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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. Okinawa governor seeks deadline to relocate 9,000 US Marines amid safety concerns

2. Anwar’s ‘problematic’ appointment of Thaksin as adviser stuns Mahathir

3. Hopes high Mary Jane Veloso will get clemency upon her return to Philippines

4. Pricey Chinese ‘rebadge’? Malaysia’s first home-grown EV splits opinions

5. Malaysia’s new wave chefs drive Kuala Lumpur’s culinary boom

6. Bakery assault video sparks anti-Chinese backlash in Indonesia, exposing biases

7. Too cheeky? Japan tavern chain ends its slap-you-sober service after complaint



China doubts Musk’s Starship future; ex-TSMC chip prodigy returns: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Consort Wan’s dark story, the good and bad with GLP-1s: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Xpeng’s driverless cabs; Tesla launches FSD in China; Nio slams price wars: 7 EV reads

Singha beer dynasty scandal, Malaysia’s sunken missile deal: 7 Asia highlights

SCMP Highlights

US Marines in Japan, Malaysia’s first home-grown EV: 7 Asia highlights

Japan-based US Marine Corps soldiers embark an aircraft in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November 2013. Photo: EPA

A Marine Corps pilot prepares for a vertical landing of Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighter aboard the USS Wasp amphibious assault carrier during their operation in the waters off Japan’s Okinawa on March 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (left) and his daughter and PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrive before the royal endorsement ceremony in Bangkok in August. Photo: AP

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso gestures as she leaves Yogyakarta Women’s Prison for her transfer to the capital city of Jakarta in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Gunung Kidul, Indonesia on December 15, 2024. Photo: AP 

Malaysia’s first locally produced electric vehicle, the e.Mas7, was launched in Kuala Lumpur on December 16. Photo: AFP

Chefs prepare their dishes before service at a monthly supper club in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Hadi Azmi

A screengrab, of a viral video of a bakery assault in Indonesia, has sparked anti-Chinese sentiment. Photo: X/@untoksikk

A Yotteba customer receives a slap to the face at one of its izakaya outlets in Japan. Photo: TikTok/Salty_Gourmets

China-grown durian, Lunar New Year travel demand, Macau’s economy: 5 weekend reads

Passengers stream into a train station in central China’s Hunan province during the Lunar New Year travel rush in January 2024. Photo: AFP

Crowds of people walk past the Peace Hotel on Shanghai’s Bund during the Lunar New Year holiday in February 2024. Photo: AFP

illustration: Henry Wong

A study has found key differences between durian grown in China compared with Southeast Asia. Photo: Sun Yeung

Chinese football fans  celebrate their team’s win against Indonesia at the 2026 Fifa World Cup Asian qualification match in Qingdao, China, on October 15. Photo: AFP

Savory Taishanese tangyuan glutinous rice dumplings are gaining popularity as second- and third-generation Chinese influencers in the West share their parents’ recipes. The dumplings are a must at winter solstice and Chinese New Year. Photo: Getty Images

PLA’s electronic war ‘kill list’, ultra-powerful laser cutter sold: 7 science highlights

A Chinese report has revealed a list of US Navy targets that are likely to be hit in a potential electronic warfare scenario. Photo: AFP/US Navy

Researchers in China compared the genomes of individuals in Henan province with Neolithic genetic material and found no major shift, according to a paper. Photo: Reuters

A study led by China’s top virologist has raised concerns that a strain of the virus H2N2 recently found in the wild now has the ability to infect humans. Photo: Reuters

A new method for ‘flash ironmaking’ has the potential to revolutionise steel manufacturing. Photo: Shutterstock

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Singapore and Malaysia spar, South Korea’s first lady Kim Keon-hee: 7 Asia highlights

Kuala Lumpur has been featured as a choice destination by various travel and expatriate influencers at least over the past year. Photo: AFP

Syrian refugees arrive in Malaysia in 2016. Photo: AFP

Abu Adnan al-Seirawan and his younger brother Ahmed (centre) in front of their Damascus Royal Family restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Handout

Indonesian immigration officers escort recently arrested Chinese national Yan Zhenxing, during a press conference in Jakarta on December 5. Photo: AP

Thai singer Chayada Prao-hom (left) alongside an X-ray image posted by her to social media. Photos: Facebook/Chayada Prao-hom

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and his wife Kim Keon-hee. Photo: EPA-EFE/Yonhap

Cambodian soldiers at Ream Naval Base in 2019. Photo: EPA-EFE

Growing financial problems, spousal abuse and declining mental health have all contributed to the crisis. Photo: Shutterstock

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From relocating US Marines in Okinawa to Mary Jane Veloso’s return to the Philippines, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From relocating US Marines in Okinawa to Mary Jane Veloso’s return to the Philippines, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


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US Marines in Japan, Malaysia’s first home-grown EV: 7 Asia highlights

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1. Okinawa governor seeks deadline to relocate 9,000 US Marines amid safety concerns

From relocating US Marines in Okinawa to Mary Jane Veloso’s return to the Philippines, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting