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1. Airlines offer Japan trip refunds as row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments deepens

2. Nexperia civil war erupts as Chinese and Dutch arms trade blows

3. Why Singapore’s PAP is taking aim at opposition WP so soon after an election

4. Why China studies scholars in the West have been left in ‘crisis’ mode

5. China hits third 1,000-tonne gold belt this year in Kunlun Mountains



Tokyo’s latest bid to ease tensions with Beijing, Liu Cixin on AI: SCMP daily highlights

China-US AI gap narrows, South Koreans snub K-pop: 5 weekend reads you missed

Japan, US defence chiefs discuss radar row; Mexico’s China tariffs: SCMP daily highlights

China’s desalination technology, Hong Kong Legco election turnout: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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Japan trip refunds after PM’s remark, miners hit gold in China: 5 weekend reads you missed

China is one of the biggest sources of foreign tourists to Japan. Photo: EPA

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi listens to a question during a House of Councillors Budget Committee session in Tokyo on November 12, 2025. Photo: Kyodo

The head office of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in Nijmegen, Netherlands. A war of words erupted on Friday between the company’s Chinese and Dutch arms. Photo: AP

A voter casting a ballot at a polling station in Singapore at the May 3 general election. Photo: EPA-EFE

Illustration: Henry Wong

Chinese geologists have discovered a rare gold deposit in the Kunlun Mountains near the western border of Xinjiang, the third large haul to be found this year. Photo: Shutterstock Images

Why Chinese grass-roots culture may be finally taking its place in the global limelight

Illustration: Brian Wang

The video game Black Myth: Wukong is among Chinese cultural products that have become global hits. Photo: Game Science

The animated film Ne Zha 2, inspired by Chinese mythology, has been a runaway success. Photo: AFP

A still from Netflix’s adaptation of bestselling Chinese sci-fi author Liu Cixin’s The Three-Body Problem. Photo: Netflix

Beijing warns Japan after PM Takaichi’s Taiwan comments fuel nuclear shift concerns

Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian says Beijing is   “seriously concerned”. Photo: Kyodo

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has reportedly declined to clarify whether Japan will remain committed to its non-nuclear principles. Photo: Reuters

China’s rare earths breakthrough, Fujian carrier’s naval genius: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Chinese scientists have recovered a naturally formed mineral with rare earth elements from the Blemchnum orientale fern, offering a potential for phytomining, according to the team. Photo: Shutterstock

Rear Admiral Ma Weiming, as he appeared in 2017 on state television advocating for China to develop an electromagnetic catapult system for its next aircraft carrier. Photo: CCTV

McDonald’s sold this 6,826 sq ft shop in Kennedy Town for HK$100 million, or HK$14,723 per square foot. Photo: Handout

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From deepening fallout over Takaichi’s Taiwan comment to internal conflict within Nexperia, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From deepening fallout over Takaichi’s Taiwan comment to internal conflict within Nexperia, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Japan trip refunds after PM’s remark, miners hit gold in China: 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 deepening fallout over Takaichi’s Taiwan comment to internal conflict within Nexperia, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Airlines offer Japan trip refunds as row over Takaichi’s Taiwan comments deepens

2. Nexperia civil war erupts as Chinese and Dutch arms trade blows

3. Why Singapore’s PAP is taking aim at opposition WP so soon after an election

From deepening fallout over Takaichi’s Taiwan comment to internal conflict within Nexperia, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend