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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 Jeju Air crash: experts question why wall was at end of runway

2. Philippine VP’s US$10 million snack-name scandal: a recipe for impeachment?

3. What Apple’s US$1 billion investment pledge means for Indonesia’s tech sector

4. Pakistan stunned by US fears over its missiles, assesses impact on South Asia

5. Singapore’s 2024: Taylor Swift, a new PM and a high-profile corruption trial

6. ‘Japan’s neighbourhood more dangerous’? Fears over Chinese land purchases

7. ‘Bit of a joke’: India’s popcorn tax sparks roasting of complex GST system



Yoon Suk-yeol detained, Pete Hegseth’s Asean gaffe, Japan sex scandal: 7 Asia highlights

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New chapter for US-China rivalry, pioneering scientist is honoured: SCMP daily highlights

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SCMP Highlights

South Korea Jeju Air plane crash, Philippine VP Duterte’s scandal: 7 Asia stories

Firefighters carry out extinguishing operations on an aircraft which drove off runaway at Muan International Airport in Muan. Photo: Reuters

Firefighters and rescue team members work at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea. Photo: AP

Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio holds a press conference in Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, on December 11. Photo: EPA-EFE

A customer inspects an Apple iPhone 15 at a mall in Denpasar, Indonesia’s Bali. Photo: EPA-EFE

A Pakistani soldier salutes while standing on an air defence missile system during Pakistan Day military parade in Islamabad in 2022. Photo: Reuters

Taylor Swift performs during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at the National Stadium on March 2 in Singapore. Photo: Getty Images for TAS Rights Management

A Japan Self-Defence Forces soldier takes part in a drill at the Yokota Air Base in Fussa on the outskirts of Tokyo. Photo: Reuters

India’s GST Council says non-branded popcorn mixed with salt and spices will attract a 5 per cent GST, pre-packaged and branded popcorn 12 per cent, and caramel popcorn, categorised as a sugar confectionery, 18 per cent. Photo: Shutterstock

US Marines in Japan, Malaysia’s first home-grown EV: 7 Asia highlights

Japan-based US Marine Corps soldiers embark an aircraft in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November 2013. Photo: EPA

A Marine Corps pilot prepares for a vertical landing of Lockheed Martin F-35B stealth fighter aboard the USS Wasp amphibious assault carrier during their operation in the waters off Japan’s Okinawa on March 23, 2018. Photo: Reuters

Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra (left) and his daughter and PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrive before the royal endorsement ceremony in Bangkok in August. Photo: AP

Filipino death row inmate Mary Jane Veloso gestures as she leaves Yogyakarta Women’s Prison for her transfer to the capital city of Jakarta in preparation for her repatriation to the Philippines, in Gunung Kidul, Indonesia on December 15, 2024. Photo: AP 

Malaysia’s first locally produced electric vehicle, the e.Mas7, was launched in Kuala Lumpur on December 16. Photo: AFP

Chefs prepare their dishes before service at a monthly supper club in Kuala Lumpur. Photo: Hadi Azmi

A screengrab, of a viral video of a bakery assault in Indonesia, has sparked anti-Chinese sentiment. Photo: X/@untoksikk

A Yotteba customer receives a slap to the face at one of its izakaya outlets in Japan. Photo: TikTok/Salty_Gourmets

LGBTQ rights, deepfake threats, falling fertility: Asia’s gender equality landscape in 2024

An LGBTQ parade is held in Bangkok. Photo: Shutterstock

South Korean author Han Kang, who won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Literature, attends the Pony Chung Innovation Award ceremony in Seoul on October 17. Photo: AFP/Pool

Lesbian couple Juntagon Seneewong Na Ayutthaya, and Kamontip Aurareemaitrichit attend an LGBTQ Pride parade to celebrate after Thailand’s passing of the marriage equality bill on June 30. Photo: Reuters

Junior doctors carry India’s national flag and hold placards during a protest to demand the resignation of a city police commissioner and condemn the rape and murder of a doctor, in Kolkata on September 2, 2024. Photo: AFP

Girls make their way home after school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Reuters

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From South Korea’s deadliest air accident to Indians roasting a popcorn tax, here are some articles from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting


From South Korea’s deadliest air accident to Indians roasting a popcorn tax, here are some articles from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.
