Taiwan tariff blow, Bangladesh’s new leader, sex therapy: 5 weekend reads you missed

SCMP | April 28, 2025, 12:28 a.m. | Original

Questions are being raised over whether Taiwan’s strategic value to the United States is being judged primarily by what the island can deliver economically and militarily. Photo: AFP

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Boxes of products imported from Taiwan wait to be stocked on shelves at a market in Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo: EPA-EFE
Boxes of products imported from Taiwan wait to be stocked on shelves at a market in Los Angeles, California, USA. Photo: EPA-EFE
Illustration: Henry Wong
Illustration: Henry Wong
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus. Illustration: Huy Truong
Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus. Illustration: Huy Truong

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