze emerges from the Shenzhou-19 return capsule at the Dongfeng landing site in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua

Singapore’s opposition, Filipino in running for pope, India vs Pakistan: 7 Asia highlights

Supporters of the Workers’ Party. Photo: EPA-EFE

Supporters of the opposition Workers’ Party listening to a speech on Saturday night as preliminary results trickled in. Photo: EPA-EFE

Filipino cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle attends a rosary prayer at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on April 24. Photo: AFP

A Pakistani JF-17 aircraft flies over Islamabad. Photo: AFP

Mahathir Mohamad in his office at the Perdana Leadership Foundation in Putrajaya, on Monday. Photo: Hadi Azmi

A student waves a sign during a University of Nevada, Las Vegas, rally to demand the university protect students regardless of immigration status on April 24. Photo: TNS

The body of Woranun Pannacha, 25, was discovered in a rented room in Pattaya. Photo: Handout

Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto station on April 16. Photo: AFP

China’s EUV breakthrough, Japan shuts down earthquake rumours: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Two Boeing jets intended for Chinese airlines have been returned to the US, with more likely to come in the wake of heightened tariffs. Photo: AFP

US retail giant Walmart has reportedly told some Chinese suppliers to resume shipments, in a possible sign that a deal to de-escalate the US-China trade war may be getting closer. Photo: AFP

A temple in Malaysia has unveiled what it says is the world’s first “AI Mazu”, a Chinese deity powered by artificial intelligence. Photo: SCMP composite/IG@shinkong0610

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From Pakistan claiming Chinese-made J-10Cs in India clash to a Cathay Pacific oversight, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From Pakistan claiming Chinese-made J-10Cs in India clash to a Cathay Pacific oversight, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


Pakistan claims China-made jets in India clash, boy given wine: 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 Pakistan claiming Chinese-made J-10Cs in India clash to a Cathay Pacific oversight, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. Pakistan claims Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets used against India’s air force

From Pakistan claiming Chinese-made J-10Cs in India clash to a Cathay Pacific oversight, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting