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We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond 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. A crisis ‘defused’ as blockade lifted, assets to be returned to Iran after Swiss talks
Statements from the US and Iran following talks in Switzerland have cooled tensions that nearly derailed the peace process, signalling an intention to continue negotiations even as key issues remained unresolved, according to analysts.
2. Dutch semiconductor giants join delegation to China as US pushes curbs: source
Representatives from semiconductor giants ASML and NXP will be among the 17 business executives expected to join Dutch Trade Minister Sjoerd Sjoerdsma on his trip to China in early July – though Nexperia will not be part of the delegation, a source familiar with the planning told the South China Morning Post.
3. Japan’s visa fee jump to hit Chinese tourists hard, straining tense ties

Chinese tourists are expected to be among the hardest hit by Japan’s fivefold visa fee increase, a move analysts warned could further strain already tense relations between Beijing and Tokyo.
4. After Philippines’ worst school shooting, a familiar hunt for easy answers

After two teenagers opened fire at a Philippine high school this week, the first question lawmakers asked was not about gun control, but the internet.
5. Doctor boyfriend of sacked Hong Kong medical intern also fired for misconduct

A doctor at Tuen Mun Hospital in Hong Kong has been fired for conducting an unauthorised procedure on a patient, in an incident linked to his medical intern girlfriend who was earlier dismissed and arrested for allegedly accessing patient data without permission.
6. US delegation snubs Apec meeting in Macau due to China visa requirements row
The United States did not send high-level officials to an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) tourism ministerial meeting in Macau, citing China’s restrictions on American diplomats’ ability to provide emergency consular help.
7. Chinese man jailed after flat’s high electricity usage exposes breeding of 300 snakes

A man living alone in eastern China was sentenced to jail for breeding over 300 pythons at home. This shocking incident was revealed by state media CCTV in late June as a case of “serious” harm to rare and endangered wildlife.


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SCMP Highlights

Chinese tourists pose for photographs while dressed in kimonos at the Sensoji Temple in the Asakusa district of Tokyo. Photo: AFP

US Vice-President J.D. Vance speaks to reporters after talks at Lake Lucerne in Switzerland on Monday. Photo: Reuters


A security guard uses a metal detector to check students’ bags at a high school in Quezon City, the Philippines, on Tuesday, a day after the school shooting in Tacloban. Photo: Reuters

The case has been linked to the firing and arrest of a 24-year-old intern doctor originally working at Caritas Medical Centre. Photo: Dickson Lee

A man living alone in eastern China was sentenced to jail for breeding over 300 pythons at home. Photo: CCTV

US assures India over AI ‘kill switch’ as ‘Pax Silica’ expands in bid to counter China

The Pax Silica summit in Washington brought together countries seeking to strengthen AI supply chains. Photo: Handout

Anthropic’s advanced AI models became the focus of international concern after the company restricted access following new US export controls. Photo: Reuters

US, Iran sign peace deal; China’s C919 jets grounded for safety checks: SCMP’s 7 highlights

US President Donald Trump (centre) signs a memorandum of understanding with Iran in Versailles, France on June 17 as French President Emmanuel Macron (right) and his wife Brigitte Macron (left) look on. Photo: AFP and X/Scavino47

Three years after its maiden commercial flight as China’s flagship civilian airliner, the C919 is entering a pivotal maintenance phase. Photo: Handout

Ng Ka-sing (centre) was arrested in 2022. Photo: Yik Yeung-man

South Korean YouTuber Yoon Su-jin, who posts under the handle InoCat, at a Fifa World Cup match in Mexico. Photo: Instagram/inocat_t

A customer walks through Shein’s store at the Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville (BHV) department store in Paris, France, on March 19. Photo: AFP

Did the Iran war just prove that China’s ageing DF-15Bs are still big guns?

China’s DF-15B short-range ballistic missiles have been in service since 1999. Photo: Reuters

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From deadly school shooting in Philippines to a Chinese man jailed for breeding 300 snakes, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From deadly school shooting in Philippines to a Chinese man jailed for breeding 300 snakes, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


Breakthrough in US-Iran talks; Japan visa fee hike to affect Chinese: SCMP’s 7 highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From deadly school shooting in Philippines to a Chinese man jailed for breeding 300 snakes, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. A crisis ‘defused’ as blockade lifted, assets to be returned to Iran after Swiss talks

From deadly school shooting in Philippines to a Chinese man jailed for breeding 300 snakes, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting