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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. Run-in with Chinese vessels tests Indonesia’s ‘resolve’ on maritime defence

2. Southeast Asia’s visa-free travel proves a magnet for tourists – and trouble

3. How India’s growing middle class is reshaping tourism trends in Asia

4. Are Australia’s universities prioritising profit over education?

5. Hong Kong beef satay noodles’ origins, and how to make them at home



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SCMP Highlights

Indonesia’s run-in with Chinese vessels, Southeast Asia visa-free travel: 5 weekend reads

The Indonesian coastguard (Bakamla) said it had spotted five Chinese-flagged fishing vessels on Tuesday anchored around waters located 22 nautical miles (40.7km) north of Tanjung Berakit. Photo: X/Official Indonesia Coast Guard (IDNCG)

A Chinese coastguard vessel in the waters around Indonesia’s Natuna Islands. Photo: Indonesian Maritime Security Agency

Detainees react during an immigration raid at a clothing store Malaysia on August 15. Photo: EPA-EFE

Travel analyst Mayur Patel estimates that the number of Indians travelling overseas last year grew between 15 and 20 per cent compared with pre-pandemic levels. Photo: EPA-EFE

Australia’s academics report feeling increasingly disillusioned by the corporatisation of universities. Photo: Shutterstock

Satay beef noodles served at a cafe in Pok Fu Lam. A popular breakfast dish in Hong Kong that combines Chinese and Southeast Asian cuisines, it was introduced to the city in the 1950s by migrants from Chaozhou in southern China. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Chinese graduates’ job pressures, Harris and Trump’s tough talk on China: 7 highlights

Illustration: Henry Wong


Donald Trump pictured during the debate on Tuesday night. Photo: AP

The joint military exercise is being staged near the central Brazilian city of Formosa. Photo: Brazilian Navy

Triplets from China have enrolled at the same university, which their mother calls a fulfilment of a “prophecy” tied to their names. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo/The Paper

Philippines’ Sabina Shoal dilemma, Chinese super radars’ Giza discovery: 5 weekend reads

A Chinese coastguard ship (left) collides with the BRP Teresa Magbanua in the South China Sea on August 31. Photo: EPA-EFE/ Philippine Coast Guard/ Handout

A Chinese coastguard ship is seen from a Philippine vessel during a resupply mission to Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea on August 26. Photo: AFP/Getty Images/TNS

Workers produce garments at a textile factory that supplies clothes to a Chinese e-commerce platform in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, in June. Photo: AFP

China’s super-radar LARID has detected plasma bubbles as far away as the Midland Islands north of Hawaii and the pyramids in Giza, Egypt. Photo: Chinese Academy of Sciences

Malaysian customs officials show drugs seized from a passenger at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in 2014. Photo: AFP

Andy Lau in a still from Casino Raiders (1989). Photo: Eureka Entertainment

Cathay’s A350 planes, the death of Jane Wu, Yagi shuts down Hong Kong: 7 highlights

Cathay Pacific says it identified an engine component failure after Zurich-bound flight returned to Hong Kong following take-off on Monday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 8 signal at 6.20pm. Photo: Dickson Lee

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Coldplay are expected to perform in Hong Kong early next year. Photo: AP

Chinese-born molecular biologist Jane Wu was a prominent neuroscientist at Northwestern University, Illinois. Photo: Baidu

Luxury homes at Sentosa Cove, Singapore. Photo: Roy Issa

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From Indonesia’s run-in with Chinese vessels to Southeast Asia’s visa-free travel, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Indonesia’s run-in with Chinese vessels to Southeast Asia’s visa-free travel, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
