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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. Uncovering the truth behind a Chinese-American soldier’s World War II death

2. Israel-Gaza war explainer: a visual analysis

3. From the SCMP archive: plane skids off Hong Kong runway and falls into Victoria Harbour in 1993

4. Traditional Chinese medicine’s hidden scientific foundation revealed

5. Narrative war: China’s TikTok users are being told that Aristotle did not exist



Trump ‘tariff tantrums’, Duterte assassination threat, Japan’s first-kiss crisis: 5 reads from This Week In Asia

EV giants at crossroads, BYD to overtake Volkswagen, 10 million units a year: 6 China EV reads

China rushes to stockpile US microchips, Chinese supercomputer a world-beater: 5 US-China tech war stories

AI fiasco over fake Japan attractions, ChatGPT helps produce new K-dramas: 6 latest AI stories

SCMP Highlights

Mystery of a Chinese-American soldier, science behind traditional Chinese medicine: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

One of the two photos the Hom family have of Wing On Hom, a Chinese-American soldier who died in Italy during World War II. Photo: Ken Hom

With the help of a DNA database, the US National Archives, a genealogist and an Instagram post, one man finally found out the truth about his uncle’s death. Photo: Ken Hom

Our visual guide explaining why the Middle East is on the brink again. Illustration: Marcelo Duhalde

The jumbo jet skidded off the end of the runway at Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, on November 4, 1993. Photo: Handout

A study into traditional Chinese medicine has shown it has more links to modern medicine than previously thought. Photo: Shutterstock

Did Aristotle really exist? The provocative question has launched yet another battle in the narrative war between China and the West. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

China’s drone arms race, Hong Kong’s 5 types of ‘finance bro’, Malaysia Covid inquest: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

Hong Kong has several different types of “finance bro” - men who work in the banking and finance industries - and each has their own style of outfit. Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

An artist’s impression of a Chinese supersonic drone powered by low-cost turbofan engine. Photo: Zhu Junqiang, Institute of Engineering Thermophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

A schematic diagram of the chip from Tsinghua University. Photo: Handout

Tourists crowd the popular shopping district of Myeongdong in central Seoul. Some 250,000 Thais visited South Korea in the first eight months of the year. Photo: EPA-EFE

People on mainland social media have been delighted to find out that a world-famous Chinese meme, widely thought to have been generated by artificial intelligence, is in fact a real person. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin

In Southeast Asia’s EV race, car makers gun it for the chequered flag – as consumer demand lags behind

A Vinfast electric car is seen on a Hanoi street in August. Analysts say Vietnam is an outlier in Southeast Asia’s EV race, with less of a focus on attracting foreign direct investment and more on building up domestic brands. Photo: EPA-EFE

A Good Cat EV by Ora, a brand of China’s Great Wall Motor, is displayed at the Bangkok International Motor show in Thailand last year. Photo: Reuters

Charging plugs for EVs are seen at charging station in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia’s Selangor state, in July. Photo: Bloomberg

Robotic arms work on the assembly line of an EV factory in China’s Zhejiang province. For Southeast Asia, EVs’ affordability would get a boost from local, or at least regional, assembly Photo: VCG via Getty Images)

Show attendees look at an ATTO 3 EV from Chinese carmaker BYD at an automotive trade event in Bangkok, Thailand, in August. Photo: EPA-EFE

A worker inspects semiconductor chips at a packaging company in Ipoh, Malaysia. The country’s domestic chipmaking industry is one of its strongest selling points for luring EV makers. Photo: Reuters

Workers inspect vehicles on the VinFast production line at a factory in Hai Phong last year. Photo: Getty Images

A Thai flag flies over Bangkok. Thailand is ahead of the pack in terms of attracting EV and EV-related investments, analysts say. Photo: AFP

Excavators work at a nickel mine in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province. Indonesia is using its vast nickel reserves to convince EV makers to set up battery manufacturing facilities in the country. Photo: Bloomberg

Activists in Malaysia protest against a rare earth refinery fom Australian miner Lynas in 2012. Rare earths often require extensive mining and refining processes that can potentially leave behind radioactive waste. Photo: AP

Nissan Motor Co. concept cars are seen at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo last month. Japanese carmakers have long used Southeast Asia as a manufacturing hub. Photo: Bloomberg

Good stress vs bad stress: know the difference by paying attention to your body’s reaction – and be alert to the danger of overload

Good stress helps build resilience. However, chronic stress can have negative long-term effects, so it’s vital to know the difference between good and bad stress, a Mayo Clinic stress management expert explains. Photo: Shutterstock

Eustress is the opposite of distress and is actually good for us, says stress management expert Safia Debar. Photo: Mayo Clinic

A life event such as getting married can provoke good or bad stress, depending on the person and situation. Photo: Shutterstock

If stress feels unremitting and constant, or uncontrollable, or if you have problems regulating your emotions, you may be in danger of stress overload. Photo: Shutterstock

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From the mystery of a Chinese-American soldier to SCMP’s archive piece on a plane falling into Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in 1993, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From the mystery of a Chinese-American soldier to SCMP’s archive piece on a plane falling into Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour in 1993, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.


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