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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. China’s aircraft maker Comac wins one of its biggest overseas orders for C909 jets
Chinese-made aircraft are set to spread their wings further in Southeast Asia after Air Cambodia announced what could become the largest ever overseas order for C909 passenger jets.
2. After 40 years in US, pioneering mathematician Zhongwei Shen returns to China

Pioneering Chinese-American mathematician Zhongwei Shen has left the United States to take up a chair professorship at Westlake University in Hangzhou.
3. Hong Kong shoots up global talent ranking to No 4: John Lee
Hong Kong has climbed five places to secure its highest-ever global ranking of fourth spot for talent, the city’s leader revealed at a summit organised by the Post, as he called for the further bolstering of ties with “like-minded” partners such as Asean amid rising unilateralism.
4. Apple’s new iPhone Air, with eSIM, faces support limitation in China

Apple unveiled a panoply of updated gadgets at this year’s biggest product launch on Tuesday, with its ultra-thin iPhone Air grabbing much of the limelight.
5. ‘Drowning in money’: Filipinos seethe over ‘stolen’ flood control funds

Mud splattered across gates. Walls daubed with “thief” and “corrupt”. In the Philippines, anger over the misuse of funds set aside for flood control projects has found its target: the properties of contractors accused of siphoning off billions and the offices of government agencies.
6. US church sues top Hong Kong school ‘for only serving rich’, threatens eviction
A United States-based church is suing the management of a top Hong Kong school it co-founded in 1966 for allegedly breaching an operational agreement, accusing the institution of serving only the “rich and privileged few” and amassing excessive financial reserves.
7. China woman finds first love after 16 years at his shop; couple quickly get engaged

A Chinese woman ran into the first love of her life at a noodle shop 16 years after they broke up, and the pair got engaged six days later.


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The Hong Kong International School’s Repulse Bay campus is owned by the church. Photo: May Tse

C909 passenger aircraft and C919 passenger aircraft taxi ahead of the Airshow China on November 9, 2024, in Zhuhai, Guangdong province. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Mathematician Zhongwei Shen says he hopes to keep pushing forward the problems that have defined his career, and also return to classroom. Photo: Handout

Apple CEO Tim Cook holds an iPhone Air, as Apple holds an event at the Steve Jobs Theatre in Cupertino, California, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Protesters hold placards, including a picture of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr, during a rally to condemn corruption in flood control projects outside the Department of Public Works and Highways in Manila on Thursday. Photo: AP

A Chinese woman was surprised to discover that the owner of a diner she went to was her first love from 16 years ago. They quickly decided to get engaged. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

Malaysia calls on China to push C919 jet globally as AirAsia circles deal

China’s home-made C919 large passenger jet performs a flight demonstration at the Zhuhai Air Show in Zhuhai in South China’s Guangdong province on November 13, 2024. Photo: NurPhoto via Getty Images

Malaysian Transport Minister Anthony Loke speaking at a Malaysian Chamber of Commerce Hong Kong and Macau event on Wednesday. Photo: Jean Iau

Motorists coming from Malaysia’s state of Johor form a queue as they approach the immigration checkpoint to enter Singapore. Photo: AFP

Top Harvard mathematician Liu Jun leaves US for China

Liu Jun, one of the world’s leading statisticians and a longtime professor at Harvard University, has returned to China full time, accepting a prestigious chair at Tsinghua University last month. Photo: Handout

First row from left to right: Maths teacher, Shao Guangyan, Liu Jun, and his Chinese teacher, Zhang Ying. Photo: Handout

Liu Jun, one of the world’s leading statisticians and a long-time professor at Harvard University, has returned to China full time, accepting a prestigious chair at Tsinghua University last month. Photo: handout

China’s Victory Day parade, US TV series draws flak in Singapore: SCMP’s 7 highlights

A “Singaporean” character is depicted as speaking Malay in the US TV series “Countdown”. Photo: Prime Video

The JL-3 is a third-generation intercontinental-range, submarine-launched ballistic missile. Photo: Xinhua

As his country faces steep US tariffs, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi used the SCO summit in Tianjin on Monday to deepen ties with the leaders of China and Russia. Photo: AP

The trend of women living longer than men is reflective of the global situation, a population expert says. Photo: Sun Yeung

More Chinese students are relocating to Southeast Asia to pursue higher education and employment opportunities. Photo: EPA

A Chinese woman who became depressed after two window cleaners saw her sleeping naked is seeking a rent reduction as compensation. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

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From a pioneering mathematician’s return to China to flood control protests in the Philippines, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From a pioneering mathematician’s return to China to flood control protests in the Philippines, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


China’s C909 jet, Apple iPhone Air, Hong Kong’s global talent ranking: 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 a pioneering mathematician’s return to China to flood control protests in the Philippines, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. China’s aircraft maker Comac wins one of its biggest overseas orders for C909 jets

From a pioneering mathematician’s return to China to flood control protests in the Philippines, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting