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We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. How the Philippines forced China to adjust historic mission to moon’s far side
Chinese space engineers made small but deliberate changes to last year’s historic sample retrieval mission to the far side of the moon to avoid political friction in the South China Sea, according to a new paper.
2. Trump was put up for Nobel Peace Prize, so he must be a top mediator. Right?
US President Donald Trump’s mediation tactics revealed a power politics approach and constituted ill-advised interference in the long term, Zhang Luwei, a research associate at the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, said in an article published on the institute’s social media account last week.
3. ‘We’ll be Taliban soon’: Malaysian state to jail Muslims for skipping prayers

Malaysia’s Terengganu state has warned it will start fully enforcing a sharia law enabling the imprisonment of Muslim men for up to two years if they skip Friday prayers without a valid reason – a move widely seen as emblematic of the multicultural country’s tilt towards religious conservatism.
4. Top engineer involved in Boeing 787 and A380 design leaves US for China

Zhou Ming, renowned as the mastermind behind key industrial software used in planes such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus A380, has left his leadership role at US-based global engineering giant Altair to return to China.
5. Apple joins China’s RedNote platform ahead of iPhone 17 launch
Apple has joined the popular Chinese social platform RedNote, known as China’s answer to Instagram, in the US tech giant’s latest bid to strengthen its brand presence in the competitive mainland market ahead of the launch of the iPhone 17.
6. Ronaldo in Hong Kong: restaurants eye 30% business boost as cup kicks off

Hong Kong’s much-awaited hosting of the Saudi Super Cup, featuring football legend Cristiano Ronaldo, has brought thousands of fans to the city and may give a boost to restaurant operators, who are optimistic about an increase in business of up to 30 per cent.
7. Why are honeybees dying en masse in the United States but thriving in China?

While the US suffered its largest recorded collapse in its commercial honeybee colonies, China’s bee population has reached a historic high, maintaining the country’s long-standing position as the world’s largest producer of apiary goods.


Shanghai’s changing expats, Hong Kong trail sign fallout: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Exhibition on gardens of China, Europe; art director’s top spots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

China builds world’s first ‘coal battery’, war on Alzheimer’s: 7 science highlights

UAE’s Opec exit, why Japan shared Mogami warship design with India: 7 Asia highlights

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Zhou Ming is joining the newly established Eastern Institute of Technology, Ningbo. Photo: Handout

A scientific paper published in China outlines changes that were made to the Chang’e-6 mission, which blasted off on board a Long March-5 rocket on May 3, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

A man walks past a mosque in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia’s Terengganu state, in December last year. Photo: AFP

Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo during a surprise visit to the CR7 Life Museum in Tsim Sha Tsui. Photo: Handout

China’s beekeepers often manage fewer than 50 colonies, providing meticulous, hands-on care. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Singapore maths’ in US schools, Malaysians demand Zara justice: 7 Asia highlights

US schools aim to close the maths education gap and enhance student outcomes. Photo: Shutterstock

Singapore is known for its strict punishments for drug trafficking. Photo: Shutterstock

A signage of a host club in Kabukicho. Women have been lured into prostitution as a result of the predatory tactics of male hosts. Photo: AFP

New residential developments by the Saigon River in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Photo: Shutterstock

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

Cassy Turner (left) and Susan Resnick work with teachers at a two-day workshop on the Singaporean method of maths instruction at a school in Maryland. Photo: TNS

Protesters gather in Sipitang, Malaysia, on Sunday to demand justice for dead schoolgirl Zara Qairina Mahathir. Photo: Facebook/dunsindumin.sipitang.75

A labourer works inside a steel factory in Jammu, India, earlier this year. Photo: AFP

China unveils cruise missile, Kim Keon hee’s fall from grace: SCMP’s 7 highlights

The Xiluodu Dam and hydropower station is the third-largest in China and the fourth-largest in the world. Photo: Shutterstock

A Chinese coastguard vessel collided with a PLA Navy ship, numbered 164, around 10 nautical miles east of Scarborough Shoal, resulting in substantial damage to the coastguard vessel. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard

In 2019, China unveiled its DF-100 cruise missiles during a parade. In the past week the public has gained a rare glimpse of the weapon via a PLA documentary aired on state media. Photo: AP

A man in China spent US$120,000 on 300-years-worth of gym memberships and coaching lessons, then discovered that the outlet’s management had disappeared with his money. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sina

Singapore firms gamify ageing well, 500 illustrations of toast: 7 Lifestyle highlights

James Gannaban performs a lateral bending compass pose in 2024. He reveals how he went from Disney performer to nightclub manager battling addiction to recovering through yoga. Photo: Instagram/jamesgannaban

An entire wall inside Ztoryhome is lined with Nomkakaii’s work. Photo: Nancy Wang


The bouchon gratiné is a favourite snack on Réunion Island, made with a baguette, chilli sauce, siu mai and melted cheese. Photo: X/ LudovicShooter

Dried tangerine peel, or chun pei, is used in various Chinese dishes and can be bought at specialist dried ingredients stores and traditional Chinese medicine herbalists. Photo: Shutterstock

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From Apple joining RedNote to top engineer leaving US for China, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From Apple joining RedNote to top engineer leaving US for China, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


Plane software mastermind leaves US for China, Trump as top mediator: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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1. How the Philippines forced China to adjust historic mission to moon’s far side

From Apple joining RedNote to top engineer leaving US for China, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting