Filipino helpers as surrogates, Chinese scientist’s death in US: 5 weekend reads you missed

SCMP | July 13, 2026, 12:30 a.m. | Original

From Typhoon Bavi hitting eastern China to Wang Danhao’s death in the US, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

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Workers have been urged to warn relatives back home and in Hong Kong about the surrogacy issue. Photo: Getty Images

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A woman walks past a vehicle knocked over by winds from Typhoon Bavi in Wenling, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on July 12, 2026. Photo: AFP
A woman walks past a vehicle knocked over by winds from Typhoon Bavi in Wenling, in China’s eastern Zhejiang province on July 12, 2026. Photo: AFP

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