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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 Dali to offer dating service so that 33,000 bachelors can find wives

2. Deng Xiaoping’s one country, two systems path for Hong Kong – a work in progress

3. Facing death, Singaporean dad used diet, exercise and ‘mentality’ to shed 40kg in 3 years

4. China’s yuan hits internationalisation landmark with record share of global payments

5. ‘Priced out’: Singapore’s housing affordability dilemma looms over coming vote



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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

Sad songs make us cry, so why do we like listening to them? An expert explains

Taylor Swift performs in Chicago in 2023. Photo: TNS

Sad music makes us feel a certain way, says a researcher from the University of New South Wales in Australia. Photo: Shutterstock

 Taylor Swift performs onstage in Chicago in the US in 2023. Students in a study chose music that summoned the swell of sadness. Tracks chosen included a wide range of music, including Swift’s tracks. Photo: TNS

Emery Schubert led a study that suggests catharsis, or psychic cleansing, is one reason so many of us enjoy listening to sad songs. Photo: UNSW Sydney

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From China’s Dali offering a dating service to Singapore’s housing dilemma, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From China’s Dali offering a dating service to Singapore’s housing dilemma, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
