China’s ‘smart’ diabetes probiotics; life sentence for Hui Ka-yan: SCMP’s 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. Chinese team aims to put ‘smart’ diabetes probiotic on US shelves within 2 years Chinese researchers have engineered a probiotic that…
Chinese researchers have engineered a probiotic that could simplify diabetes care. According to the South China Morning Post, this "smart" diabetes probiotic could be available on US shelves within two years.
The founder and former chairman of China Evergrande Group, Hui Ka-yan, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Shenzhen. The court also confiscated all of Hui's personal property, after finding him guilty of "multiple combined crimes".
Other news stories from the region include speculation about the potential exit of Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and its implications for US-China defence ties, a shoving incident in Singapore that sparked debate, and China becoming the first country to recover orbital launch rockets using two distinct paths.
Brief written by urgent.news from South China Morning Post - Hong Kong, Reuters Business via SCMP, South China Morning Post — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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