World’s fastest coilgun, Korean-Chinese food, cancer drug trials: 5 weekend reads

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World’s fastest coilgun, Korean-Chinese food, cancer drug trials: 5 weekend reads

By SCMP

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 consider subscribing.

1. PLA scientists reveal tech breakthrough behind world’s fastest coilgun

The technology was originally unveiled in 2023 and developed as a non-lethal weapon to be used in riot control. Photo: CCTV
The technology was originally unveiled in 2023 and developed as a non-lethal weapon to be used in riot control. Photo: CCTV

2. How India and Pakistan are preparing for the next conflict

An Indian soldier keeps watch near the Line of Control separating Pakistan and India on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
An Indian soldier keeps watch near the Line of Control separating Pakistan and India on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

3. On this Chinese island, patients are trying latest experimental drugs for cancer

The Chinese island of Hainan attracts tourists from across the globe but here a medical revolution is unfolding, whereby patients can access medicines and therapies as part of clinical trials before they have even hit the market. Photo: Xinhua News Agency
The Chinese island of Hainan attracts tourists from across the globe but here a medical revolution is unfolding, whereby patients can access medicines and therapies as part of clinical trials before they have even hit the market. Photo: Xinhua News Agency

  

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