Published: 12:15pm, 15 Jul 2025Updated: 12:58pm, 15 Jul 2025
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. 2 Americans rescued from Japan’s Mount Fuji prompt more calls for tougher rules
Two Americans have had to be rescued from Japan’s Mount Fuji in separate incidents before the official climbing season began, prompting renewed calls for tougher penalties on rule-breaking hikers who endanger themselves and drain local resources.
2. ‘Do some homework’: Trump’s Singapore ambassador pick fails Senate grilling
US President Donald Trump’s ambassador-nominee to Singapore, orthopaedic surgeon Anjani Sinha, has drawn online backlash following a grilling at his confirmation hearing, with Senator Tammy Duckworth accusing him of not doing his “homework”.
3. Mahathir turns 100, still shaping Malaysia’s political landscape
