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Wild mushroom tofu with guokui, or crispy flatbread, at Mi Xun Teahouse. Photo: Mi Xun Teahouse
Hong Kong

Snaps of 1970s Hong Kong, what to eat in China’s Chengdu: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From the best food in China’s Chengdu to the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ stress, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

2026 Xi-Trump summit

Xi’s back-to-back meetings with Trump and Putin: everything you need to know

Science

Omega-3 could hurt the brain, China’s new war on deserts: 7 science highlights

China-Russia relations

Xi-Putin meeting: everything you need to know from the Beijing talks

From Putin’s ‘second home’ to his reunion with a Chinese engineer, here’s all you need to know from the Beijing meeting.

Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin wave to a group of children at a welcome ceremony for the Russian leader in Beijing on May 20. Photo: Pool via AFP
Singapore

Singaporeans’ work ethic, South Korea’s AI ‘goddess’: 7 Asia highlights

From Southeast Asia’s climate hazards to South Korea’s AI ‘baseball goddess’, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Hong Kong

Trump’s China trip assessed, South Korea’s AI problem: 5 weekend reads

From how Trump’s trip to Beijing measured up to South Korea’s deepfake epidemic, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

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2026 Xi-Trump summit

Xi-Trump summit: all you need to know from the final day of Beijing meeting

From ‘fantastic’ trade deals to the Chinese tech leader sitting next to Elon Musk, here’s all you need to know from the second day of Xi and Trump’s meeting in Beijing.

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US President Donald Trump bids farewell to Chinese President Xi Jinping as he wraps up his state visit, in Beijing on Friday. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong

Sanction-proofing China’s C919, AI deepfakes in Singapore: 7 highlights

From China’s message to Trump at the Temple of Heaven to a viral sushi parasite clip from Hong Kong, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

2026 Xi-Trump summit

Xi-Trump summit day 1: everything you need to know from the meeting in Beijing

From an elaborate welcome parade to what the two leaders discussed, here is everything you need to know from Xi and Trump’s meeting in Beijing.

Mainland China

Hong Kong parks as gyms, vegetarian omakase: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a Hong Kong coach turning parks into gyms to vegetarian omakase in Vancouver, here are five stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Fitness coach Ash Ayonote leads a group session at the Wai Man Road Playground in Sai Kung, in Hong Kong’s New Territories. Photo: Edmond So
Electric & new energy vehicles

Chinese brands eye Europe; Geely joins Chery, BYD profit slide: 7 EV reads

From Malaysia’s import curbs to film-projecting headlights, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

A humanoid robot poses at a BYD booth beside an electric vehicle at the Beijing auto show. Photo: Kyodo
Singapore

Philippine pageant debate, Chinese stealth jets in Pakistan: 7 Asia highlights

From controversy about a Philippine pageant winner to Japan’s social recluses, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Mainland China

Singapore’s stability woos investors; Omega-3 and brain risks: 5 weekend reads

From Hong Kong schools’ rise in students to Singapore’s investment stability, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

South Korea

Shanghai’s expat population, Hong Kong trail sign fallout: 7 highlights

From the South Korean judge’s death to China debuting naval drone tech, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

A viral photo of a woman holding a detached MacLehose Trail sign in Sai Kung has drawn criticism online. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong

Part-Asian identities, ‘skinny runner’ to top Hyrox star: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From former wine critic on passion for endurance sport to art show on East, West gardens, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Eileen Gu found herself the subject of much media attention at this year’s Winter Olympics. Photo: Xinhua
Science

China’s war on Alzheimer’s, uranium-hunting material: 7 science highlights

From a zero emission ‘coal battery’ to China’s war on Alzheimer’s, here are some highlights from SCMP’s recent science reporting.

Singapore

Filipino contestant’s viral swimsuit moment, UAE’s Opec exit: 7 Asia highlights

From Malaysian Indians frustrating scammers to Japan sharing warship design, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

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Iran

Cheaper durians for China, Hong Kong helpers camp in tents: 5 weekend reads

From freight routes bypassing Hormuz to Hong Kong helpers in tents on days off, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

A shopper browses a mound of durians at a market in Hong Kong. Photo: Eugene Lee
Mainland China

King Charles’s gift amuses Chinese, Singaporean job choices: 7 highlights

From Hong Kong luxury homeowner’s HK$1 million fine to debate within US firearm community, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Hong Kong

Inside a notorious triad, simple tests for ageing well: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From a 60-year-old Singaporean keeping fit with pole dancing to the birthplace of China’s chilli culture, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV makers to cut charging times; Li Auto’s expansion: 7 EV reads

From BYD’s first-quarter profit to Xpeng’s August goal to overtake self-driving tech in China, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

A worker walks past the venue of this year’s Beijing Auto Show at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on April 23. Photo: AFP
United States

Takaichi faces headwinds, Filipino retiree loses life savings: 7 Asia highlights

From Indonesia’s ambitions outside of Asean to how a Filipino retiree lost his life savings, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) smiles during the vote on the government’s bill to establish a National Intelligence Council during a plenary session of the House of Representatives in Tokyo on April 23, 2026. Photo: AFP
Mainland China

Baffling Japan tank blast; 5 tests for your biological age: 5 weekend reads

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.

Saudi Arabia

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

From Hong Kong’s triple baby bonus scheme to President Xi Jinping’s Strait of Hormuz call, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

Hong Kong

Alternative knee pain therapies; monthly zodiac forecast: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Hong Kong’s upcoming drama The Season to the latest dessert shop in town, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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

India’s nuclear breakthrough, Southeast Asia’s Balikatan snub: 7 Asia highlights

From Southeast Asian nations skipping Balikatan drills to India’s nuclear breakthrough, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

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

Hong Kong Sevens breaks records, Strait of Hormuz uncertainty: 5 weekend reads

From Iran’s effective low-cost missile to rugby fever in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

United States

China’s 3-satellite surveillance network, C919 faces ‘final exam’: 7 highlights

From Chinese AI cracking decade-old maths problem to Japan eyeing Nato partnership, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.

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