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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. Could a Trump-Kim summit be on the cards again?

2. Dinosaurs grew stupid over time – and the same could happen to humans: study

3. Synthetic bag found in stomach of whale that died in Hong Kong

4. ‘Mysterious’ fish famous in Fukuoka is sumo wrestlers’ favourite

5. ‘Sleepmaxxing’ improves sleep, right? It might not, doctor says



China’s car dealers face price war, BYD beats Tesla in fourth quarter: 7 EV reads

Malaysia’s Najib scores court victory, Indian-Americans slam Trump: 7 Asia highlights

Philippines prepares for war, Chinese ‘metal storm’: 5 weekend reads you missed

China’s new sixth-generation jet, Hong Kong’s wealthy lose billions: SCMP’s 7 highlights

SCMP Highlights

Possible Trump-Kim summit, sumo wrestlers’ favourite fish: 5 weekend reads you missed

Staff from the Hong Kong Ocean Park Conservation Foundation dissect the deceased whale at the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Marine Parks Management Centre in Shek Pik. Photo: Eugene Lee

Chanko Nabe or Sumo Stew, which includes kue fish. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung

Former US president Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea on June 30, 2019. Photo: Reuters

A study has found that ceratopsians, a type of herbivorous dinosaur such as this Protoceratops, had reduced intelligence, hearing and sense of smell as they evolved into larger creatures. Photo: Shutterstock

Authorities on Saturday evening tried to rescue the whale and prevent the public from getting too close. Photo: Facebook/Man Fai

Fukuoka chef Kazutaka Hagiwara prepares longtooth grouper. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung

Eye masks are a popular sleeping aid. Photo: Shutterstock

China boosts fighter jet afterburner, tycoon offloads luxury flats: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Former Chinese gymnast Wu Liufang saw her Douyin follower count explode after posting a series of photos on the Chinese social media site. Photo: Douyin/ Wu Liufang

A Chinese development can improve the afterburner efficiency in fighter jets to 99 per cent. Photo: CCTV

Taiwan’s military is training 100 reservists in urban warfare at National Chengchi University (NCCU) in Taipei this week. Photo: Handout

The nursing crunch is not unique to Malaysia as there has been a global shortage of such workers. Photo: AP

The chairman of Agile Group Holdings has sold all nine units he owned in Hamburg Villa this month. Photo: Jonathan Wong

China hits jackpot with gold reserves, Japan’s first kiss rate: 5 weekend reads you missed

Technicians check rock samples at the Wangu gold mine in Pingjiang county, central China’s Hunan province. Photo: Xinhua

People work at the Wangu gold field in Pingjiang county, China’s Hunan province. Photo: Xinhua

Choi Soon-hwa, 81, during the 2024 Miss Universe Korea in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: AP

Is there a growing disinterest in romance in Japan? Photo: Shutterstock

HSBC has argued that it took all necessary steps to clarify the woman’s information in accordance with regulations. Photo: Nora Tam

Australian soldiers conduct joint manoeuvres with Indonesian marines during an amphibious landing exercise. Photo: AP

Chinese EV makers’ ‘do-or-die’ moment, Hyundai’s US$500 million investment: 7 EV reads

Mona M03 electric vehicles (EVs), on display at an XPeng launch event in Beijing on August 27, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Robots at work at a welding workshop of Voyah, a Chinese electric auto brand owned by Dongfeng Motor, in the Hubei provincial capital of Wuhan in central China on April 1, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Xiaomi’s SU7 electric car displayed at a store in Shanghai on July 31. Photo: Shutterstock

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From Donald Trump potentially meeting Kim Jong-un again to a dead whale in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Donald Trump potentially meeting Kim Jong-un again to a dead whale in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
