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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. Can Taiwan still rely on US defence if Trump returns to office?

2. In Wuhan, driverless taxis offer a peek into the future of intracity transport

3. Will business-friendly Modi impose a billionaire tax on India’s ultra-rich?

4. How Chinese-made prefab homes could solve Australia’s housing crisis

5. No more keeping up with the Joneses: ‘poor man’s meal’ on the rise in China



Chinese actor Wang Xing rescued, Tibet earthquake, dementia tests: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Actress Zhao Wei’s divorce, ‘sterile’ Chinese woman’s pregnancy: 5 trending stories

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

SCMP Highlights

Taiwan’s Trump question, driverless taxis in Wuhan: 5 weekend reads you missed

Blocks of flats in the Meadowbank suburb of Sydney. Australia is grappling with a housing affordability crisis. Photo: Bloomberg

The former president’s “transactional” nature means he might be “comparing offers” from Taipei and Beijing if he wins re-election, analysts say. Photo: EPA-EFE

A self-driving ride-hailing service from Baidu takes to the road in Wuhan. Photo: Coco Feng

People shop for earthen water vessels, known locally as a poor man’s refrigerator, from a roadside vendor in Hyderabad, India, in May. Photo: AP

Australia’s housing shortage has rocketed to the top of the national agenda. Photo: Xinhua

China’s consumers are embracing a down-to-earth lifestyle amid an economic downturn. Photographer: Bloomberg

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

Leaked US F-35 and F-15 documents, Singapore approves insects as food: 7 highlights

Leaked American files include manuals for the F-35 jet, pictured, as well as documents relating to the F-15, the Switchblade drone and precision-guided missiles. Photo: Reuters

Illustration: Henry Wong

Singapore has approved 16 types of insects for food. Photo: Shutterstock

Medical equipment found during the raid on a Pogo-linked underground medical facility in Pasay City, the Philippines. Photo: Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission

A Netflix reality show has sparked an unholy culinary row over what the spicy side dish kimchi should be called in Chinese. Photo: SCMP composite/IMDb/Netflix/Shutterstock

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From what Taiwan can expect from Trump to calls in India to tax billionaires, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From what Taiwan can expect from Trump to calls in India to tax billionaires, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.
