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1. As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny

2. Did China just hint that its next aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered?

3. Reverend Derek Li, father of injured Hong Kong Mirror dancer Mo Li, dies

4. 3 killed in Japanese Type 10 tank blast that has military baffled

5. Are you ageing well? 5 simple tests to get a picture of your biological age



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DJI-Insta360 rivalry, nuclear hint for China’s next carrier: 5 weekend reads you missed

A Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force Type 10 tank (centre) is seen missing its turret after a shell exploded inside on Tuesday. Photo: Kyodo/Reuters

A Chinese naval video has fuelled speculation that its next aircraft carrier is likely to be nuclear-powered. The video features a young sailor named He Jian, a pun on the words for nuclear ship. Photo: CCTV

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

The US military website The War Zone reported that China’s new Type 004 aircraft carrier, currently under construction at the Dalian shipyard, has revealed a hull structure that appears similar to that of the US nuclear-powered supercarriers. Photo: X/ okcoslsp

Social media users have praised the late reverend for his constant advocacy for his son, Mo Li (centre), following the accident. Photo: Mo Lee Kai-yin/Instagram

The “flamingo” test - balancing on one leg - is one of the ways you can assess how well you are ageing. Photo: Shutterstock

Trump extends Iran ceasefire; Hong Kong actress’ second cancer shock: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Cargo ships near the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Reuters

The scheme, which launched in October 2023, provides a one-off HK$20,000 bonus to eligible parents for newborns. Photo: Jelly Tse

Kristal Tin revealed she had been diagnosed with cancer after Chinese New Year. Photo: Handout

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto (right) shakes hands with Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong after a press conference at the presidential palace in Jakarta in November 2024. Photo: AFP

Alternative treatments for knee pain; monthly zodiac forecast: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Tim McCosker (kneeling), a physiotherapist at CoreOFit Physio, works with his patient, former Hong Kong rugby player Rob Naylor

How’s your luck in the Year of the Fire Horse’s third month? Photo: Shutterstock

Jessie Mei Li in a still from The Season, a revenge drama miniseries about Hong Kong’s social elite coming to screens this June. Photo: PCCW Media

Tanghulu with Dried Plums (left) and Dragon’s Beard Candy, available at Oi Sweet Dessert by Oi Man Sang in Sham Shui Po. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Dieci’s co-founders in Hong Kong worked with Dix Design + Architecture to bring its interiors to life. Photo: Handout

Singapore’s US-interest balancing act, viral Songkran clash: 7 Asia highlights

Fishermen pull their boats to the shore near the Kalpakkam atomic power station in Tamil Nadu. Photo: AP

A banner at a protest in Singapore’s Hong Lim Park on Saturday shows past and present US presidents with horns on their heads. Photo: Instagram/sgacadboycott

Screenshots from a viral video showing Songkran festival revelers spraying a van driver in Patong. Photo: TikTok / littlepatong

Gavin Chow (centre) after being named the winner of the Mr Bear International competition in Bangkok on Monday. Photo: Facebook / Mr Bear International

A combination photo shows South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol (left) exiting court in January and his wife, former first lady Kim Keon-hee, arriving at the special prosecutor’s office in Seoul in August last year. Photos: EPA/AFP

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From a baffling Japan tank blast to hints of a Chinese nuclear aircraft carrier, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From a baffling Japan tank blast to hints of a Chinese nuclear aircraft carrier, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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DJI-Insta360 rivalry, nuclear hint for China’s next carrier: 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 baffling Japan tank blast to hints of a Chinese nuclear aircraft carrier, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. As DJI duels Insta360, China sharpens global hardware edge amid US scrutiny

From a baffling Japan tank blast to hints of a Chinese nuclear aircraft carrier, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend