Taiwan Strait ‘hellscape’, Louis Koo sued, Shanghai’s foreigners: 7 highlights of the week

Chinese scientists have used real-world data to study submarines’ speed and surface wake, with unexpected results.

3. Hong Kong star Louis Koo sued over alleged failure to repay HK$8.3 million loan

Actor Louis Koo in a still from Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, a 2024 film he stars in. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong film star Louis Koo Tin-lok has been sued by a business partner who claims he failed to repay a loan of HK$8.3 million (US$1.1 million) arising from a fashion joint venture more than a decade ago.

4. Built to last, not on human skulls: Johor-Singapore causeway’s 100-year history

The Johor-Singapore causeway’s foundations were rumoured to contain human skulls and a huge hole was blasted out of it in WWII. But it survived – and just keeps growing.

5. Shanghai stay or Shanghai go? Foreigners return but aren’t settling like before

Illustration: Brian Wang

Two years after an extended lockdown of Shanghai under the nation’s dynamic zero-Covid policy led to an exodus of expatriates, mainland China’s most international city is finally re-embracing a bustle of overseas visitors. However, fewer are opting to stay and work.

6. Tips on ageing well from Singapore photographer, 58, who looks half his age

Lots of water, protein, exercise, a positive attitude and a little sunshine are the secrets to looking young, according to 58-year-old Chuando Tan. Photo: instagram.com/chuando_chuandoandfrey

Singaporean fashion photographer Chuando Tan has garnered acclaim for his captivating images of his subjects, and of himself. With chiselled abs and a youthful visage, Tan looks far younger than his 58 years.

7. Is Miss Universe Philippines’ win a ‘hopeful’ shift in beauty standards?

Chelsea Manalo, 24, was crowned Miss Universe Philippines on May 22, making history as the first Philippine winner of African-American descent. Photo: Facebook/Miss Universe Philippines

When Chelsea Manalo, 24, was crowned Miss Universe Philippines on May 22, the Filipino American made history as the first Philippine winner of African-American descent. Manalo’s win was widely celebrated online as helping to usher shifting views on deeply held beauty standards in the Philippines, which has long focused on Western features such as fair skin.

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