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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. Indonesian fisherman nets surprise catch – a Chinese underwater drone
A Chinese underwater drone was caught by an Indonesian fisherman near a key waterway leading to Australia, local media reported.
2. What is the war on Iran teaching China about the United States’ resilience?

As the United States and Israel wage war on Iran, they are also operating a real-time laboratory of military lessons for Beijing, which has been closely taking notes on how Washington exercises power and sustains a costly and politically fraught campaign.
3. Singapore’s Shanmugam slams Bloomberg’s ‘venomous’ emails in defamation hearing
A defamation lawsuit filed by Singapore cabinet ministers K Shanmugam and Tan See Leng against financial news outlet Bloomberg opened with heated exchanges over an article that mentioned their personal property transactions.
4. 79-year-old hiker who went missing in Hong Kong found on third day of search

A 79-year-old mainland Chinese man who went missing while hiking on Hong Kong’s MacLehose Trail over the weekend was found.
5. ‘Damage control’? Behind France, Germany’s bid to contain Iran war oil fallout
France and Germany have ramped up diplomatic efforts to contain the fallout from an escalating Middle East oil crisis, seeking to project European autonomy and distance themselves from the US-Israeli war on Iran.
6. Woman faces jail over Singapore crash that killed Indonesian girl in Chinatown

A 38-year-old woman has been charged over her involvement in an accident which killed a six-year-old Indonesian girl and severely injured her mother at a popular tourist district in Singapore.
7. Dying Chinese man, 61, leaves US$43 million to young wife, enrages ex-wife’s family

A terminally ill Chinese man left 300 million yuan (US$43 million) to his wife who is 28 years younger than him, causing a dispute with his ex-wife’s family.


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Fisherman catches Chinese drone; Iran war’s lessons for China: SCMP’s 7 highlights

A terminally ill Chinese man bequeathed his US$43 million fortune to his wife, who is 28 years his junior, causing outrage among his ex-wife’s family. Photo: Douyin

Local police in Lombok, Indonesia haul a Chinese underwater drone ashore after it was a caught by a fisherman. Photo: Handout 

Illustration: Henry Wong

Rescuers found He Chengan along Section 10 of the trail, where he had last been seen. Photo: Handout

Sheyna Lashira Smaradiani died after she was hit by a car while visiting Singapore’s popular tourist area of Chinatown in February. Photo: Handout

Chinese embassy confirms Wang Danhao death, SpaceX challenger fails: 7 science highlights

Wang Danhao, a postdoctoral researcher at University of Michigan’s College of Engineering since 2022, is reported to have died after a fall on campus late on March 19. Photo: Handout

Zhang Kai has joined the University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, Anhui province. Photo: Handout

The superconducting weak force measurement system (left) and a test device built with two 10 kg spheres. Photo: CAS

Tsinghua University says its new network uses coded light signals from “beacon” satellites. Photo: Shutterstock

UAE retaliates against Iran, Bali’s spate of murders: 7 Asia highlights

An Emirates aircraft prepares for landing as a smoke plume rises from a fire near Dubai International Airport on March 16. Photo: AFP

A Dalit woman sits with a child in Humla district, in Nepal’s remote northwest. Photo: AFP

Igor Komarov, a 28-year-old Ukrainian, was kidnapped and later found dead in a suspected murder in Bali in February. Photo: YouTube

Men lift a car that is blocking a driver from reversing out. Photo: Threads/wnasyh

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

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From a missing elderly hiker in Hong Kong to a tragic car accident in Singapore, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From a missing elderly hiker in Hong Kong to a tragic car accident in Singapore, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


Fisherman catches Chinese drone; Iran war’s lessons for China: 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 a missing elderly hiker in Hong Kong to a tragic car accident in Singapore, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. Indonesian fisherman nets surprise catch – a Chinese underwater drone

From a missing elderly hiker in Hong Kong to a tragic car accident in Singapore, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting