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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. Brics members find common ground on AI, trade and de-dollarisation push

2. China urges US to ‘stop all’ spying activities, slams ‘gangster logic’

3. Police freeze HK$30 million in account of man who refused to share Mark Six prize

4. India-Pakistan water row deepens after Hague court ruling

5. Chinese scientists develop oil refining method that may cut energy use by 90%



China launches Pinglu Canal; Hong Kong unveils first 5-year plan: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Tribute exhibit for Leslie Cheung; Hong Kong’s Gen Z coffee boss: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Hong Kong’s first 5-year plan, John Lee’s 2026 policy address: everything you need to know

Tesla revives China discounts; Iran war drives shift to electric cars: 7 EV reads

SCMP Highlights

Hong Kong Mark Six jackpot dispute, Brics finds common ground: 5 weekend reads you missed

The September 5 draw was a “Mark Six 50th Anniversary Snowball” with a record jackpot of HK$228 million. Photo: Nora Tam

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping share a moment at Bharat Mandapam during the Brics summit in New Delhi, India, on Saturday. Photo: Handout via Reuters

Beijing has urged the United States to “immediately stop all  espionage activities ” targeting Chinese companies. Photo: TNS

A queue outside the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s betting branch on Stanley Street in Central last Saturday. Nora Tam

People gather on the Indus River near Hyderabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, in May 2025. The Indus River system sustains roughly 300 million people across South Asia. Photo: EPA

The traditional refining process consumes large amounts of energy. Photo: Getty Images

Manila exposes South China Sea note; Chinese coal mine farming plan: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Photo: AFP

Gilberto Teodoro Jnr read aloud from a note from a Chinese emissary, prompting China’s foreign ministry to protest and accuse Manila of “grandstanding and lying”. Photo: X/Department of National Defence - Philippines


Tung Chee-hwa poses for portraits at the Office of Former Chief Executives of The HKSAR in 2017. Photo: Antony Dickson

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, wave as they board a plane at the end of their visit to Cairo, Egypt, on Wednesday, September 2. Photo: Egyptian Presidential Press Office via AP

India’s Keyaa Kunal Banerji lifted 140kg in the deadlift at the world junior powerlifting championships in South Africa last month. Photo: Handout

China-Nepal floods; arthritis drug restores alopecia patients’ hair: 7 science highlights

Optical images of Gyirong Port before the August 26 disaster, as captured by the Dongpo-11 satellite on July 23. Photo: Beijing Minospace Technology

Zhejiang University has been named the world’s top academic institution by the Nature Index. Photo: Shutterstock

The mudflow was travelling at around 19 metres per second when it struck the Gyirong border crossing. Photo: Handout

The United States is “weaponising and militarising AI”, according to Victor Gao. Photo: TNS

Screenshot from a China Coast Guard social media post showing the Chinese military holding joint naval and air drills in the South China Sea. Photo: The Paper

Cambodia’s scam gangs; Filipino-Americans decry ‘xenophobia’ games: 7 Asia highlights

Chinese public security officers escort a suspected China-born scam boss off a plane after he was extradited from Cambodia in April. Photo: China’s Ministry of Public Security/AFP


Jennie of Blackpink performs onstage during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 20, 2025 in Indio, California. Photo: Getty Images for Coachella

India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (right) shakes hands with his Bangladeshi counterpart Khalilur Rahman during a meeting in New Delhi in April. Photo: AFP

The Sultan Abdul Samad Building is seen near Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Sopa Images/ Zuma Press Wire/ dpa

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From China urging US to ‘stop all’ spying to India-Pakistan water row, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend


From China urging US to ‘stop all’ spying to India-Pakistan water row, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.


Hong Kong Mark Six jackpot dispute, Brics finds common ground: 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 urging US to ‘stop all’ spying to India-Pakistan water row, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

1. Brics members find common ground on AI, trade and de-dollarisation push

From China urging US to ‘stop all’ spying to India-Pakistan water row, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend