Cathay fares surge, CUHK professor suspended in Australia: 5 weekend reads you missed

SCMP | March 9, 2026, 12:37 a.m. | Original

From MIT scientist joining Peking University to China’s Wang Yi at ‘two sessions’, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

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Cathay Pacific has been adjusting routes to redirect capacity after suspending services to and from Dubai and Riyadh, the SCMP has learned. Photo: Eugene Lee

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Smoke rises after an explosion during US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Photo: Reuters
Smoke rises after an explosion during US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Photo: Reuters
Jiang Jianfeng says the decision to return to his home country is a “natural choice”. Photo: Handout
Jiang Jianfeng says the decision to return to his home country is a “natural choice”. Photo: Handout
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi speaks to the press about Beijing’s foreign policy objectives during the “two sessions” in Beijing on March 8. Photo: AFP
China’s top diplomat Wang Yi speaks to the press about Beijing’s foreign policy objectives during the “two sessions” in Beijing on March 8. Photo: AFP

China’s award-winning mathematician Wan Daqing leaves California for Chongqing Hong Kong police arrest man over alleged indecent assault and fight