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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. Trump, Putin leave Ukraine war summit with no deal – as it happened

2. Chinese researchers lodge concerns over US debt as Beijing limits exposure

3. How Chinese investors quietly transformed Athens – one visa at a time

4. Chinese ‘vertical dramas’ are booming in America. Should Hollywood be worried?

5. China punishes medical bosses after doctor abandons surgery to defend lover



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No Ukraine deal for Trump, Putin; Chinese investors in Athens: 5 weekend reads you missed

Donald Trump shakes hand with Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska. Photo: Reuters

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold a press conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine. Photo: Reuters

Concerns are mounting over rising debt in the United States, and China is gradually trimming its holdings of Treasuries to hedge against a decline in US dollar asset value. Photo: AFP

Residential buildings in Athens, Greece. Photo: Getty Images

Illustration: Brian Wang

The China-Japan Friendship Hospital in Beijing is among the top institutions that have been ordered to rectify their practices. The doctor at the centre of the scandal was a top surgeon at this hospital. Photo: Handout

Trump-Putin summit: was it a win for Russia or the US?

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin pose on a podium on the tarmac after they arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, for their summit on Friday. Photo: AFP

China unveils cruise missile, Kim Keon hee’s fall from grace: SCMP’s 7 highlights

The Xiluodu Dam and hydropower station is the third-largest in China and the fourth-largest in the world. Photo: Shutterstock

A Chinese coastguard vessel collided with a PLA Navy ship, numbered 164, around 10 nautical miles east of Scarborough Shoal, resulting in substantial damage to the coastguard vessel. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard

South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon-hee arrives at the Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

In 2019, China unveiled its DF-100 cruise missiles during a parade. In the past week the public has gained a rare glimpse of the weapon via a PLA documentary aired on state media. Photo: AP

A man in China spent US$120,000 on 300-years-worth of gym memberships and coaching lessons, then discovered that the outlet’s management had disappeared with his money. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Sina

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From Trump and Putin’s meeting in Alaska to Chinese vertical soap operas, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Trump and Putin’s meeting in Alaska to Chinese vertical soap operas, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


No Ukraine deal for Trump, Putin; Chinese investors in Athens: 5 weekend reads you missed

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Trump and Putin’s meeting in Alaska to Chinese vertical soap operas, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Trump, Putin leave Ukraine war summit with no deal – as it happened

2. Chinese researchers lodge concerns over US debt as Beijing limits exposure

3. How Chinese investors quietly transformed Athens – one visa at a time

From Trump and Putin’s meeting in Alaska to Chinese vertical soap operas, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend