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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. Taiwan election: Lai’s victory risks further tensions with Beijing

2. 5 ways to beat bad luck predictions in the Year of the Dragon 2024

3. A hellish ride through the heavens: 4,300km motorbike tour in Tibet

4. From ‘Pinoy pride’ to ‘deep shame’: Filipinos turn on comedian Jo Koy after Golden Globes fiasco

5. Costco crowds decrease, but Hongkongers still keen to bag bargains in Shenzhen



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Taiwan election, Filipinos turn on Jo Koy after Golden Globes, Year of the Dragon: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong during the Lunar New Year holiday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

William Lai Ching-te (centre) celebrates at an election night rally outside the Democratic Progressive Party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: Elson Li

Wandering yaks are a constant on the roads of Tibet, adding another element of risk to the tour. Photo: Ian Neubauer

Jo Koy arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards. Photo: AP

The newly opened Costco megastore in Shenzhen, China. Photo: Eugene Lee

Boycott Maldives campaign, why Taiwan election matters, chaos at Cathay Pacific: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

On January 13, Taiwan will hold presidential and legislature elections that will help shape US-China relations for years to come. Photo: Bloomberg

illustration by Lau Ka-kuen

India Prime Minister Narendra Modi promotes the islands of Lakshadweep in a photo released on January 4, 2024. Photo: X/Narendra Modi

The Y-20 military transport aircraft is nicknamed “chubby girl” for its large fuselage. It entered service in 2016. Photo: AP

As the Year of the Dragon approaches, what does 2024 have in store for you? Here are predictions for the 12 Chinese zodiac animals. Illustrations: Victor Sanjinez

How shorter, more intense bouts of exercise – like brisk walks – may be as healthy as 30-minute daily workouts; experts weigh in

Sitting around for 12 hours increases your mortality risk by 38 per cent, but a daily 22-minute brisk walk or a more intense 11-minute exercise can lower that risk, according to recent studies. Photo: Getty Images

Edvard Sagelv, a researcher at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromso, was part of a team that found being sedentary more than 12 hours a day was associated with a 38 per cent higher mortality risk. Photo: Edvard Sagelv

The cover of Shane O’Mara’s book. Photo: Penguin

If you want to decrease time spent exercising, you need to up the intensity. Photo: Getty Images

Walking up and down hills increases intensity. Photo: Getty Images

A Japanese study suggests walking after fasting can help you lose weight. Photo: Getty Images

AFC Asian Cup: Palestine footballers want to ‘send message to world’ – conflict at home ‘is painful, but we use it to drive us’

A Palestine fan attends the Qatar v Lebanon match on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Daboub’s team begin their campaign against Iran on Sunday, and later tackle Hong Kong in Qatar. Photo: Reuters

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From beating bad luck predictions for your Chinese zodiac animal to the Taiwan election, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From beating bad luck predictions for your Chinese zodiac animal to the Taiwan election, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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