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1. Date set for US President Donald Trump’s trip to China

2. EU bans Chinese organisations from critical tech programmes, including AI, chips

3. Trump says raising US global tariff rate from 10 per cent to 15 per cent

4. As high-speed railways saturate China, how far can their global reach extend?

5. Unearthed temple in Nepal sheds new light on Buddha’s early life



Southeast Asia warned of ‘Godzilla El Nino’ whiplash threatening drought, floods, haze

US climber dies in avalanche on Nepal’s Mount Makalu

China’s May Day travel surges but spending chases ‘value’ in budget-conscious pivot

Everest climbers left hanging after giant ice chunk blocks path to summit

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Trump’s trip to China scheduled, archeologists unearth temple: 5 weekend reads you missed

The US Supreme Court building in Washington, where justices released on Friday their opinion striking down US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs. Photo: Reuters

US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping greet each other during their October 2025 summit in Busan, South Korea. Trump will be visiting China from March 31. Photo: AFP

The EU has barred most organisations based in China from applying for its Horizon Europe grants in “critical areas”. Image: Shutterstock

US President Donald Trump gestures as he holds a press briefing at the White House, following the Supreme Court’s ruling on his tariffs on Friday. Photo: Reuters

A high-speed train leaves Tegalluar Station, located along the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Indonesia. Photo: Xinhua

Pilgrims visit the birthplace of Buddha in Lumbini, Nepal. In 2025, about 1.1 million tourists – including domestic and international travellers – visited Lumbini. Photo: Shutterstock

Is China’s ‘reverse Great Firewall’ quietly blocking global access to official data?

New study highlights geo-blocking, a practice in which internet filters restrict access by identifying a user’s location through their IP address. Photo: Getty Images

Geo-blocking risks complicating foreign businesses’ engagement with China, a study has warned. Photo: Shutterstock

600 Guangdong drivers enter Hong Kong as thousands apply for new scheme

About 600 motorists from Guangdong have driven their vehicles into Hong Kong urban areas during the Lunar New Year holiday. Photo: Edmond So

Mable Chan says the scheme is doing well in its initial stage. Photo: Edmond So

Can China find a market for its fifth-generation J-35 warplanes?

A J-35A stealth fighter at the Zhuhai Airshow in 2024. Photo: Xinhua

As Kim Jong-un grooms daughter to rule, a Chinese princess whose ambition backfired

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sits next to his teenage daughter, Kim Ju-ae, who is thought to be his likely successor as the country’s supreme leader. In ancient China, one princess with ambitions of ruling the country became a cautionary tale. Photo: EPA-EFE/KCNA

Kim Jong-un, his wife Ri Sol-ju (in grey jacket) and their daughter Kim Ju-ae (centre) visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun to mark the New Year in Pyongyang, North Korea, on January 1, 2026. Photo: KCNA via Reuters

A painting depicting Wu Zetian, the only woman sovereign in Chinese history. Photo: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

Chinese scientists create new battery with electrolyte as safe as tofu brine

Chinese scientists are working on a green-friendly and safer alternative to lithium-ion batteries which have been known to explode and cause fires. Photo: Getty Images

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From global reach of China’s highspeed rail to an unearthed temple in Nepal, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From global reach of China’s highspeed rail to an unearthed temple in Nepal, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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Trump’s trip to China scheduled, archeologists unearth temple: 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 global reach of China’s highspeed rail to an unearthed temple in Nepal, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Date set for US President Donald Trump’s trip to China

From global reach of China’s highspeed rail to an unearthed temple in Nepal, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend