China’s Congolese cobalt edge, Labubu’s Hong Kong origins: 5 weekend reads you missed

SCMP | March 17, 2025, 12:30 a.m. | Original

From China’s US$1 trillion reserve fund to Hong Kong Labubu’s origin, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend

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Illustration: Pearl Law

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Workers direct lorry traffic in Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2023. Photo: AFP
Workers direct lorry traffic in Tenke Fungurume Mine, one of the largest copper and cobalt mines in the world, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on June 17, 2023. Photo: AFP
Akeso founder and CEO Michelle Xia. Photo: Handout
Akeso founder and CEO Michelle Xia. Photo: Handout
Illustration: Pearl Law
Illustration: Pearl Law

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