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China tests rail gun, Lawrence Wong ‘pride of Hainan’, Cathay bosses’ hefty pay rise: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
Soon after Lawrence Wong was sworn in on Wednesday as Singapore’s fourth prime minister since the city’s independence, a mix of online content from media members and observers found its way onto Chinese social media. Articles and videos mostly traced Wong’s ancestral ties to Beishan village in Huiwen town, noting his father first migrated from Hainan to Malaysia.
3. China’s rail gun sends smart bomb into stratosphere at hypersonic speed
The Chinese navy has tested an electromagnetic rail gun, firing a smart bomb 15km (9 miles) high into the stratosphere at a speed exceeding Mach 5, according to scientists involved in the project.
4. Hong Kong’s Cathay pays bosses 20% more despite flight blunders, ongoing woes
Top bosses at Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways were paid about 20 per cent more last year than they received in 2019 before the pandemic, with some enjoying substantial salary rises despite the flag carrier’s ongoing struggle to return to full capacity.
5. In for the long haul: China starts designing new C939 jet after C919’s success
Having established its bona fides as a producer of commercial aircraft with the launch of the narrowbody C919, China has already begun work on the C939, a new widebody plane and the third in its series of home-grown airliners.
6. Drone footage of Japan warship on Chinese social media sparks concern in Tokyo
Drone footage that circulated on Chinese social media showing a Japanese warship docked at a military base has revealed worrying gaps in Japan’s defences, analysts say.
7. China film mogul, 72, and wife, 42, expect fifth child amid scrutiny over age gap
A famous film producer in China has accompanied his wife – who is 30 years younger – to a prenatal exam for what will be his fifth child.