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1. Mexico’s 50% tariff shock shuts Asia’s North American trade bypass

2. China warns India: ‘don’t even think about stealing our sixth Dalai Lama’

3. Hong Kong district officer apologises over outfit choice at firefighter’s funeral

4. Thailand’s tourism crown slips as troubles in paradise mount

5. ‘No need to explain’: leading mRNA vaccine expert Hu Haitao leaves US for China



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Scientist Hu Haitao leaves US for China, Mexico tariff shock: 5 weekend reads you missed

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A drone view shows the Manzanillo seaport in Mexico in April. Photo: Reuters

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum (left) and US President Donald Trump chat during the Fifa World Cup 2026 Official Draw in Washington earlier this month. Photo: TNS

In Lhasa in August, worshippers stand before a huge Thangka painting at the Drepung Monastery for the Shoton Festival. An international symposium on the sixth Dalai Lama organised by India has sparked ire in China. Photo: China News Service/VCG via Getty Images

District officer Eunice Chan expressed regret over her clothing choice at the funeral service for firefighter Ho Wai-ho. Photo: Dickson Lee

Illustration: Huy Truong

Leading mRNA immunologist Hu Haitao has joined the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Microbiology in Beijing. Photo: Handout

Chinese tennis player Pang Renlong banned for 12 years, fined US$110,000 for match-fixing

Pang Renlong has been banned until 2036 for his part in fixing tennis matches. Photo: Xinhua

China speeds up armour steel production by 30% as US Conshohocken plant folds

Tanks drive past Tiananmen Square during the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. Photo: Dpa

Taiwan’s T-Dome missile shield plan has ‘critical flaws’, mainland Chinese report says

Taiwan’s proposed air defence system is expected to be centred around US-made Patriot missile systems, among others. Photo: AFP

How strength training keeps a 71-year-old in top shape and what he teaches other seniors

All you need to keep fit are discipline and a floor to train on, says 71-year-old personal trainer Christer Ekberg. Photo: Joel Tam

Ekberg in Argentina. Growing up in Sweden around horses, he once longed to be a professional jockey. Photo: Christer Ekberg

Ekberg works with client Joel Tam, who has been training with him since April. Photo: Joel Tam

Joel Tam (right) began training under Ekberg in April. Photo: Joel Tam

Since training with Ekberg, Tam says that he looks, feels and moves better. Photo: Joel Tam

Ekberg relaxes after climbing 53 floors to the top of The Pinnacle@Duxton in Singapore – the perfect combination of cardio and leg training. Photo: Christer Ekberg

Ekberg works out daily, doing strength, mobility, flexibility and balance training. Photo: Joel Tam

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From China warning India over Dalai Lama to a Hong Kong civil servant’s apology, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From China warning India over Dalai Lama to a Hong Kong civil servant’s apology, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Scientist Hu Haitao leaves US for China, Mexico tariff shock: 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 China warning India over Dalai Lama to a Hong Kong civil servant’s apology, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Mexico’s 50% tariff shock shuts Asia’s North American trade bypass

2. China warns India: ‘don’t even think about stealing our sixth Dalai Lama’

3. Hong Kong district officer apologises over outfit choice at firefighter’s funeral

From China warning India over Dalai Lama to a Hong Kong civil servant’s apology, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend