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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. China’s visa-free waivers spark Korean travel boom, underpin tourism revival

2. China’s PLA tightens fuel rules as US investigates cause of twin air crashes

3. Failures on 2 fronts led to Hong Kong’s seat belt U-turn, experts say

4. China’s new YJ-18C missile: a logistics killer for US Navy?

5. She lost 24kg in 7 months, then became a bodybuilding DJ. Here’s how



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Japan’s Takaichi sweeps election, Kuala Lumpur mayoral ethnicity debate: 7 Asia highlights

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Korean travel boom in China, PLA tightens fuel rules: 5 weekend reads you missed

A food seller prepares dishes at a restaurant in Shanghai on January 21. Photo: AFP

People walk at the Bund in Shanghai, China. Photo: Reuters

The People’s Liberation Army showcases a variety of weapons during the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression on September 3, 2025.  Photo: Eugene Lee

The seat belt requirement for bus passengers came into effect on Sunday. Photo: Karma Lo

YJ-18C cruise missiles are unveiled during a military parade in Beijing on September 3 last year. Photo: VCG via Getty Images

At her heaviest, Kiran Dembla weighed 76kg. She drastically cut her weight in seven months, before becoming a competitive body builder, DJ and mountaineer, proving it is never too late to chase dreams. Photos: Kiran Dembla

As diplomatic row drags on, how is Japan coping with a fall in Chinese tourists?

Tourists carrying suitcases walk through Toky’s Ginza shopping district. Chinese travel to Japan has plunged amid a diplomatic row over Taiwan. Photo: EPA

Locals and tourists alike crowd the streets of central Tokyo during a popular summer festival. Japan’s travel sector has so far coped well with a fall in Chinese tourism amid a diplomatic row over Taiwan. Photo: AFP

China’s canal to Southeast Asia, Nipah virus raises concerns: SCMP’s 7 highlights

A shopkeeper adjusts gold bracelets at a jewellery mall in Shanghai, China, on January 27. Photo: Reuters


The construction site of the Pinglu Canal megaproject, a 134km waterway linking Nanning with the Gulf of Tonkin. Photo: Xinhua

SpaceX has said it will move thousands of its internet satellites into a lower orbit. Photo: SpaceX

Chief Executive John Lee (left) and Erick Tsang. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Vehicles travel across the causeway link from Malaysia’s southern state of Johor to the Woodlands immigration checkpoint in Singapore. Photo: AFP

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From China’s visa-free access drawing Koreans to Hong Kong’s seat belt law U-turn, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From China’s visa-free access drawing Koreans to Hong Kong’s seat belt law U-turn, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Korean travel boom in China, PLA tightens fuel rules: 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’s visa-free access drawing Koreans to Hong Kong’s seat belt law U-turn, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. China’s visa-free waivers spark Korean travel boom, underpin tourism revival

2. China’s PLA tightens fuel rules as US investigates cause of twin air crashes

3. Failures on 2 fronts led to Hong Kong’s seat belt U-turn, experts say

From China’s visa-free access drawing Koreans to Hong Kong’s seat belt law U-turn, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend