From freight routes bypassing Hormuz to Hong Kong helpers in tents on days off, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend
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Cheaper durians for China, Hong Kong helpers camp in tents: 5 weekend reads you missed
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please considersubscribing.1.Durian Express? China brings in cheaper fruit with new Southeast Asia trainFresh Musang King durians from Malaysia are displayed for sale in the supermarket in Beijing, China, on April 13, 2025. Photo: Simon Song2.‘Structural shift’: new routes for Middle East freight to bypass HormuzThe port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on April 17. Photo: EPA/The UAE Presidential Court3.‘Nowhere to go’: helpers pushed out of parks spend day off in tents at bus terminusHelpers gather at the Lohas Park Station Public Transport Interchange. Some said they were usually forced to leave other public spaces when they gathered in groups on their day off. Photo: Elson Li
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please considersubscribing.
Durian Express? China brings in cheaper fruit with new Southeast Asia train
Fresh Musang King durians from Malaysia are displayed for sale in the supermarket in Beijing, China, on April 13, 2025. Photo: Simon Song
‘Structural shift’: new routes for Middle East freight to bypass Hormuz
The port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on April 17. Photo: EPA/The UAE Presidential Court
‘Nowhere to go’: helpers pushed out of parks spend day off in tents at bus terminus
Source: News - South China Morning Post
