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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 India’s aviation hub goal take off with 2 new airports to ease congestion?
India is preparing to open two major new airports near its capital and financial centre, a move that industry analysts say would help ease severe air traffic congestion and strengthen its position to become a global aviation hub.
2. Overtourism in Kyoto turns rite of passage into disappointment for Japan schools

The crush of foreign visitors in Kyoto has become so overwhelming that some Japanese schools are abandoning the ancient capital as a destination for their class trips – a quiet but telling sign of how overtourism is reshaping life for local residents.
3. Massive sinkhole swallows cars, electricity poles near Bangkok hospital

A 50 metre-deep sinkhole opened in front of a Bangkok hospital early on Wednesday, sucking in cars and electricity poles in a collapse that shocked city residents and was linked to the construction of a nearby underground railway station.
4. Super typhoons, massive sinkholes: Asia grapples with sobering climate reality
Super Typhoon Ragasa’s trail of devastation across the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan and parts of mainland China has underscored the sobering risks Asia as a region faces from the consequences of climate change, scientists warn, pointing to heavy fossil fuel production and infrastructure lagging behind rapid urbanisation.
5. US ‘sexpert’ deported from Bali for hosting intimacy retreat on tourist visa
An American woman has been deported from Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for allegedly hosting a sex-themed retreat while on a tourist visa, in the latest example of authorities cracking down on foreign nationals flouting immigration rules.
6. In Jakarta, marriages involving Indonesians and Singaporeans are now more common

The most common pairing in mixed marriages in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta was between local women and American men in the past few years, according to data from the civil registry, reflecting growing acceptance among Indonesians to tie the knot with foreigners.
7. Indonesia’s high-speed rail faces financial ‘time bomb’, seeks to rework debt
Indonesia is considering a plan to renegotiate a debt linked to the China-funded Jakarta-Bandung high-speed rail project, as its operator faces a financial “time bomb” due to ticket sales alone being unable to cover the costs of the high-interest loan.


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SCMP Highlights

India’s aviation hub goal, Bangkok’s massive sinkhole: 7 Asia highlights

Visitors crowd a street leading to Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Japan, on July 18. Photo: Reuters

Construction being carried out at the Navi Mumbai airport’s terminal building in India. Photo: YouTube/Infra Skyline

Visitors crowd a street leading to Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto, Japan. A 2024 study by the Kyoto city government found that 56.06 million people visited over the course of the year. Photo: Reuters

Thai officials inspect a sinkhole in Bangkok on Wednesday. Photo: EPA

A couple in a village in Mamuju, West Sulawesi, Indonesia, asking for their parents’ blessing. Photo: AFP

Fujian’s landmark jet launch, Hong Kong after Super Typhoon Ragasa: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Yu Faxin is also a Qiushi distinguished professor at Zhejiang University’s School of Aeronautics and Astronautics in Hangzhou. Photo: Shutterstock

The carrier-based J-15T, J-35 and KJ-600 aircraft have completed their inaugural electromagnetic catapult-assisted take-off and landing tests on the Fujian aircraft carrier. Photo: Xinhua

A man sits on a bench on the Tseung Kwan O promenade as the waves approach. Photo: Elson Li

High-end luxury homes in London. US authorities estimate that US$340 million in UK property has been acquired with money stolen from Malaysia’s 1MDB fund. Photo: EPA

Fan Zihe, a Pakistani adopted by a couple in China has announced she will marry her Chinese partner on September 17. Photo: SCMP composite/Douyin/Sohu

The Dashixia mega dam in Xinjiang is 247 metres high – about the same as an 80-storey building. Photo: CCTV

Hong Kong foodie’s surprise fame, Cantopop’s golden age: 7 Lifestyle highlights

(From left) Beat Friday members Zip Chow, INK and Ballshing at Bing Bing in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Kent Wong, aka Uncle K, at Lok Yuen, a traditional Hong Kong-style cha chaan teng cafe in Kowloon City. The content creator has risen to Instagram fame in recent months with his videos about Hong Kong restaurants. Photo: Sam Tsang


A Paris peacock butterfly is seen at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district. Photo: KFBG

A Chinese oracle bone from the Shang dynasty (1600BC-1046BC) at Hong Kong’s Chinese Culture Festival 2025. Inscriptions on these bones are the most ancient form of written Chinese ever found. Photo: Nora Tam

Top AI expert moves to China, world’s longest cable-stayed bridge: 7 science highlights

The Changtai Yangtze River Bridge started operating on Tuesday, September 9. Photo: Xinhua

Alex Kot serves as distinguished professor and chief scientist at Shenzhen MSU-BIT University (SMBU), a Chinese-foreign cooperative university. Photo: Handout

A US nuclear submarine seen during military exercises 70 nautical miles (130km) off Cartagena, Colombia. Photo: Colombian National Navy/AFP

Scientists said they had ruled out the possibility that the carving had been made using modern techniques. Photo: Weixin/ 光明文化記憶

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From India preparing to open two new airports to Bangkok’s massive sinkhole, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From India preparing to open two new airports to Bangkok’s massive sinkhole, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


India’s aviation hub goal, Bangkok’s massive sinkhole: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From India preparing to open two new airports to Bangkok’s massive sinkhole, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Can India’s aviation hub goal take off with 2 new airports to ease congestion?

From India preparing to open two new airports to Bangkok’s massive sinkhole, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting