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1. From property to portfolios: why Chinese families are walking away from homes
While Chinese families grow cautious, South Korean retail investors use record leverage to chase tech ETFs despite mounting risks.
2. Chinese pilot who landed safely after cabin leak given first-class merit award

Chinese President Xi Jinping has honoured a veteran naval test pilot with a first-class merit award for defence science and technology.
3. What Negeri Sembilan loss means for Malaysian PM Anwar’s political strategy

The crushing defeat of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition in the Negeri Sembilan polls has raised doubts about his political strategy, as state rival but federal ally Barisan Nasional (BN) grows in dominance.
4. The numbers game: why the US is losing ground to China in the first island chain

The PLA is rapidly progressing towards its 2027 ‘world-class military’ goal in ways that could challenge US defence lines, analysts say.
5. US lawmakers investigate DoorDash’s use of Moonshot AI’s Kimi K2.6 model

Prominent US lawmakers have requested information from food delivery giant DoorDash on its use of Chinese artificial intelligence models after its co-founder disclosed that they had experimented with a model from Chinese start-up Moonshot AI, developer of the Kimi models.


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Beijing urged to win Indian hearts, Hong Kong’s hottest day: 5 weekend reads you missed

China retaliates on US sanctions; North Korea’s dog meat advisory: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Hong Kong’s dining battle; TV host fights insomnia, depression: 7 Lifestyle highlights

SCMP Highlights

Chinese rethink investments, Malaysian PM’s political strategy: 5 weekend reads you missed

Property’s share of Chinese household assets dropped to 52 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 from 67 per cent in mid-2021, according to a Goldman Sachs report. Photo: Getty

PLA Navy test pilot Yang Yong is a much decorated officer. Photo: CCTV

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. Photo: AFP

Illustration: Henry Wong

US President Donald Trump receives a McDonald’s delivery via DoorDash outside the White House in Washington on April 13. Photo: Reuters

From Mao to now: why China’s Communist Party is  intent on control over the military

Chinese leader Mao Zedong, flanked by his deputy Lin Biao (right) and premier Zhou Enlai, in Beijing in October 1967. Photo: AFP

Arrested just after the death of Mao Zedong, the leaders of the Cultural Revolution known as Gang of Four are seen here during their trial in 1981. Photo: Reuters

Chinese data challenges US-Iran war claims; bamboo vs desertification: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Chinese researchers have proposed using bamboo as a sand barrier in the north of the country. Photo: Handout

The launch of American and Israeli air strikes against Iran on February 28 triggered an armed conflict that has escalated throughout the region. Photo: EPA

Emirates Flight EK302 from Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, stranded on the tarmac at Hangzhou airport last week. Photo: mrjjxw.com

Ho Huen leaves Tuen Mun Court in October last year. Photo: Karma Lo

In 1947, a Chinese villager lent his entire 850kg grain supply to the army, receiving a handwritten receipt as an official IOU. Photo: CCTV

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From Chinese families retreating from real estate to shifts in Malaysian politics, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Chinese families retreating from real estate to shifts in Malaysian politics, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Chinese rethink investments, Malaysian PM’s political strategy: 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 Chinese families retreating from real estate to shifts in Malaysian politics, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. From property to portfolios: why Chinese families are walking away from homes

From Chinese families retreating from real estate to shifts in Malaysian politics, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend