August 2025 – Page 46 – From Inside Asia

Why ASML Chipmaking Tools Remain China’s Core Bottleneck Despite Reports of EUV Progress

News Analysis For weeks, Chinese state outlets have touted “major breakthroughs” in extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) lithography—the light-etching machines that make the world’s most advanced chips...

by Sean Tseng August 4, 2025 0 comment

News

Australia Selects Japan to Supply New $10 Billion Frigate Fleet

Australia has chosen Japan to build 11 general-purpose frigates at a cost of around $10 billion (US$6.47 billion), Defence Minister Richard Marles and Minister...

by Rex Widerstrom August 4, 2025 0 comment

Military

Australia chooses “made in Japan” for its next frigate

On 5 August, after much anticipation, Canberra announced that the Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) next general-purpose frigate would be a Japanese design. The Upgraded...

by Gordon Arthur August 4, 2025 0 comment

World

East Asia’s record heat, Singapore F1 tycoon admits guilt: 7 Asia highlights

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...

by SCMP August 4, 2025 0 comment

World

What do we know about China’s most advanced early warning plane, the KL-3000?

Published: 12:00pm, 5 Aug 2025Updated: 12:17pm, 5 Aug 2025 China’s newest airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft, the KJ-3000 could be key to...

by Liu Zhen August 4, 2025 0 comment

World

Hong Kong police on the hunt for man who used fake bills to buy luxury watches

Hong Kong police are searching for a man suspected of using counterfeit banknotes to buy two luxury watches worth HK$4.5 million (US$573,242). Advertisement Two...

by Danny Mok August 4, 2025 0 comment

World

‘Deeply regressive’: sanitary pad protest stirs outrage in Malaysia

In Malaysia, where menstrual stigma still shapes the lives of millions, a political protest involving sanitary pads has stirred national outrage and highlighted the...

by Hadi Azmi August 4, 2025 0 comment

Business

EQT launches $2.7bn take private bid for Fujitec as Japan M&A continues apace

August 05, 2025 EQT’s BPEA Private Equity Fund IX said that intends to make a $2.7 billion tender offer to privatise Fujitec, a leading...

by Andrew Tjaardstra August 4, 2025 0 comment

World

Hong Kong police investigate headless, dismembered body found in Mid-Levels

Published: 11:17am, 5 Aug 2025Updated: 1:50pm, 5 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police are investigating the discovery of a headless, dismembered body in the city’s...

by Lo Hoi-ying August 4, 2025 0 comment