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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. South Korea’s ruling party blames ‘Chinese people’ for Yoon’s impeachment

2. Philippines urged to ‘lean into US alliance’ to deter China in disputed sea

3. ‘Everything will be gone’: Singapore’s Yale-NUS closure stirs student ire

4. Najib house arrest saga carries political peril for Malaysia’s Anwar

5. Will North Korea deploy up to 100,000 troops to help Russia’s war in Ukraine?

6. Is Indonesia’s Brics entry a ‘strategic hedge’ or challenge to US interests?

7. Work less, live more: is Japan finally starting to reject death from overwork?



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SCMP Highlights

Yoon impeachment blame game, Singapore’s Yale-NUS shutdown stirs ire: 7 Asia highlights

An effigy of President Yoon Suk-yeol is displayed by pro-impeachment protesters near his residence in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Park Chan-kyong

Pro-impeachment protesters camp out near Yoon Suk-yeol’s residence in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Park Chan-kyong

Philippine marines during a joint visit, board and seizure (VBS) exercise with their US and South Korean counterparts in Cavite province, west of Manila in October 2024, as part of the annual Philippines-US joint marines exercise dubbed Kamandag (Venom). Photo: AFP

Despite the college closing, there have been efforts to keep the spirit of Yale-NUS alive through an alumni network. Photo: AFP

A supporter of former prime minister Najib Razak waits outside the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on Monday. Photo: AP

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un meets soldiers during a visit to a military training base in North Korea last March. Photo: AP

US president-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose tariffs of up to 100 per cent on Brics members. Photo: Reuters

Younger Japanese are turning their backs on grind culture. Photo: Reuters

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Revellers at Selangor’s Pinkfish Festival on December 31. Photo: Instagram / pinkfishfestival


The Space Force’s Remote Modular Terminal is designed to jam enemy satellite signals. Photo: US Space Force

Philippine soldiers stationed on Thitu Island. Photo: AFP

Chinese actor Wang Xing has been found and returned from Myanmar to mainland China, after he was reported missing on January 3. Photo: Facebook

Revellers at Selangor’s Pinkfish Festival on December 31. Photo: Instagram / pinkfishfestival

Wearing red during the year of the Chinese zodiac sign you were born under is one of the ways to prevent bad luck. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese actor Wang Xing rescued, Tibet earthquake, dementia tests: SCMP’s 7 highlights

Wang Xing’s disappearance caught public attention after his girlfriend posted on social media that she had lost contact with him near the Myanmar border. Photo: Weibo

People sift through rubble in the aftermath of a magnitude 6.8 earthquake in China’s southern Tibet autonomous region on Tuesday morning. Photo: Xinhua

A submarine drone suspected to be from China found by fishermen off a coast in Masbate province, Philippines. Photo: AFP

The motorcycle veered out of control and collided with a roadside metal pole. Photo: Facebook/Dennis Lui

The clock-drawing test requires a person to be able to interpret the placement of the hands in relation to the numbers. It is an ability often lost in people with early dementia. Photo: Shutterstock

Malaysia’s Najib scores court victory, Indian-Americans slam Trump: 7 Asia highlights

A Donald Trump supporter wears a MAGA hat at a watch party for the first presidential debate of the 2024 US presidential election. Photo: AFP

A supporter of Malaysia’s former prime minister Najib Razak takes part in a solidarity rally outside the Court of Appeal in Putrajaya on Monday. Photo: Reuters

A view of the Kanmon Straits from Mount Hinoyama. Photo: Shutterstock

Supporters of former president Donald Trump gather at the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee. Photo: Getty Images via AFP

A visitor lies down in Kuala Lumpur Tower’s “Sky Box”, one of the city’s most popular tourist attractions, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in January 2024. Photo: EPA-EFE

Japanese mochi rice cakes. The country’s emergency services have warned people to eat the treat with care due to its potential choking hazard. Photo: Shutterstock

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From Chinese people being blamed for Yoon’s impeachment to death from overwork in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From Chinese people being blamed for Yoon’s impeachment to death from overwork in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


Yoon impeachment blame game, Singapore’s Yale-NUS shutdown stirs ire: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Chinese people being blamed for Yoon’s impeachment to death from overwork in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. South Korea’s ruling party blames ‘Chinese people’ for Yoon’s impeachment

From Chinese people being blamed for Yoon’s impeachment to death from overwork in Japan, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting