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We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Trump’s tariff carve-outs for tech are ‘small step’ towards rectification: China

2. Will Xi, Kim and Putin meet in Red Square for Russia’s Victory Day?

3. Could the US-China tariff war end as quickly as it began?

4. Singapore’s flavour face-off: mainland Chinese cuisine vs local food culture

5. A meal at Gaggan in Bangkok, where you still lick the plate clean



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A woman poses with her smartphone displaying the @realdonaldtrump TikTok page, in Washington, US, on January 19. Photo: Reuters

Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer. Photo: Reuters

Illustration: Henry Wong

China and the US have traded tariff blows over the past week but the exchanges could end quickly if talks resume, some observers say. Photo: AFP

Eateries in Toa Payoh, central Singapore. Chinese food and drink brands have been expanding throughout the city state. Photo: Jean Iau

Gaggan Anand’s restaurants in Bangkok, Thailand, showcase the chef-owner’s cooking and his theatrical skills. Above: the dish at Gaggan called “rat brains”. Photo: Gaggan

Asean’s ‘illusion of solidarity’ splinters amid Trump’s tariff threats

Illustration: Huy Truong

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had vowed to lead an Asean-wide response to US tariffs. Photo: Getty Images/TNS/AFP

Workers stitch apparel at a Vietnamese garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City on April 3. Photo: AFP

A stock trader in Indonesia monitors the Jakarta Composite Index on Tuesday as uncertainty over Trump’s global tariff policies roiled markets. Photo: AFP

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim (centre) poses for a group photo with Asean finance ministers and bank governors on Thursday, the last day of a meeting held in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: AFP

Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, has claimed Vietnam’s trade deficit with the US is “out of control” and accused it of “cheating”. Photo: AFP

Chinese Premier Li Qiang (fourth from left) joins hands with Asean leaders for a photo at last year’s Asean-China Summit in Laos. Photo: AP 

Container ships dock at the Port of Rizhao in east China’s Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua

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Japan’s Chiharu Shida in action in England last month. Photo: AP

Containers at Tianjin Port on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

Coldplay gets up close to the audience at Kai Tak Stadium. Photo: Elson Li

Leung Chai-yan, daughter of ex-city leader CY Leung, has died. Photo: Photo

Four in 10 Singaporean voters would vote for the ruling People’s Action Party, according to a survey. Photo: EPA-EFE

Trump’s tariffs, obesity crisis in China, Europe’s future: 5 weekend reads you missed

The tariffs could hit US firms with manufacturing operations based in Vietnam. Photo: EPA-EFE

An employee working inside a packaging factory of Nam Thai Son Group in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: AFP

Children take a ride with adults at a park in Fuyang, Anhui province. Nearly one third of Chinese children aged over seven could be overweight or obese by 2030, according to the National Health Commission. Photo: AFP

Following the devastating earthquake in Myanmar, Chinese seismologists have warned the region is entering a dangerous new phase. Photo: Xinhua

Kindergarteners listen to their teacher read a story in Seoul. South Korea’s current education system teaches children to ruthlessly compete against one another. Photo: Shutterstock

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From a possible meeting between Xi, Kim and Putin to a flavour face-off in Singapore, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From a possible meeting between Xi, Kim and Putin to a flavour face-off in Singapore, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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