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1. ‘No find, no fee’: 10 years on, Malaysia seeks to revive search for MH370 jet

2. Across Asia, a new class of childless-by-choice couples emerges: meet the DINKs

3. Trauma, debt haunts the Nepalis paid to fight for Russia in Ukraine

4. The Disney logo that symbolised China’s fight against Japan during WWII

5. How Hong Kong’s cooked-food centres are the heart of city’s culinary scene

6. Why German museums are scouring collections for looted Chinese artefacts



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Malaysia seeks to revive MH370 plane search, the Nepalis paid to fight for Russia: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

A person looks at the names of passengers and crew on doomed flight MH370, during a memorial in Malaysia on March 3. Photo: Hadi Azmi

Singapore couple Corinne Chow and Ryan Tan posted a video on TikTok showing their viewers what a day in their life as a DINK couple looks like. Photo: Handout

Khim Bahadur Thapa in a Russian army uniform at an unidentified location. Photo: Khim Bahadur Thapa

A version of the Disney-designed logo which adorned the planes of the Flying Tigers, volunteer American and British fighter pilots who took to the skies to protect Free China from the Japanese during World War II. Photo: EJ Hersom/US Department of Defense

Crowds galore on a Saturday at Tai Po Hui Cooked Food Centre, Tai Po, on January 13, 2024. Photo: Sam Evans

An imperial throne in the Wang Shu Room, at the Humboldt Forum, in Berlin, Germany. Photo: David von Becker

Next generation of rich Asians, Marcos ‘rebranding’ family name, hunting in Japan: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

Mamee snacks. Photo: Shutterstock

Illustration: SCMP

Singapore’s central business district. Places with favourable tax rules like the city state have seen a boom in family offices over recent years. Photo: Bloomberg

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr during an event in Manila on February 20. Photo: EPA-EFE

Allied soldiers captured by the Japanese during the Battle of Java in World War II. Photo: Getty Images

Pierre Pang became group chief executive officer of Mamee in 2022. Photo: Handout

A new trend has emerged in rural Japan, with young urbanites and local clan members heading into the mountains to catch and cull their own food. Photo: Manami Okazaki

American filmmaker Sarah Morris talks to the Post about her unique artistic language, and giving a fresh perspective on Hong Kong in her latest film, ETC. Photo: Sarah Morris

Hong Kong’s love affair with instant noodles, China’s railways and landscapes captured: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

A freight train crosses a bridge near Liupanshui, Guizhou province, China. Photo: Wang Lu

A freight train rolls through the Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture in Guizhou province, China. Photo: Wang Lu

Hong Kong’s love of instant noodles has surpassed even Japan, where the snack was first invented. Photo: Tory Ho

Merlion Park with Marina Bay Sands in the background in Singapore. Photo: EPA-EFE

A service member from the Philippine Navy keeps watch in the South China Sea. Photo: Handout via AFP

In his book, a journalist details his quest to understand his mother’s past. Photo: Blacksmith Books

Singapore’s birth rates, China warns the Philippines, Year of the Dragon vs Loong: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

People pass the God of Fortune statue and dragon sculpture in Singapore. Photo: Reuters

A child poses with a dragon-shaped balloon at a market for Lunar New Year in Singapore. Photo: Xinhua

Delhi police barriers block the entrance to the demolition site in the Mehrauli area following the demolition of the 600-year-old mosque by the DDA. Photo: Kaisar Andrabi

A Philippine Air Force Black Hawk helicopter lands in Mavulis Island, Batanes, Philippines on June 30, 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

Every rickshaw is decorated, from the collapsible bonnet to the seats, backs and handlebars. Photo: Armin Hossen

Lunar New Year decorations light up the city wall of Xian in Shaanxi province earlier this month. Photo: Xinhua

Malaysia halves Najib’s sentence, Hong Kong’s car-free village, China’s Picasso: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak leaves a court in Kuala Lumpur in 2019. Photo: AFP

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak waves as he leaves a Kuala Lumpur court on January 19, 2024. Photo: Reuters

In an excerpt from his new book, cartoonist and writer Larry Feign (above) pays homage to his carefree and car-free adopted Hong Kong home and its fascinating collection of colourful characters. Photo: Larry Feign

Courtney Welton-Mitchell and Sarah Welton-Mitchell during their Hindu wedding ceremony at a temple in Kathmandu in 2011. Photo: Courtney Welton-Mitchell

Analysts said Philip Chan’s case has spotlighted alleged Chinese political interference in the city state. Photo: Shutterstock

Artist Chang Dai-chien was acclaimed for a wide-ranging oeuvre that included gongbi (a realist Chinese painting technique involving meticulous brushwork), traditional Chinese ink wash, and splashed-colour paintings (called pocai) reminiscent of Abstract Expressionism. Photo: Zhang Weimin

Workers shovel harvested rice onto a pile to dry at a wholesale market in Narvana, India. India is the world’s top rice exporter, accounting for around 40 per cent of global rice shipments and exporting to more than 150 countries. Photo: Bloomberg

China dethroned as US’ top source of imports, Wang and Blinken meet in Munich, hope for AI talks: 7 reads about US-China relations

Mexico overtook China as America’s No 1 importer in February. Illustration: Shutterstock

Photo: AP

Photo: EPA-EFE

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Photo: Bloomberg

Illustration: Davies Christian Surya

Photo: Reuters

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From Malaysia seeking a new search for the missing MH370 jet to Hong Kong’s cooked-food centres, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Malaysia seeking a new search for the missing MH370 jet to Hong Kong’s cooked-food centres, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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Malaysia seeks to revive MH370 plane search, the Nepalis paid to fight for Russia: 6 weekend reads you may have missed

.css-1mniedq{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;}From Malaysia seeking a new search for the missing MH370 jet to Hong Kong’s cooked-food centres, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. ‘No find, no fee’: 10 years on, Malaysia seeks to revive search for MH370 jet

From Malaysia seeking a new search for the missing MH370 jet to Hong Kong’s cooked-food centres, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend