China hits jackpot with gold reserves, Japan’s first kiss rate: 5 weekend reads you missed

From China discovering gold reserves to Japan’s youth kissing less, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend.

Hong Kong elderly residents urged to prep for winter as cold front set to hit city

‘Temperatures will fall progressively over coast of Guangdong in next couple of days, and weather will become fine and dry,’ Observatory says.

China aims for more than 100 ‘trusted data spaces’ by 2028 under national action plan

National Data Administration action plan marks major step forward in building integrated data market with secure links to other countries.

Hong Kong airport boosts efforts to lure foreign airlines as it waits on Cathay

Airport Authority is doing all it can to fill extra capacity created by soon-to-debut three-runway system, acting CEO Vivian Cheung says.

Malaysian nurses seek better pay overseas: ‘migrate while you can’

Healthcare workers look to destinations such as Saudi Arabia amid burnout and meagre pay back home.

Republicans push back against claims Trump intelligence pick Gabbard is ‘compromised’

Tulsi Gabbard is expected to face scrutiny for comments sympathetic to Russia and a 2017 visit to Syria where she met President Bashar al-Assad.

Fire in Manila engulfs hundreds of shanty houses: ‘everything is gone’

Drone footage shared by the city’s disaster management office shows the extent of the blaze.

Earth bids farewell to temporary ‘mini moon’ that is possibly a chunk of actual moon

A 10-metre asteroid that was possibly ejected from the moon is departing its journey near Earth – but will return for a closer visit in January.

Chinese military disguised as fishing boats? Philippine defence chief raises concerns

Latest comments also spark espionage fears as lawmaker claims Chinese intelligence officers may be working in to-be-banned offshore gaming hubs.

Uruguay opposition leftist Yamandu Orsi wins presidential election

South American nation joins others around the world in rebuking the incumbent party in a year of landmark elections.