Our most-read articles for October 19 - 25 October 27, 2019

	Thai king dismisses  'disloyal' consort for  challenging the queen Thailand's King Maha   Vajiralongkorn has stripped  his consort of her royal and  military titles over what the  palace says is her disloyal  and ungrateful actions.
	Battle for US green cards: Indians and Chinese split  over reforms Senate debates scrapping country cap, in boost for Indian tech engineers Read more One week later: The scars of Typhoon Hagibis, in pictures 79 dead, 10 missing, trains limited and rice paddies sunk in Japan Read more Payback: China presses Hong Kong magnates to  share the wealth Beijing pushes super-rich to help solve city's chronic housing shortage Read more In pictures: Japan's enthronement ceremony for  Emperor Naruhito Guests from around the world flock to Tokyo's Imperial Palace Read more Pakistan's stalled China-backed rail project prompts  turn to Japan Regional leaders show 'buyer's remorse' over cost of Belt and Road loans Read more Duterte ends Japan trip early over 'unbearable' back pain Motorcycle injury forces Philippine president to skip banquet for emperor Read more Japan's Emperor Naruhito proclaims enthronement Carrie Lam, Wang Qishan and Aung San Suu Kyi among guests in ceremony Read more China's new Great Wall rises in the heart of Europe Beijing reaches out to ex-Communist countries on the periphery of the EU Read more From Hong Kong to the NBA, how China is losing  the media war As tired tactics undermine Beijing's propaganda machine, protesters build a nimble digital operation Read more