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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. China’s military has made a dramatic about-turn. The world is watching

2. Malaysia’s oil and gas future finds itself adrift in the South China Sea

3. Award-winning HIV scientist Shan Liang exits US for Chinese research institute

4. Mixed signals from US lead Japan to broaden defence ties to counter China

5. Chinese man sold by lover to Myanmar fraud ring freed after family pays US$48,000



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China’s military strides, future of Malaysian oil and gas: 5 weekend reads you missed

Chinese military personnel take part in a rehearsal ahead of the parade commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, which will be held on September 3, in Beijing on August 20, 2025. Photo: AFP

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Shan Liang has joined the Shenzhen Medical Academy of Research and Translation (SMART) as a senior researcher and will head its Institute of Human Immunology. Photo: Handout

A British F-35B Lightning jet launches from the Japanese destroyer JS Kaga during a big deck exercise on August 8. Photo: AS1 Amber Mayall RAF

A 19-year-old man was sold by his 17-year-old girlfriend into a telecoms-fraud zone in Myanmar for US$14,000. Photo: SCMP composite/AP/Douyin

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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

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From the PLA’s advancements to Japan expanding its defence ties, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From the PLA’s advancements to Japan expanding its defence ties, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


China’s military strides, future of Malaysian oil and gas: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From the PLA’s advancements to Japan expanding its defence ties, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. China’s military has made a dramatic about-turn. The world is watching

2. Malaysia’s oil and gas future finds itself adrift in the South China Sea

3. Award-winning HIV scientist Shan Liang exits US for Chinese research institute

From the PLA’s advancements to Japan expanding its defence ties, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend