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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. Super Garuda Shield vs Falcon Strike: inside the US and China’s military drills

2. ‘We wasted 6 years’: Philippines seeks naval self-reliance as China threat grows

3. Singapore’s youth embrace underconsumption lifestyle as economic realities bite

4. Has India’s cheetah project hit a conservation dead end with the latest death?

5. Powder keg: global warming threatens Hokkaido snow, affecting tourism, daily life



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Chinese and Thai air force personnel at Falcon Strike 2024. Photo: Facebook/Royal Thai Air Force

Chinese and Cambodian troops at this year’s Golden Dragon military exercise near Phnom Penh. Photo: AP

Philippine navy personnel on board a rigid inflatable boat attempt to block Chinese coastguard personnel’s access at Second Thomas Shoal last year. Photo: AFP

A post by Lim Yi Ying, a 35-year-old Singaporean business owner, on her commitment to reduce her consumption. Photo: Captured from TikTok

India’s cheetah reintroduction project, a flagship initiative for Prime Minister Modi, faces a potential collapse after the death of its only wild-roaming cheetah. Photo: Reuters

Hokkaido’s powder snow may become heavier due to global warming, impacting winter sports tourism and daily life, warns a new study. Photo: Shutterstock

Wukong mania drives China tourism, Filipino helpers to earn big in South Korea: 7 highlights

The launch of the online game, Black Myth: Wukong has sparked an unprecedented tourism boom in northern China. Photo: SCMP composite/Baidu/Weibo

The thwarted bomb plot was set to take place amid the anti-government protests in 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang

A group of 100 Filipino women arrive in Seoul on August 6 to take part in South Korea’s first-ever pilot project for domestic workers from the country. Photo: Yonhap/EPA-EFE

China is the world’s biggest buyer of durian and imported 1.4 million tonnes last year. Photo: AP

China’s Dali offers dating service, Singapore’s housing dilemma: 5 weekend reads

Wedding photo shoot in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. Photo: Reuters

China has in recent years implemented policies to encourage couples to get married and have children in the face of a population crisis. Photo: Shutterstock 

We look at Deng Xiaoping’s vision for Hong Kong and how much of it has been realised. Illustration: Henry Wong

Alex Tan in 2016, when he weighed more than 120kg, and in 2024 after his weight-loss journey took him from death’s door to fit and healthy. Photo: Alex Tan/Ultimate Performance

China’s yuan has increased its share of global payments, reaching a new record in July. Photo: Reuters

Singapore has sought to tame soaring public housing prices that threaten to become a political flashpoint. Photo: Bloomberg

Deng Xiaoping’s legacy, Singapore PM’s National Day Rally speech: 7 highlights

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s Type 071 amphibious transport dock ship has a flight deck and a hangar. Photo: Handout

The English Schools Foundation will open a new kindergarten as part of a developer’s mega project in the Sai Kung area. Photo: May Tse

Illustration: Brian Wang

A view of the supposedly haunted Dragon Lodge on The Peak in Hong Kong. Photo: Martin Chan

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From US and China military drills to Singapore embracing underconsumption, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From US and China military drills to Singapore embracing underconsumption, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
