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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. Controlled escalation? Trump hails ‘victories’ in Iran but vows more strikes
US President Donald Trump declared the US‑Israel war against Iran had delivered “decisive, overwhelming victories”, even as he signalled that key military objectives were still “nearing completion” and that further strikes could inflict heavy damage on targets in the country.
2. China builds record-breaking underwater tunnels to unite eastern, western hubs

China has finished digging the underwater section of a high-speed rail tunnel stretching more than 14km (9 miles) under a busy segment of the Yangtze River, as the country increasingly turns to vast subterranean passages to expand its railway network.
3. Taiwan KMT leader to visit mainland China to aid ‘peaceful’ relations: Beijing
Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), will lead a delegation to mainland China next month at the invitation of Beijing, her first visit since assuming the position in November.
4. Hong Kong restaurateurs revamp traditional dining as closures reshape industry
Hong Kong’s traditional Chinese dining landscape is undergoing a structural overhaul, with a leading restaurant operator pivoting to experiential dining and smaller footprints amid a wave of closures and residents heading across the border for shopping and dining.
5. Born in the USA? China targeted in Trump’s birthright citizenship fight

The US Supreme Court hears arguments on birthright citizenship, with Chinese nationals at the centre of disputed claims of abuse amplified by US President Donald Trump’s immigration campaign.
6. Australia and Japan face jet fuel supply crunch as China cuts exports
China’s exports of jet fuel have declined sharply in recent weeks amid the US-Israel war on Iran, leaving countries including Australia and Japan facing a supply crunch and scrambling to find alternative sellers.
7. Drink-driving death exposes Malaysia’s deep racial divisions

A horrific road crash in Malaysia’s port city of Klang that left a motorcyclist dead has spiralled into racially charged commentary after initially being treated as a drink-driving case.


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Trump hails ‘victories’ in Iran; China’s underwater tunnels: SCMP’s 7 highlights

A screengrab of footage of the crash in Klang, Malaysia, shows an allegedly speeding Honda City entering the opposite lane, and crashing into a motorcycle coming from the other direction. Photo: Handout

President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran war from the Cross Hall of the White House on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, in Washington. Photo: AP

China is building a high-speed rail tunnel stretching more than 14km (9 miles) under the Yangtze River between Shanghai and Taicang, Jiangsu province. Photo: People’s Daily

Protester Hannah Liu holds a sign in support of birthright citizenship outside the US Supreme Court in May, 2025. Photo: AP

Iran war risks, Southeast Asia’s fuel crisis, Xinjiang’s ‘salmon’: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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

Japan PM’s fawning sparks backlash, Philippines’ work-life balance fails: 7 Asia highlights

Jollibee employees attend to customers at an outlet in Manila in 2015. Photo: AFP

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi points and laughs at a portrait in US President Donald Trump’s Presidential Walk of Fame at the White House on March 19. Photo: White House

Heavy traffic on the streets of Manila. Photo: Shutterstock

A Thai soldier shines a torch into a room disguised as a Chinese police station inside an abandoned scam centre on the Thai-Cambodian border on March 12. Photo: AFP

A fire razes through a peatland field in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra, Indonesia last July. Photo: AP

China, US end trade talks in Paris; chip self-sufficiency drive: SCMP’s 7 highlights

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

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

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

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From Hong Kong’s restaurant revamps to deep racial divisions in Malaysia, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From Hong Kong’s restaurant revamps to deep racial divisions in Malaysia, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


Trump hails ‘victories’ in Iran; China’s underwater tunnels: 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 Hong Kong’s restaurant revamps to deep racial divisions in Malaysia, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. Controlled escalation? Trump hails ‘victories’ in Iran but vows more strikes

From Hong Kong’s restaurant revamps to deep racial divisions in Malaysia, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting