South China Morning Post·Hong Kong·Monday, October 5, 2026 at 05:03 AM UTC

Chinese travellers go premium, Malaysia appeals to investors: 5 weekend reads you missed

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1. ‘No brainer’: growing trend of Chinese tourists booking business-class flights

Chinese holidaymakers are increasingly upgrading to “premium travel” to make their leisure time more pleasurable, insiders say. Photo: Shutterstock

2. US to deploy NMESIS anti-ship system on Japanese island closest to Taiwan

The Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System or NMESIS will be deployed on Yonaguni Island in Japan’s Okinawa prefecture during biennial joint exercises this month. Photo: Kyodo

3. Chinese art takes long march home from US museums

4. Malaysia offers Chinese buyers Singapore’s comfort at prices lower than Thailand

Aerial view of residential view in Penang island, Malaysia. Photo: Getty Images

5. US man arrested over alleged $300 million Nvidia server smuggling to China

Booking photo of Greg Lui, who is accused of smuggling restricted Nvidia AI servers to China. Photo: US Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California

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