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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. As Chinese students pick Malaysia, their parents buy second homes

2. Trump tariffs don’t worry Singaporean voters. Here’s what matters more to them

3. ‘The law didn’t protect me’: South Korea’s losing battle against AI sex crimes

4. Trump’s tariffs fuel China’s dream of railway link with Southeast Asia

5. Fading optimism in Japan as only 13% satisfied with quality of life: survey

6. ‘Beauty of compromise’: Chinese scholars urge peace with Manila in South China Sea

7. Viral video of topless tourist’s brawl with guards in Pattaya sparks probe



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China’s ‘stability’ vow, graft-buster warns ‘no one is untouchable’: SCMP daily highlights

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China dismisses Trump’s ‘fake news’, Shenzhou-20 blasts off: SCMP daily highlights

SCMP Highlights

Chinese families look to Malaysia, South Korea’s AI sex crime scourge: 7 Asia highlights

A tourist who challenged a bouncer to a fight outside a bar in Thailand was taught a lesson when he was knocked to the ground. Photo: X/patrickallsyms

A view of Penang. More Chinese families are looking at homes in Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, and Penang, where the education infrastructure appeals to them. Photo: Shutterstock

A view of University Malaya. More students from China are looking to universities in Malaysia to further their studies. Photo: Shutterstock

The facade of the Singapore Parliament building. Singapore will hold a general election on May 3. Photo: Xinhua

Activists wearing masks protest against deepfake porn in Seoul last year. The poster reads: “Repeated deepfake sex crimes, the state is an accomplice too.” Photo: AFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have agreed to boost rail transport and infrastructure cooperation at their talks in Putrajaya this week. Photo: Xinhua

People walk past an electronic screen displaying share prices outside a brokerage in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

A China coastguard ship is seen from a Philippine coastguard vessel during a supply mission to Sabina Shoal in disputed waters of the South China Sea in 2024. Photo: AFP

Singapore on Trump’s tariffs, Malaysia brain drain, businessman murder: 7 Asia highlights

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on November 19, 2024. Photo: Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore

US President Donald Trump on the phone with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on November 19, 2024. Photo: Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore

US Air Force F-16 fighter jets take part in joint aerial drills at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek in 2017. Photo: AFP

Anson Que – CEO-owner of Elison Steel and also known as Cong Yuan Guo and Anton Que – was abducted together with his driver Armanie Pabillo in the afternoon of March 29 in Bulacan province. Photo: Handout

A retired Japanese yakuza crime boss, who does not want to be identified, smokes a cigarette at his residence in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

A scheme to undermine the Ferdinand Marcos Jnr government was allegedly revealed at the Yung Kee Restaurant in Central. Photo: Felix Wong

Students prepare for an exam in front of their computers at Kuala Lumpur-based Asia e University (AeU). Photo: AFP

Air India is investigating after a drunk passenger urinated on a fellow traveller during a flight, prompting safety reviews. Photo: TNS

Amid ‘Jumbo’ success, can Indonesia become an animation powerhouse?

The Indonesian hit cartoon film “Jumbo” has become the highest-grossing Southeast Asian animation release in history. Photo: Visinema Group

A scene from the Indonesian hit animation film Jumbo. Photo: Visinema Group

The makers of the Indonesian hit film Jumbo say they hope its success will spur local industry players to believe they can produce quality animations. Photo: Visinema Group

The Indonesian film Jumbo has become Southeast Asia’s biggest ever animation release in terms of revenue, at US$10 million as of April 14. Photo: Visinema Group

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From Chinese scholars urging peace with Manila to a fight in Pattaya, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From Chinese scholars urging peace with Manila to a fight in Pattaya, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
