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The Chinatown area of Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Shutterstock
Germany

Psychiatric clinic scams, top vacation spot for Lunar New Year: 5 weekend reads

From the Munich Security Conference to Star Cruises’ fiasco, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Mainland China

Free Disneyland tickets for helpers; Chen Zhi’s extradition: 7 highlights

Mainland China

Why your brain needs fat, advice for Year of the Horse: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Science

Starlink’s worst nightmare; China’s Shenlong mission: 7 science highlights

From China’s world-first microwave weapon to a fourth ‘Shenlong’ mission, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen
Malaysia

Indonesia’s inner circle, Japan revives imperial army ranks: 7 Asia highlights

From insight into Jakarta politics to debate over Malaysian sultan’s comment, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Ukraine

China accused of secret nuclear tests, Eileen Gu’s wake up call: 5 weekend reads

From China’s companies keeping Ukraine’s lights on to pushing endurance limits, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

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Indonesia

China’s expat pilots; Indonesian woman collapses after 140 lashes: 7 highlights

From a Chinese vessel shadowing US aircraft carrier to Hong Kong graduates’ job outlook, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

China’s Dayang Yihao has been surveying the Arabian Sea since December 19, according to SeaLight, a Stanford University-affiliated maritime analysis group. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Indian mother’s transformation, Hins Cheung’s stardom: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From tai sui rituals in the Year of the Horse to Hong Kong’s walking trend, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s first ‘Tesla killer’, flying car makers eye lift-off date: 7 EV reads

From analysis on Beijing-Ottawa tariff deal to foreign carmakers set to stage China comeback, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

The Philippines

Hong Kong-Singapore contrasts, Philippines’ EV race lag: 7 Asia highlights

From a Malaysian minister linking stress and gay people to US-Iran tensions, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

People gather around the Merlion statue at Marina Bay in Singapore. Photo: AFP
United States

Korean travel boom in China, PLA tightens fuel rules: 5 weekend reads you missed

From China’s visa-free access drawing Koreans to Hong Kong’s seat belt law U-turn, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

A food seller prepares dishes at a restaurant in Shanghai on January 21. Photo: AFP
India

China’s ‘gold fever’ sparks scandal, tourist drought in Japan: 7 highlights

From China’s ‘gold fever’ sparking scandal to a tourist drought, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Japan

Japan’s love for Chinese noodles; ‘unlucky’ chocolate: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From AI’s predictions for the Year of the Horse to an ‘unlucky’ chocolate mahjong set, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Science

China’s chip breakthrough, Tang Dynasty armour restored: 7 science highlights

From PLA developing quantum weapons to China’s dark matter breakthrough, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

A fibre integrated circuit is a novel electronic device that is as thin as a strand of human hair. Photo: Handout
Indonesia

Okinawa loses longevity crown, Malaysian athlete threatened: 7 Asia highlights

From longevity in Japan’s Okinawa to proxy wars in Middle East, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Japanese women in Okinawa show off vegetables freshly picked from their garden. Photo: Getty Images
Mainland China

Thailand’s Chinese weapons haul, Blackpink in Hong Kong: 5 weekend reads

From a rapid rise in solo living to Blackpink shows with a Hong Kong flair, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Mainland China

China’s births plunge, Trump’s Greenland pledge in Davos: 7 highlights

From China’s record-low birth count to what Trump said about Greenland at Davos, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese carmakers eye Western markets, China-EU dispute progress: 7 EV reads

From a widening gap in US-China electric vehicle markets to Xiaomi’s refreshed SU7, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

Electric vehicles for export are seen at a port in Hangzhou, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province on April 2, 2025. Photo: AFP
Malaysia

Malaysian road rage video goes viral, Pakistan’s arms deals: 7 Asia highlights

From visa suspensions to Pakistan’s arms deal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

The Philippines

Trump reacts to China-Canada deal, ‘messy’ year for Philippines: 5 weekend reads

From China’s attempt to shut out US tech to Japan being urged to return relic, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

US-China relations

Tesla’s defeat, Harvard’s success, Beijing’s shock: 7 US-China relations reads

From China’s EV power to Hegseth’s new threat, here are highlights from the SCMP’s overseas correspondents in the first half of January 2026.

Practitioners perform martial art next to a BYD Sealion 7 electric vehicle at Singapore Motorshow on January 9. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

Chinese ‘rising star’ leaves MIT, woman prays to Shrek for 4 years: 7 highlights

From Chinese solar makers facing monopoly probe to woman praying to Shrek for four years, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

A woman in the Philippines spent four years worshipping the animated character Shrek. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/IG@thetropixs
Vietnam

China’s Ningbo cuisine; Hong Kong goes Back to the Past: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From the rise of Korean-style cafes in Hong Kong to dementia’s link to ‘brain drains’, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Science

China’s swipe at Starlink; 2,000-year-old ‘computer’: 7 science highlights

From China’s record-breaking hypergravity machine to geoengineering deserts, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Singapore

Matricide in Indonesia, Philippine Airlines’ viral video: 7 Asia highlights

From India becoming the world’s fourth largest economy to Philippine Airlines’ viral safety video, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Screenshot from Philippine Airlines’ new soap opera-styled safety video. Photo: Philippine Airlines
Singapore

China’s militarism call, Malaysia-Singapore border chaos: 5 weekend reads

From China’s underground engineering triumph to calls to curb Japan militarism, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

China and the US should work together to thwart any plot to revive the spectre of militarism in Japan, according to a Chinese embassy official in Washington. Photo: Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
Singapore

China’s ‘sweep and kill’ weapon, Malaysians opting for Singapore: 7 highlights

From China’s long game after Trump’s Venezuela operation to Eric Tsang leaving TVB, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Mainland China

Women tattoo artists, history behind viral Adidas jacket: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From the Hong Kong women tattoo artists making their mark to the “frog buttons” in Adidas’ viral jacket, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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