From Vivian Kong\u2019s Legco bid to the University of Hong Kong ranking first in Asia, here are highlights from SCMP\u2019s recent reporting.<\/b>
\n1. US singer unknowingly marries Malaysian sultan: \u2018I deserve a proper divorce\u2019
When American recording artist Brittany Porter met Sultan Muhammad V, ruler of the Malaysian state of Kelantan, she thought their fairy tale romance led to an engagement. A year later, she discovered that the Islamic nikah ceremony was in fact a religious marriage, a revelation that came only after the country\u2019s former monarch had cut off contact.2. China reaches energy independence milestone by \u2018breeding\u2019 uranium from thorium
An experimental reactor developed in the Gobi Desert by the Chinese Academy of Sciences\u2019 Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics has achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion, paving the way for an almost endless supply of nuclear energy.3. Rapper Namewee faces drug charges, denies link to Taiwanese influencer\u2019s death
Malaysian police have charged controversial rapper and filmmaker Namewee with drug possession following media reports that he was found in a Kuala Lumpur hotel room where a Taiwanese influencer was later discovered dead.<\/p>\n