US-China trade talks, Japan’s concern over unruly Indonesians: 7 highlights

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.

1. China summons Nvidia to explain ‘back-door’ safety risk of H20 chip

China’s cyberspace regulator has summoned Nvidia to explain whether its H20 chips have any “back-door safety” risks, casting a shadow over the US chip giant’s local operations.

2. Hong Kong actor Will Or diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, drops out of play

Hong Kong actor Will Or Wai-lam has been diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, forcing him to pull out of what was set to be his first stage production, the performer has said. Or wrote on his social media on Wednesday that he was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma in May, “just when everything seemed to be going smoothly”.

3. Disgraced head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple defrocked, firms deregistered