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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. Should the US enable Philippines to take the lead in South China Sea?

2. Young Indonesians yearn to ‘run away’ overseas for work as frustration grows

3. Kim Jong-un sister’s marriage, children unveiled by former North Korean diplomat

4. Why Singapore opposition leader Pritam Singh can still run in election

5. South Asia after USAID: can India rise to the challenge?

6. Japan’s embassy in Hungary slammed for not protecting murdered Japanese woman

7. ‘Boy sober’ and loving it: why Asia’s young women are swiping left on romance



Tokyo ‘monitoring’ Beijing backlash; Taiwan’s RedNote ban: SCMP daily highlights

Philippines cyclones, Singaporean Chinese dubbed ‘least attractive’: 7 Asia highlights

Hong Kong Legco election, potential Parkinson’s treatment: 5 weekend reads you missed

Japan moves to ease China tensions, US ambassador irks Singapore: SCMP’s weekly roundup

SCMP Highlights

India’s challenge amid USAID freeze, young women swipe left on romance: 7 Asia highlights

South Korean women carry flags reading “Feminist” as they march during a rally in Seoul to mark International Women’s Day in March 2024. Photo: AFP


Philippine resupply vessel Unaizah May 4 is hit by Chinese coastguard water cannon blasts as it tries to enter the Second Thomas Shoal, locally known as Ayungin Shoal, in the disputed South China Sea on March 5, 2024. Photo: AP

A man looks at residential buildings in Jakarta. Photo: AFP

Screenshot of Kim Yo-jong with what is believed to be her two children. Photo: Handout

Pritam Singh, secretary general of the opposition Workers’ Party, speaks to reporters after the verdict in his trial on Monday. Photo: AFP

A USAID officer watches as a US military cargo plane taxis to a stop at an airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 2015. Photo: AFP

Candles and flowers are seen with a picture during a vigil in central Budapest, Hungary on February 4, 2025 to commemorate a 43-year-old Japanese woman. Photo: AFP

More young women across Asia say they are ditching traditional relationship timelines. Photo: Dreamstime/TNS

China’s ‘super diamond’, DeepSeek and dethroning the US dollar: 5 weekend reads you missed

A Bank of China employee counts US and Chinese banknotes at a branch in Taiyuan, Shanxi province, in 2020. Photo: CNS

The tech-heavy US stock market has been one of the pillars supporting the US currency’s global standing. Photo: Shutterstock

Illustration: Brian Wang

USAID’s shutdown may put more attention on China’s programmes in the developing world, according to some Chinese officials. Photo: EPA-EFE

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Diamonds are used in various industrial applications. Photo: Shutterstock

What happened when Xi gathered China’s tech entrepreneurs for a ‘high-stakes’ symposium?

President Xi Jinping has brought together leading figures in China’s business community for a high-level meeting. Photo: Xinhua

President Xi Jinping brought together leading figures in China’s business community, including Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma, for a high-level meeting. Photo: CCTV

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Asia

From an opportunity for New Delhi to step up to Indonesians seeking jobs overseas, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From an opportunity for New Delhi to step up to Indonesians seeking jobs overseas, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
