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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. Trump’s tariffs: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong slams US – ‘not actions by a friend’

2. South Korea probes claim teen caught filming F-16s is son of Chinese official

3. Murder of Chinese-Filipino businessman fuels crime fears in the Philippines

4. Japan’s biggest yakuza gang ends internal feud as membership hits historic low

5. Plot to undercut Marcos government cooked up at Hong Kong dinner: whistle-blower

6. Malaysia’s brain drain deepens as 1 in 6 state-funded scholars opts to work abroad

7. Urine trouble: Air India probes bizarre peeing case on Bangkok flight



Sharla Cheung’s film career, rise and fall of Hong Kong comics: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Chip prodigy returns to China, coal waste used for critical minerals: 7 science highlights

Japan’s Russia concern, businesses choose Malaysia over Singapore: 7 Asia highlights

Chinese archaeologist pleads guilty, firms flee Singapore’s costs: 5 weekend reads you missed

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Singapore on Trump’s tariffs, Malaysia brain drain, businessman murder: 7 Asia highlights

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong in a phone call with US President Donald Trump on November 19, 2024. Photo: Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore

US President Donald Trump on the phone with Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on November 19, 2024. Photo: Ministry of Digital Development and Information of Singapore

US Air Force F-16 fighter jets take part in joint aerial drills at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek in 2017. Photo: AFP

Anson Que – CEO-owner of Elison Steel and also known as Cong Yuan Guo and Anton Que – was abducted together with his driver Armanie Pabillo in the afternoon of March 29 in Bulacan province. Photo: Handout

A retired Japanese yakuza crime boss, who does not want to be identified, smokes a cigarette at his residence in Tokyo. Photo: AFP

A scheme to undermine the Ferdinand Marcos Jnr government was allegedly revealed at the Yung Kee Restaurant in Central. Photo: Felix Wong

Students prepare for an exam in front of their computers at Kuala Lumpur-based Asia e University (AeU). Photo: AFP

Air India is investigating after a drunk passenger urinated on a fellow traveller during a flight, prompting safety reviews. Photo: TNS

Trump’s tariff exemption for tech, Asia’s best restaurant: 5 weekend reads you missed

A woman poses with her smartphone displaying the @realdonaldtrump TikTok page, in Washington, US, on January 19. Photo: Reuters

Semiconductor chips are seen on a circuit board of a computer. Photo: Reuters

Illustration: Henry Wong

China and the US have traded tariff blows over the past week but the exchanges could end quickly if talks resume, some observers say. Photo: AFP

Eateries in Toa Payoh, central Singapore. Chinese food and drink brands have been expanding throughout the city state. Photo: Jean Iau

Gaggan Anand’s restaurants in Bangkok, Thailand, showcase the chef-owner’s cooking and his theatrical skills. Above: the dish at Gaggan called “rat brains”. Photo: Gaggan

Asean’s ‘illusion of solidarity’ splinters amid Trump’s tariff threats

Illustration: Huy Truong

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim had vowed to lead an Asean-wide response to US tariffs. Photo: Getty Images/TNS/AFP

Workers stitch apparel at a Vietnamese garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City on April 3. Photo: AFP

A stock trader in Indonesia monitors the Jakarta Composite Index on Tuesday as uncertainty over Trump’s global tariff policies roiled markets. Photo: AFP

Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim (centre) poses for a group photo with Asean finance ministers and bank governors on Thursday, the last day of a meeting held in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: AFP

Trump’s trade adviser, Peter Navarro, has claimed Vietnam’s trade deficit with the US is “out of control” and accused it of “cheating”. Photo: AFP

Chinese Premier Li Qiang (fourth from left) joins hands with Asean leaders for a photo at last year’s Asean-China Summit in Laos. Photo: AP 

Container ships dock at the Port of Rizhao in east China’s Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua

Why Cambodia’s tariff ‘peace offering’ may fail to halt Trump’s trade axe

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has offered to reduce tariffs on 19 American product categories from 35 to 5 per cent. Photo: EPA-EFE

An aerial view shows Sihanoukville port in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province. Photo: AFP

A vendor stands at her bag stall at a market in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Photo: Reuters

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From Lawrence Wong’s response to Trump’s tariffs to Air India’s urine trouble, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From Lawrence Wong’s response to Trump’s tariffs to Air India’s urine trouble, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.


Singapore on Trump’s tariffs, Malaysia brain drain, businessman murder: 7 Asia highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From Lawrence Wong’s response to Trump’s tariffs to Air India’s urine trouble, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

1. Trump’s tariffs: Singapore’s Lawrence Wong slams US – ‘not actions by a friend’

From Lawrence Wong’s response to Trump’s tariffs to Air India’s urine trouble, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting