China reels from deadly Zhuhai car attack, Trump’s Taiwan demands: SCMP’s 7 highlights

From Chinese firms eyeing Malaysia to Hong Kong jailing a man for raping a domestic helper, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

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A man lights a candle near flowers placed outside the “Zhuhai People’s Fitness Plaza” where a man deliberately rammed his car into people exercising at the sports center, killing some and injuring others in southern China’s Guangdong province on November 12, 2024. Photo: AP

Published: 12:30pm, 15 Nov 2024Updated: 7:23am, 16 Nov 2024

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. 35 dead after car attack in Chinese city of Zhuhai, suspect arrested, police say

Nearly three dozen people were killed in a car attack on a crowd in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on Monday, police said, releasing the death toll a full day after the incident.

2. Is Taiwan ‘not doing enough’? Why Donald Trump’s demands may prove impossible

Taiwan might face impossible expectations from the US president-elect who has called for the island to drastically increase military spending.

3. Swedish businessman jailed for 7 years for raping helper in Hong Kong flat

The court earlier heard that Patrik Tobias Ekstrom came home drunk on the day of the attack and sexually assaulted the victim. Photo: Elson Li

A Hong Kong court sentenced Swedish businessman Patrik Tobias Ekstrom to seven years in jail after he was found guilty of raping his domestic helper.