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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. Can China and India counter US tariffs together?

2. ‘My prayers answered’: anger and relief in Philippines over Duterte’s arrest

3. Lady Gaga, Formula One: can Thailand steal Singapore’s tourism spotlight?

4. Is North Korea a nuclear power? Trump seems to think so

5. Indonesia’s military once called all the shots. Under Prabowo, it may again

6. Singapore bans Malaysian coffee brand for containing erectile dysfunction drug

7. Japanese ex-adult film star raises eyebrows as ‘Muslim convert’ in Malaysia



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SCMP Highlights

China, India vs US tariffs, Rae Lil Black raises eyebrows in Malaysia: 7 Asia highlights

Japanese former adult film star Rae Lil Black has drawn both praise for her apparent embrace of Islam and scepticism over her past. Photos: Instagram / Facebook / Rae Lil Black

Amid rising US tariffs, China has urged closer trade ties with India to counter protectionist policies. Photo: Shutterstock

Rodrigo Duterte’s supporters protest against his arrest in Davao City, Philippines, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Lady Gaga performs at the Grammy Awards in 2022. Photo: Getty Images

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump meet in Panmunjom in the Demilitarised Zone on June 30, 2019. Photo: AP

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (third from left) flanked by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin (left), military chief General Agus Subiyanto, (second from left) and police commissioner General Listyo Sigit Prabowo (centre), at a cabinet retreat last year. Photo: Indonesian Presidential Palace/AFP

Singapore has ordered the recall of a Malaysian coffee product due to the presence of a drug used for treating erectile dysfunction. Photo: Lazada

South Korean court orders Yoon’s release, Ubisoft backlash in Japan: 7 Asia highlights

North Korean hackers have already demonstrated how effective AI can be in furthering their schemes. Photo: Shutterstock

A promotional still from “Assassin’s Creed Shadows” showing the game’s two playable characters: Yasuke, based on a real historical figure popularly known as the first black samurai, and Naoe, a Japanese woman who uses ninjutsu. Photo: Ubisoft

Supporters of South Korea’s suspended president Yoon Suk-yeol hold a rally in Seoul on March 1. Photo: AP

Tourists at the Manila Cathedral in Intramuros in Manila. Photo: AFP

Previous games in the “Assassin’s Creed” series. Photo: Shutterstock

Malaysian then caretaker prime minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob arrives at a nomination centre in Bera, Pahang in 2022. Photo: Reuters

The Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, built with Chinese loans, has been leased to a foreign joint venture. Photo: Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport

Attendees, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre), pictured at the Global Investors’ Summit 2025 in Madhya Pradesh. Photo: Invest Madhya Pradesh

British couple attacked in Thailand found guilty of injuring neighbours: ‘horrible ordeal’

British couple Desmond and Mary Byrne had moved to Thailand in 2021 and bought a property in Hua Hin. Photo: Handout

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From Duterte’s arrest in Philippines to Singapore banning a Malaysian coffee brand, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From Duterte’s arrest in Philippines to Singapore banning a Malaysian coffee brand, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


China, India vs US tariffs, Rae Lil Black raises eyebrows in Malaysia: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Duterte’s arrest in Philippines to Singapore banning a Malaysian coffee brand, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Can China and India counter US tariffs together?

From Duterte’s arrest in Philippines to Singapore banning a Malaysian coffee brand, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting