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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. What went wrong with Hong Kong’s handling of floods from record rainstorm?

2. What would Singapore’s Lee Kuan Yew say about China’s current ties with US?

3. After Huawei smartphone leap, Beijing sets lofty goals on advanced manufacturing

4. Malaysia targets Singapore’s expats as Chinese-built Forest City homes ‘sit empty’

5. Eileen Gu dashes from Victoria’s Secret catwalk to New Zealand for training



Predicting US-China economic clashes, Chinese astronauts break record: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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How US-China economic warfare could play out, China’s nuclear arsenal: SCMP daily catch-up

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SCMP Highlights

Hong Kong’s floods, Huawei’s Mate 60 Pro, Malaysia targets Singapore’s expats: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

People queue at a bus stop as a road in Choi Hung, Hong Kong, turns into a torrent. Photo: Edmond So

Flooding in Chai Wan, Hong Kong. Photo: Dickson Lee

The late Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first prime minister, displayed during the National Day Parade in Singapore on August 9, 2015. Photo: EPA

A specialist disassembles a Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone. Photo: Bloomberg

Forest City, a development project launched under China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Gelang Patah, Malaysia. Photo: AFP

Double Olympic champion Eileen Gu. Photo: BFA.com

Huawei’s new phones, China’s new aircraft carrier, Hong Kong’s landmark LGBTQ ruling: SCMP’s 7 highlights

A staff member introduces the new Huawei Mate 60 smartphone to customers at the Huawei flagship store in Shenzhen, China 
on August 30, 2023. Photo: Reuters

The judicial challenge was lodged by detained activist Jimmy Sham Tsz-kit. Photo: Felix Wong

Chinese President Xi Jinping will not attend this weekend’s G20 in India, the foreign ministry has confirmed. Photo: dpa

The fast food giant said on Facebook it would discontinue its ground and premium roast coffee, including both hot and iced versions. Photo: Dickson Lee

The Belt and Road Iniative was launched in 2013 as a way of enhancing China’s trade links with the world and expanding its global influence. Illustration: Henry Wong

A restaurant chain in China has apologised for the juice incident, blaming lack of supervision and management style for poor hygiene standards. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

Live to 100? How about 1,000? Why this scientist believes we will one day have lifespans that long

Why only live to 100? João Pedro de Magalhães of the University of Birmingham’s Institute of Inflammation and Ageing, in the UK, believes a lifespan of 1,000 years or more will be possible one day. Photo: Shutterstock

Professor João Pedro Magalhaes is devoting his life to curing death. Photo: University of Birmingham

Interest – and investment – in longevity biotechnology continues to grow, as de Magalhães notes on his social media pages. Photo: Facebook / jpsenescence

De Magalhães is also a passionate proponent of the practice of deep-freezing bodies of the recently deceased, in the hope that science may one day revive them. Photo: Shutterstock

Rapamycin stops cancerous cells from growing and multiplying, and shows plenty of promise in slowing cell degeneration. Photo: Shutterstock

How your sense of smell is closely linked to your memory, and how you can fine-tune it to improve your memory and thinking

Actively sniffing out scents in nature can help bolster your sense of smell. Photo: Shutterstock


Our sense of smell is deeply entwined with our memory, and recent research shows it is possible to actually improve memory and cognition by exercising our sense of smell, in nature and elsewhere. Photo: Shutterstock

The olfactory bulb, which manages our sense of smell, sits at the bottom of the cerebral hemisphere near the front of the brain. Illustration: Shutterstock 

Michael Leon, professor of neurobiology and behaviour at University of California Irvine, published research showing how boosting the sense of smell can improve cognition. Photo: University of California Irvine

Cynthia Woo was a member of Leon’s team. Photo: University of California Irvine

Unlike vision changes which we manage with glasses, and hearing impairment with hearing aids, “there has been no intervention for the loss of smell”, says Professor Michael Yassa. Photo: University of California Irvine

Protect your head and safeguard your ability to smell. Photo: Shutterstock

Actively sniffing out scents in nature can help bolster your sense of smell. Photo: Shutterstock 

A bowl of fortified granola containing vitamin B12 with healthful seeds and nuts - a good source of zinc. A lack of certain nutrients, including zinc and vitamin B12, has been linked to a loss of smell. Photo: Shutterstock

Keep well hydrated: a dry mouth affects your sense of smell. Photo: Shutterstock

Quitting smoking will improve your sense of smell. Photo: Shutterstock

Avoid coffee, onions, garlic and other strong scents, and notice how your sense of smell comes back. Photo: Shutterstock

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From Hong Kong’s handling of floods in record rainstorm to Huawei’s smartphone leap with its Mate 60 Pro, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Hong Kong’s handling of floods in record rainstorm to Huawei’s smartphone leap with its Mate 60 Pro, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.
