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1. US call centre bill threatens Philippines’ US$30 billion outsourcing boom

2. Chinachem Tower blaze in Hong Kong’s Central put out after 4-hour battle, 4 hurt

3. The aircraft carrier champion and naval genius behind China’s blue sea strategy

4. Man accused of running Cambodian scam farm empire has Hong Kong business links

5. 79-year-old influencer lost 30kg and has bone density of a 20-year-old. How?



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SCMP Highlights

China’s naval ‘genius’; 2 million Filipinos’ jobs on the line: 5 weekend reads you missed

Liu Huaqing (centre) visits the Paracel Islands in 1985. Photo: Handout

Filipino call centre workers attend to US-based clients at a BPO office in Manila. Photo: AFP

Flames erupt from the Chinachem Tower in Central. Photo: Handout

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

An office building at 68 Kimberley Road in Tsim Sha Tsui is owned by Cheer Capital Limited, another business on a US sanctions list. Photo: Dickson Lee.

Joan MacDonald took up her daughter Michelle’s challenge to overhaul her lifestyle, dropping from 90kg at the age of 70 (left) to 59kg at 79. Resistance training played a key part. Photo: Joan MacDonald

Filipino helpers found after search in Hong Kong fired, face being sent home

Imee Mahilum Pabuaya (left) and Aleli Perez Tibay were found in Sha Tin. Photo: Handout

Imee Mahilum Pabuaya (right) and Aleli Perez Tibay. The search for the pair gripped Hong Kong’s Filipino community. Photo: Handout

The two women were seen along the Lung Mun Country Trail at one point. Photo: Handout

Chinese Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen-ning Yang dies aged 103

Chen-ning Yang, “one of the greatest theoretical physicists of the 20th century”, helped to promote collaboration between Chinese and American scientists. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

Chen-ning Yang speaks at Zhongshan University, now Sun Yat-sen University, in Guangzhou in 1983. Photo: SCMP Archives

Why Singaporeans are flocking to Malaysia’s Johor for food and leisure

The Malaysian city of Johor Bahru is popular among Singaporeans for grocery shopping, dining and entertainment. Photo: AFP

A poster shows a 10-ringgit ticket promotion at a cinema in R&F Mall, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Photo: Rachel Tan

A map of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone showing its nine strategic flagship zones. The SEZ is expected to have a positive impact on retail spending in Johor. Photo: United Overseas Bank/Handout

UOB and DBS ATMs at Changi Airport in Singapore. Both banks have reported a rise in retail transactions on their Singapore-issued credit cards in Johor. Photo: Reuters

A taxi driver at a traffic light in Singapore. Both countries’ governments are looking to expand taxi services in Johor. Photo: EPA

Fish stalls at a wet market in Malaysia’s Johor Bahru. Food prices have risen faster in Johor state than they have nationally, economists say. Photo: Reuters

Dutch chipmaker Nexperia said to halt salaries and system access for Chinese employees

Nexperia is a Chinese-owned semiconductor company based in the Netherlands. Photo: Reuters

An employee works with a wafer in a production line of Nexperia. Photo: Reuters

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From protectionism threats to Hong Kong business links, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


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China’s naval ‘genius’; 2 million Filipinos’ jobs on the line: 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 protectionism threats to Hong Kong business links, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. US call centre bill threatens Philippines’ US$30 billion outsourcing boom

From protectionism threats to Hong Kong business links, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend