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1. China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ US in chips, says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

2. Dim sum trolleys go silent as Hong Kong’s Metropol Restaurant closes after 35 years

3. Iran recalls envoys to UK, France, Germany after China-backed UN proposal fails

4. Japan man saves US$440,000 by not using air con, dining out, regrets in retirement

5. Pair caught bagging up fresh seafood, beef to take home from Hong Kong buffet



China doubts Musk’s Starship future; ex-TSMC chip prodigy returns: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Consort Wan’s dark story, the good and bad with GLP-1s: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Xpeng’s driverless cabs; Tesla launches FSD in China; Nio slams price wars: 7 EV reads

Singha beer dynasty scandal, Malaysia’s sunken missile deal: 7 Asia highlights

SCMP Highlights

Chinese chips ‘nanoseconds behind’ US, Iran recalls envoys: 5 weekend reads you missed

Diners choose dim sum from a trolley during the final lunch service of the Metropol Restaurant at the United Centre in Admiralty on Saturday. Photo: Karma Lo

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO and founder delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 6. Photo: AFP

Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s CEO and founder, speaks on BG2, a podcast hosted by tech investors Brad Gerstner and Bill Gurley, on an episode posted on September 26, 2025. Photo: Handout

The company will try to transfer the 100-odd employees to other restaurants it operates, according to restaurant manager Erica Chan. Photo: Karma Lo

Security Council members vote on a resolution to delay by six months the reimposition of sanctions on Iran, at the 80th UN General Assembly in New York on Friday. Photo: Reuters

A Japanese man saved US$440,000 by forgoing air conditioning at home and eating out, but regrets his frugal lifestyle just a year after retirement. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock

A screenshot of footage showing the recovered food. Photo: Handout

Fujian’s landmark jet launch, Hong Kong after Super Typhoon Ragasa: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Yu Faxin is also a Qiushi distinguished professor at Zhejiang University’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Hangzhou. Photo: Shutterstock

The carrier-based J-15T, J-35 and KJ-600 aircraft have completed their inaugural electromagnetic catapult-assisted take-off and landing tests on the Fujian aircraft carrier. Photo: Xinhua

A man sits on a bench on the Tseung Kwan O promenade as the waves approach. Photo: Elson Li

High-end luxury homes in London. US authorities estimate that US$340 million in UK property has been acquired with money stolen from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund. Photo: EPA

Fan Zihe, a Pakistani adopted by a couple in China has announced she will marry her Chinese partner on September 17. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Sohu

The Dashixia mega dam in Xinjiang is 247 metres high – about the same as an 80-storey building. Photo: CCTV

Celebrated mathematician Yuan Yuan returns to China after more than 20 years in US

Yuan is one of four mathematicians recruited by Westlake University (pictured) after long careers in the US. Photo: Handout

Yuan Yuan has joined Westlake University’s Institute for Theoretical Sciences. Photo: Handout

Westlake University in eastern China’s Hangzhou. Photo: Handout

China unveils giant ‘robot boot camps’ to train up world-leading humanoids

Technicians train humanoid robots at an innovation centre in China’s eastern Zhejiang province. Cities across China are building robot training bases to help local robotics companies accelerate their product development. Photo: Getty Images

Technicians train humanoid robots at a data collection centre run by the robotics company Agibot in Shanghai. Cities across China are also building robot training bases to help local robotics companies accelerate their product development. Photo: Getty Images

Chinese army engineers run first triple-nuke-strike experiment in lab

Chinese military scientists conduct the first lab experiment simulating the explosion of three nuclear bunker busters. Credit: Army Engineering University of PLA

PLA engineers conduct experimental tests of warheads that can be programmed to strike the same spot multiple times. Photo: Army Engineering University of the PLA

Satellite image shows activity near the perimeter building and southern holes caused by the June 22 US air strike on the Fordo Fuel Enrichment Plant complex in central Iran. Photo: Maxar Technologies/AFP

Beijing warns new US consul general in Hong Kong not to cross ‘red lines’

The national flag outside Beijing’s Office of the Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong. Photo: Warton Li

Julie Eadeh has been urged to play a “constructive role” in developing China-US relations. Photo: Handout

Emily Lau with Julie Eadeh at a reception during the week. Photo: Facebook /Emily Lau

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From a Japanese man’s retirement regrets to the ‘end of an era’ at Hong Kong’s Metropol, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From a Japanese man’s retirement regrets to the ‘end of an era’ at Hong Kong’s Metropol, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Chinese chips ‘nanoseconds behind’ US, Iran recalls envoys: 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 Japanese man’s retirement regrets to the ‘end of an era’ at Hong Kong’s Metropol, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. China is ‘nanoseconds behind’ US in chips, says Nvidia’s Jensen Huang

From a Japanese man’s retirement regrets to the ‘end of an era’ at Hong Kong’s Metropol, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend