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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. Chinese team says it can track US warships using free low-resolution satellite images

Chinese naval scientists have unveiled a method to identify and track US warships around the globe using low quality satellite images that are free and available to anyone.
2. China’s Communist Party sticks to painful reform playbook to target risks and growth

China’s ruling Communist Party concluded its twice-a-decade policy meeting, releasing a communique that sought to strike a delicate balance between growth and security in the face of mounting uncertainties.
3. ‘The world has forgotten us’: MH17 disaster haunts victims’ families, 10 years on
It’s been 10 years since Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 was shot down by pro-Russian separatists over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014, killing all 298 passengers and crew on board. But a decade later, the families and victims are still grappling with unimaginable grief.
4. Paris Olympics: Mongolia team’s ‘insane uniform’ rated hands down most beautiful at Games

From the ugliest to the most stylish, the cheapest to the most innovative, Olympic uniforms have run the gamut – and two Mongolian designers may have come up with the most beautiful attire in Paris.
5. Asian-American community angered by erroneous report that Donald Trump shooter was Chinese
The Asian-American community has reacted angrily to an early erroneous report stating that the shooter involved in an attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump over the weekend was Chinese.
6. Pet smuggling from mainland China may have contributed to Hong Kong increase in dumped cats

An increase in pet smuggling into Hong Kong from mainland China could be partly to blame for an 11 per cent leap in the number of abandoned cats taken in by an animal protection charity.
7. Viral TikTok videos from Singaporean architect bring feng shui to a whole new audience

Cliff Tan’s often hilarious videos that apply the ancient Chinese practice to everyday living spaces have earned him millions of followers.


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SCMP Highlights

Chinese team on tracking US warships, abandoned cats in Hong Kong: 7 highlights

A US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea. Photo: AFP/US Navy

US Navy ships transit the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Photo: AP/US Navy

Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi arrive to attend the Central Committee’s third plenary session in Beijing. Photo: Xinhua

The uniforms, designed by Mongolian fashion brand Michel&Amazonka, have been widely applauded. Photo: Photo: Instagram/michelamazonka

Smuggled cats crammed into a tiny cage, which can lead to the spread of diseases, the SPCA has warned. Photo: SPCA

Singaporean architect Cliff Tan in a still from one of his Instagram videos. Photo: Instagram/dearmodern

What Filipinos think of South China Sea row, Japan’s most common surname: 5 weekend reads

Activists hold a protest marking the 8th anniversary of the 2016 arbitration ruling over China’s claims in the South China Sea, in Quezon City, Philippines on July 12, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Filipino fishermen aboard their wooden boats sailing past a Chinese coast guard ship near the China-controlled Scarborough Shoal, in disputed waters of the South China Sea on February 15, 2024. Photo: AFP

French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron welcome Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, France on July 13, 2023. Photo: Reuters

Japan is the only country that requires both members of a married couple to share the same surname. Photo: Reuters

Zhuo Qiang has spent 14 years as a wildlife conservationist at Kenya’s Maasai Mara National Reserve. Photo: Handout

A still from The House of 72 Tenants (1973). Chor Yuen’s film took in more money in Hong Kong than Bruce Lee’s Enter the Dragon, and the decision to make it in Cantonese and not Mandarin was a pivotal one for the city’s film industry. Photo: Celestial Pictures

Is laksa from Singapore or Malaysia? It does not matter, chef Damian D’Silva says

Chef Damian D’Silva at Ming Pavilion in Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Laksa from Sabah Malaysian Cuisine in Hong Kong. Singaporean chef Damian D’Silva laughs at debate over whether the dish is originally Malaysian or Singaporean. Photo: Instagram/@yuko.sekido

Chef Damian D’Silva at Ming Pavilion in the Island Shangri-La hotel in Admiralty, Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Dishes served for dinner at D’Silva’s Rempapa restaurant in Singapore. Photo: Rempapa

D’Silva at Ming Pavilion at the Island Shangri-La hotel in Admiralty, Hong Kong, where he recently introduced some of his Singaporean heritage dishes to diners. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

A Southeast Asian spread for lunch at Rempapa restaurant. Photo: Rempapa

Baca Assam (beef cheek) at Rempapa. Photo: Rempapa

Seroja’s Traders Rice with Percik beef short ribs and a selection of side dishes. D’Silva is heartened by the efforts of contemporary chefs such as Seroja’s Kevin Wong to highlight local cuisine. Credit: Seroja

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From tracking US warships to pet smuggling, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From tracking US warships to pet smuggling, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.
