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1. Rubio looks to repair lens on US-India ties amid Quad talks, energy deals

   US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit to India this week will give Washington an opportunity to “get the optics right” regarding ties between the two sides, amid friction over unresolved trade issues and broader international cooperation. Rubio stressed cooperation on trade, energy, defence and maritime security in meetings with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs...

2. China says engineer jailed for 15 years was lured into sending aerospace secrets overseas

   An aerospace engineer has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for espionage, Chinese state media said while warning that the aerospace industry is a cornerstone of national technological strength and defence security. The engineer surnamed Zhu graduated from a top university with a PhD in 2018, state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. Since then, he has worked as an engineer in multiple aerospace...

3. Eating idol’s poems: inside the wild, ancient history of Chinese fan culture

   China’s fandom culture predates today’s pop idols and live-streaming celebrities by millennia. In ancient times, fame was cultivated in the streets, restaurants, and poetry circles, where beauty and talent transformed poets and performers into objects of public fascination. One of China’s earliest heartthrobs was Pan Yue, a writer from the Western Jin dynasty (266–316), better known by his...

4. Hongkongers stuck for hours, as 673,000 return via land checkpoints after holiday

   Thousands of Hongkongers were stuck for hours at multiple land checkpoints in what one traveller called “unprecedented” large crowds on Monday night, as more than 673,000 residents returned to the city from mainland China after the long weekend. Some were also reportedly turned away from the Shenzhen Bay border before it closed that night. Among the 740,000 residents entering the city on Monday,...

5. Singha beer dynasty scandal, Malaysia’s sunken missile deal: 7 Asia highlights

   We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Did US restrictions sink Malaysia’s US$147 million Norway missile deal? Norway’s revocation of export licences for a naval missile system sold to Malaysia has thrust...

6. Unitree Robotics reports plunge in first-quarter profits days before crucial IPO hearing

   Unitree Robotics, a luminary in China’s humanoid robot boom, has reported a sharp plunge in first-quarter profits just days before its crucial listing hearing, casting a shadow over its Star Market initial public offering (IPO) as soaring expenses and a brutal price war catch up to the industry’s hype. The Shanghai Stock Exchange’s listing committee is scheduled to review Unitree’s IPO...

7. Yerba mate has lots of health benefits but Chinese may be drinking it wrong

   Over the years, the consumption of Ilex paraguariensis – known as yerba mate in South America – has spread beyond the borders of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil and is now gaining popularity in China. “Our exports have doubled since last year,” Juan Luis Lorenzo, a local producer involved in the direct exports of yerba mate to China, said. The increase in exports by Lorenzo’s cooperative reflects...

8. 3 elderly Hong Kong hikers found after 12-hour search

   Three elderly Hong Kong hikers who were reported missing in Sai Kung have been found following a rescue operation lasting more than 12 hours, according to authorities. The Fire Services Department called off the operation at 11.05am on Tuesday after the trio, all in their 70s, were located. None required hospital treatment. A government helicopter had also been deployed during the early morning...

9. Hong Kong issues year’s first ‘very hot weather’ warning

   This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong issued its first “very hot weather” warning of the year on Tuesday, with temperatures expected to reach as high as 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 Fahrenheit). The forecaster said an anticyclone aloft would bring “generally fine and very hot weather” to...

10. Yomiuri Giants’ Shinnosuke Abe quits after arrest over alleged assault on daughter

    Shinnosuke Abe – manager of the Yomiuri Giants, Japan’s oldest and most storied professional baseball team – stepped down on Tuesday following his arrest on suspicion of assaulting his daughter. Abe, 47, resigned as manager of the team, viewed as Japan’s closest equivalent to the New York Yankees, and apologised for “tarnishing the proud tradition of Giants managers”. He was taken into custody...