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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. Anwar’s Trump card: why Malaysia wants US president at Asean summit
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has prioritised pragmatism over ideology in sticking to his guns on inviting US President Donald Trump to attend the Asean summit this month, observers say.
2. ‘Singaporeans-first assurance’ needed after population hits record 6.11 million
With Singapore’s population at a high of more than 6.1 million, fuelled by foreign worker influx, more assurance should be given to locals on public infrastructure integrity and that they will remain the core of the labour market, according to analysts.
3. Lying flat or just resting? Asia’s Gen Z rejects the rat race

For decades, hard work and higher education promised a ticket to prosperity for Asia’s youth. But that old bargain is now breaking down
4. Fake coup and CIA plot rumours in Philippines fuelling real political turmoil
A wave of fake news and conspiracy theories has taken aim at the Philippine military, with viral claims of coup plots, foreign interference and high-level defections spreading rapidly on social media.
5. Indonesia’s grand capital plan gets a downgrade as Nusantara is redefined

Six years after Nusantara was unveiled as Indonesia’s future capital and a symbol of national transformation, President Prabowo Subianto has redefined its purpose, prompting debate over the fate of the megaproject and the legacy of his predecessor.
6. ‘Very tough’: why Japan’s love affair with US travel is fading
Japanese tourism to the United States is facing major headwinds – from a weak yen and safety concerns to dwindling interest among younger travellers – with the sparse American turnout at Japan’s biggest travel fair this year offering a glimpse of the market’s fragility.
7. Trump’s 100% tariff threat alarms India’s film industry over diaspora market

US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 100 per cent tariff on foreign films has raised alarm in India’s industry from Bollywood to Tollywood, even as it is struggling to lure audiences back to cinemas and facing shrinking revenues from online platforms, according to analysts.


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Asia’s youth lie flat, Indonesian megaproject downgrade: 7 Asia highlights

A young Korean job-seeker looks for employment opportunities at a women’s university in Seoul. Photo: AFP

Illustration: Huy Truong

People take photos in front of the presidential palace in Nusantara, East Kalimantan, in August. Photo: AFP

Fans dance inside a cinema during the screening of Indian actor Rajinikanth’s new Tamil-language movie “Coolie” on the first day of its release in Mumbai on August 14. Photo: AFP

China’s industrial robot army; hundreds evacuated in Everest area: SCMP daily highlights

Rescuers guide hikers through heavy snow down the eastern slopes of Mount Everest while hundreds remain stranded. Photo: Handout

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Taiwan’s first IDS submarine, the Hai Kun. Missed trial deadlines have prompted lawmakers to take a closer look at the programme, casting new doubts on deliveries. Photo: CSBC

China fields golden dome prototype, Argentina’s soy exports anger US: SCMP’s 7 highlights

People cycle along a track backdropped with the city skyline in Singapore in June. The city state crossed the 6 million population threshold in 2024. Photo: AFP


US President Donald Trump makes an announcement regarding the Golden Dome space-based missile defence system, as Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth looks on, in the Oval Office on May 20. Photo: Reuters

Revellers pose for a selfie during the fireworks display on National Day. Photo: Eugene Lee

US Army Chief of Staff General Randy George (left) meets leaders from the 35th Air Defence Artillery Brigade and soldiers from the 6th Battalion, 52nd Air Defence Artillery Regiment in South Korea on September 22. Photo: US Army

Stefano Passerini will head Nanjing Normal University’s new International Institute for Electrochemical Energy Storage. Photo: Handout

Xi-Trump phone call, reaction to Beijing’s military parade: 7 US-China relations reads

Flags flutter during the military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Photo: Reuters

Photo: Shutterstock

Photo: AFP/Pool/Getty Images/TNS

Photo: Bochen Han

File photo: AP

Photo: pool via AFP

Photo: AP

Photo: pool via Sputnik/EPA

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

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From Trump’s invite to Asean summit to Indian film industry’s tariff fears, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From Trump’s invite to Asean summit to Indian film industry’s tariff fears, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


Asia’s youth lie flat, Indonesian megaproject downgrade: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Trump’s invite to Asean summit to Indian film industry’s tariff fears, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Anwar’s Trump card: why Malaysia wants US president at Asean summit

From Trump’s invite to Asean summit to Indian film industry’s tariff fears, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting