South Korean ex-president sentenced, Buddha’s early life: 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...
How rendezvous with girlfriend led to violent end for Mexico’s most-wanted drug kingpin
A girlfriend of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel who was killed by the Mexican military, was key...
US-Indonesia deal threatens China’s ‘entrenched position’ in nickel market: analysts
China will accelerate investment in alternative nickel supply sources and strengthen its role across the metal’s wider supply chain, analysts said, after the United...
Singapore warns ‘action will be taken’ against citizens fighting for foreign causes
Action will be taken against any Singaporean who fights overseas in foreign causes, Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam has said, emphasising the...
South Korean ex-president Yoon appeals against ‘excessive’ life sentence for insurrection
South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol has filed an appeal against an insurrection conviction stemming from his 2024 martial law declaration, his lawyers said...
Seoul gains from Tokyo’s pain over Lunar New Year as politics reshapes China’s tourism map
For his family’s first overseas trip together, Tang Junjie carefully planned a holiday to Japan during China’s longest Lunar New Year break on record....
FedEx Seeks Tariff Refund With Lawsuit Against US
FedEx is suing the United States Feb. 23, seeking a full refund on President Donald Trump’s emergency tariffs after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled...
Why Southeast Asia’s non-Chinese embrace Lunar New Year celebrations
Malaysian tour guide Syazni Nabilah Che Kamarudin and her family have been immersed in the Lunar New Year festivities this year, handing out red...
China adds Japanese entities to export control list, turning up heat on Tokyo
China has added 20 Japanese entities to its export control list, including several subsidiaries of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and 20 more to a watch...