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We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week 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. Tokyo’s ‘embarrassing’ street prostitution prompts demand in Japan for new laws

2. High-flying Malay student at Penang Chinese school becomes education sensation

3. ‘What’s in it for me’: will Trump 2.0 squeeze the Philippines for US support?

4. Singapore spillover of data centres benefits Malaysia’s Johor

5. In Indonesia, more couples are saying no to children. Why?

6. PLA uniform found on ship stopped in Philippines, raising security fears

7. Will South Korea heed Ukraine’s call for weapons aid amid Trump’s win, Russia warning?



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SCMP Highlights

Japan’s street prostitution, high-flying Malaysian student: 7 Asia highlights

A man approaches a woman near Okubo Park in Tokyo’s Kabukicho district, presumably to solicit sexual services. Photo: Eric Fior

Advertisements for a host club in Kabukicho, Tokyo. Photo: EPA-EFE

Ahmad Khidir Ahmad Nazri received five top awards for academic excellence from his school. Photo: Facebook/hengeehighschool.penang

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr shakes hands with US President Joe Biden at the White House. Photo: AP

The surge in data centre business in Johor has also driven up property transactions in the Malaysian state. Photo: EPA-EFE

The percentage of married women aged 15 to 49 without children rose from 7 per cent in 2019 to 8.2 per cent in 2022. Photo: Shutterstock

Undocumented Chinese nationals seen inside a dredger vessel off Bataan. Photo: Philippine Coast Guard

A Ukrainian soldier drives a tank during military drills at a training ground in Chernihiv region, Ukraine. Photo: Reuters

Possible Trump-Kim summit, sumo wrestlers’ favourite fish: 5 weekend reads you missed

Staff from the Hong Kong Ocean Park Conservation Foundation dissect the deceased whale at the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department Marine Parks Management Centre in Shek Pik. Photo: Eugene Lee

Chanko Nabe or Sumo Stew, which includes kue fish. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung

Former US president Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un at the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea on June 30, 2019. Photo: Reuters

A study has found that ceratopsians, a type of herbivorous dinosaur such as this Protoceratops, had reduced intelligence, hearing and sense of smell as they evolved into larger creatures. Photo: Shutterstock

Authorities on Saturday evening tried to rescue the whale and prevent the public from getting too close. Photo: Facebook/Man Fai

Fukuoka chef Kazutaka Hagiwara prepares longtooth grouper. Photo: Llewellyn Cheung

Eye masks are a popular sleeping aid. Photo: Shutterstock

Malaysia’s migrating nurses, Chinese ‘villains’ comment forces apology: 7 Asia highlights

Chinese tourists carry their baggage on Myeongdong Street in downtown Seoul, South Korea. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap

Commuters pack a subway car in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: MCT

The nursing crunch is not unique to Malaysia as there has been a global shortage of such workers. Photo: AP

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr with his deputy Sara Duterte-Carpio in Manila. Photo: Kyodo

The Kuala Lumpur city centre. Social media users say Mahathir’s observation about Chinese signboards is politically charged. Photo: Reuters

Filipino drug convict and death row prisoner Mary Jane Veloso pictured in 2015. Photo: AFP

Fukuoka old town along the Naka river. Photo: Shutterstock

AirAsia planes are seen parked on the tarmac at Kuala Lumpur International Airport in October 2020 amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo: Reuters

Tokyo’s emergence as sex tourism capital, rise of Singapore’s opposition: 7 Asia highlights

Tokyo’s notorious Kabukicho district – a maze of bars, love hotels and host clubs. Photo: Shutterstock

A woman looks out at the Tokyo skyline. Photo: AFP

A group of migrants is apprehended by border officers after crossing into the US earlier this year. Photo: AFP

Supporters of the opposition Workers’ Party wave party flags in Singapore in 2020. Photo: EPA-EFE

Chinese Maritime Militia vessels are pictured near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea on March 5, 2024. Photo: Reuters

Starbucks has faced backlash due to its perceived connections to the US and Israel, even though it is not officially blacklisted by Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions Malaysia. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Rafale and Super Etendards fighter jets are seen on board France’s Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier. Photo: Reuters

A plane takes off from I Gusti Ngurah Rai airport in Bali, Indonesia. Photo: AP

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From Japan’s street prostitution to a Malaysian student’s academic success, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From Japan’s street prostitution to a Malaysian student’s academic success, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


Japan’s street prostitution, high-flying Malaysian student: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Japan’s street prostitution to a Malaysian student’s academic success, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Tokyo’s ‘embarrassing’ street prostitution prompts demand in Japan for new laws

2. High-flying Malay student at Penang Chinese school becomes education sensation

3. ‘What’s in it for me’: will Trump 2.0 squeeze the Philippines for US support?

From Japan’s street prostitution to a Malaysian student’s academic success, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting