China-India tunnel dispute, Hong Kong Article 23 bill unpacked, near-death experiences: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

With lawmakers on Thursday unanimously approving the government’s changes to the bill and days away from writing it into the statute books, the Post takes a look at potential scenarios that have sparked public concern.

3. Near-death experiences may prove the soul and afterlife exist, a doctor says

Many people who have had a near-death experience recall travelling through a tunnel towards a bright light. One doctor who studies people’s accounts of them says they may suggest the existence of a life after death. Photo: Shutterstock

Is there a soul? How about an afterlife? A doctor, who has found no scientific explanation for the thousands of near-death experiences he has studied, discusses what he considers their implications to be.

4. Hong Kong’s minibuses are struggling. Will they soon be replaced?

Illustration: Brian Wang

Expanding rail and franchised bus networks, new roads and bridges, and changes in tolls have caused a big shift in how Hongkongers navigate the city.

5. ‘A whole new ball game’: China’s central bank looks to learn from US blunders

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

After changes to its leadership and structure, and with draft laws altering its scope, China’s central bank looks to be taking on a different role from years past – one which seems notably distinct from Western norms.

6. More Japanese men resist buying White Day gifts: ‘it doesn’t mean anything’

A Japanese couple walks in the Gion area of Kyoto. More Japanese men say they are “fed up” with “manufactured” occasions such as White Day. Photo: EPA-EFE

Some Japanese men say White Day is just a marketing campaign and prefer to save the money for other things, while others find it an old-fashioned concept.

7. Ex-China nursery school teacher, now a celebrity, slams sex for money online slur

A former preschool teacher who became famous last year when she appeared in a video singing to children, has claimed she has become the target of an online pornography slur.

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