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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. What if US ground forces march into Iran? Chinese experts weigh the risks
Potential US ground operations against Iran might constrain Tehran, but the prospects for reopening the Strait of Hormuz were “highly uncertain”, Chinese analysts said.
2. Japanese ‘military officer’ forces way into Chinese embassy in Tokyo
A Japanese person who claimed to be an active officer of Japan’s Self-Defence Forces illegally and forcibly entered the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, Beijing said.
3. ‘Getting worse each day’: why Southeast Asia is vulnerable to the fuel crisis

Southeast Asia is dangerously exposed to the throttling of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, which has weaponised global energy supply in an asymmetrical response to the devastating military assaults by the US and Israel.
4. How ‘salmon’ raised in landlocked Xinjiang is netting fans in China
Meltwater from snow-capped mountains is fostering an emerging trout-farming industry thousands of kilometres from the sea in western China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
5. Changes to Hong Kong’s HK$2 transport subsidy scheme to kick in on April 3
Hong Kong will implement the revised HK$2 (26 US cents) transport fare scheme, under which elderly residents and those with disabilities will only enjoy the flat rate for journeys costing HK$10 or less.
6. Is Year of the Horse’s second month lucky for you? Forecasts for all 12 zodiac signs

In the second month of the Year of the Fire Horse, those born under some zodiac signs may face setbacks with a hidden benefactor, while others may have to contend with gossip and fatigue.
7. Chinese man, 82, travels 12 hours daily for 105 days to visit wife in ICU
In a heart-wrenching display of devotion, an elderly man from eastern China spent 12 hours every day for 105 days travelling to visit his wife in hospital.


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Emergency personnel work at the site of a residential building hit by a strike in Tehran on March 16. Photo: Reuters

People queue to buy petrol at a station in Hanoi amid disruptions in supply and price surges due to the Iran war. Photo: Reuters

How’s your luck in the Year of the Horse’s second month? Feng shui master Andrew Kwan gives his predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s 7-day hypersonic design; Andy Lau’s Ming mystery: 7 science highlights

Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau appears to have shared a name with a Ming dynasty brickmaker. Photo: Getty Images

The profiles of (from left) Wu Manqing, Zhao Xiangeng, and Wei Yiyin have disappeared from the website of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Photo: Handout

Ngo Bao Chau says he wants to help turn Asia into a powerhouse of maths and science. Photo: Handout

A US Air Force B-2 stealth strategic bomber. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau appears to have shared a name with a Ming dynasty brickmaker. Photo: Sam Tsang

Chinese scientists have discovered a way to turn cheap coal into medicines after cracking a puzzle that has baffled the science world for 160 years. Photo: AFP

South Korean weapon outdoes US rival, Singapore’s secret to aging well: 7 Asia highlights

Visitors look at the KM-SAM Cheongung missile system during the Seoul International Aerospace and Defence Exhibition in October last year. Photo: AFP

Farouk’s wife gave birth in a Malaysian immigration detention centre a day after the family was arrested. Photo: Ushar Daniele

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi raises her fist while delivering remarks during a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Elderly citizens gather at the Yong-en Active Hub to take part in art, language and exercise classes, or socialise with others over board games like Rummikub. Photo: Kolette Lim

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The United States Navy’s USS Tulsa and USS Santa Barbara are seen docked at the North Butterworth Container Terminal in Penang, Malaysia, on Sunday. Photo: Facebook / Sherwynd Kessler

China is expanding the scope of its chip self-sufficiency drive under the new 15th five-year plan amid an intensified race with the US in advanced chipmaking. Photo: Xinhua

Yang Wei led the design of the J-20 fifth-generation stealth fighter jet. Photos: Handout, AP

A Jollibee restaurant sign in London, United Kingdom. Jollibee was also voted as the best fast-food fried chicken in America by USA Today last year. Photo: Reuters

BTS’ comeback concert, Jean-Claude Van Damme talks art: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Van Damme with his artwork “Hong Kong”, an impressionistic reproduction of a scene from his 1988 film Bloodsport, at the University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong. Photo: Elson Li

A concept photo from the 2021 album “Permission to Dance”, which included the hit single “Butter”. BTS is staging a free concert in Seoul, dropping a new studio album and preparing for a massive world tour. Photo: Instagram/bts.bighitofficial



Jenny Yue in February 2021 (left) weighing nearly 78kg, and in January 2023 (right) when she was about 56kg. Having rapidly put on weight during the pandemic, Yue lost it again by eating more healthily and doing regular exercise. Photo: Jenny Yue

The tomato martini trend was one that was talked about in a recent panel discussion at the Wing Lei Bar & Friends event at the Wynn Palace hotel in Macau. Photo: Shutterstock

A Birupaku sign on the stairway, right outside Masatoyo Knives, indicates tourist lodgings. Photo: Jonathan Vit

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From a fuel crisis gripping Southeast Asia to an elderly Chinese man’s undying love, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From a fuel crisis gripping Southeast Asia to an elderly Chinese man’s undying love, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


Iran war risks, Southeast Asia’s fuel crisis, Xinjiang’s ‘salmon’: 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 a fuel crisis gripping Southeast Asia to an elderly Chinese man’s undying love, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. What if US ground forces march into Iran? Chinese experts weigh the risks

From a fuel crisis gripping Southeast Asia to an elderly Chinese man’s undying love, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting