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China halts Brazilian soy imports, disbelief over robot clip: 5 weekend reads you missed

From portraits of courage from Hong Kong’s deadly fire to Brazilian soy imports, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

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A worker inspects soybeans during the soy harvest near the town of Campos Lindos in Brazil on February 18, 2018. Photo: Reuters
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1. China halts soy imports from Brazil plants, pivots to US amid food safety probe

China has halted some soybean imports from Brazil due to contamination issues. Photo: Getty Images
China has halted some soybean imports from Brazil due to contamination issues. Photo: Getty Images

2. Why do Chinese no longer feel the need to boycott Japanese products?

Protesters angered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on Taiwan gather in front of her official residence in Tokyo on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua
Protesters angered by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent remarks on Taiwan gather in front of her official residence in Tokyo on Tuesday. Photo: Xinhua

3. Portraits of courage: helpers who stayed with their wards during Hong Kong fire

Domestic helpers have lost friends and been displaced along with their employers. Photo: Eugene Lee
Domestic helpers have lost friends and been displaced along with their employers. Photo: Eugene Lee
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