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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. Fatal virus fears rise in Japan after first suspected animal-to-human SFTS death

2. Pakistan gets caught in Israel vs Iran disinformation crossfire

3. South Korea’s ex-first lady reportedly hospitalised for depression

4. Australian woman dies of caffeine overdose after ‘unacceptable’ wait for help

5. Unfazed by public uproar, Malaysia’s Anwar says petrol subsidy cuts still a go

6. Singapore’s Gen Z sobers up for daytime low-cost parties

7. ‘Never give up nuclear weapons’: what Israel-Iran conflict tells North Korea



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Christina Lackmann, 32, died of a caffeine overdose after a series of ambulance delays. Photo: Handout


A vet developed symptoms of the tick-borne SFTS virus after treating a cat at his practice in Japan’s Mie prefecture in May. Photo: Shutterstock

Pakistani activists burn Israeli and US national flags during an anti-Israel protest in Islamabad on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

Then-president Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee attend a ceremony marking the 78th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, in Seoul on August 15, 2023. Photo: EPA-EFE

A packet of No-Doz caffeine tablets. Such tablets are used to treat migraines, and improve alertness or physical performance during exercise. Photo: EPA

A motorist pumps petrol at a Petronas gas station in Putrajaya. Malaysia is planning to go ahead with petrol subsidy cuts as early as July. Photo: Reuters

People gather at Beans&Beats, a daytime party collective in Singapore. Sober partying movements similar to Singapore’s are taking shape across Asia. Photo: Beans&Beats

North Korea test-fires a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in October last year. Photo: KCNA via KNS/AFP

Asian shippers fear spiralling costs as Iran threatens Strait of Hormuz closure

Up to 20 million barrels of oil pass each day through the Strait of Hormuz, one-fifth of the global supply. Photo: Reuters

The Sharan oil depot in Tehran on fire following Israeli strikes on Iran on June 15. Photo: Handout via Reuters

A view of a ship on fire after a reported collision between two oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday last week. Photo: European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via Reuters

A Houthi supporter steps on US and Israel flags during a protest in Sana’a, Yemen, in 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

Asean, Gulf leaders to meet in Malaysia as region seeks new investment lifeline

The Port Klang Free Zone in Klang, Selangor state, Malaysia. Asean is looking to wean its export reliant economies off the US market. Photo: Xinhua

Aramco tanks and oil pipes at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Aramco has a US$7 billion investment in Malaysia’s Pengerang oil and gas complex. Photo: Reuters

Workers at a vegetables farm in Cameron Highlands in Malaysia’s Pahang state. Asean’s available land and agricultural potential has caught the eye of GCC nations seeking food security, analysts say. Photo: AFP

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From an Australian woman’s caffeine overdose to fatal virus fears in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From an Australian woman’s caffeine overdose to fatal virus fears in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


South Korea’s Kim Keon-hee hospitalised, Israel-Iran disinformation: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From an Australian woman’s caffeine overdose to fatal virus fears in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Fatal virus fears rise in Japan after first suspected animal-to-human SFTS death

From an Australian woman’s caffeine overdose to fatal virus fears in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting