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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. 3 satellites to track all? Chinese radar images confirm US military fears
Last month, China released a series of undated radar images of the Towa Maru. It marked the first time ever that a geosynchronous orbit (GEO) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite had successfully achieved long-term tracking of a moving maritime target.
2. Chinese AI solves decade-old maths problem in hours, with no human intervention
A Chinese artificial intelligence framework has autonomously resolved an open problem proposed more than a decade ago by a US mathematician, according to the Peking University-led team that developed it.
3. From toilet paper to travel: why inflation could soon hit Hongkongers hard

With various Hong Kong industries battered by the world’s highest petrol and diesel prices, economists and business leaders predict the oil crisis caused by the Middle East war will trigger a wave of imported inflation, driving up the cost of items ranging from toilet paper and laundry services to asphalt.
4. China’s C919 faces ‘final exam’ as EU pilots stay in Shanghai ‘permanently’: sources

China’s aviation authorities have mobilised a range of resources to support European certification of the C919, the home-grown airliner aiming to take on Boeing and Airbus, with steady progress made in recent months, multiple sources said.
5. ‘Not a reliable ally’: Japan eyes Nato as Trump erodes faith in US guarantees
Japan and Nato are drawing closer together, with 30 representatives from the transatlantic security alliance’s member states set to visit Tokyo this month amid mounting concern over Washington’s reliability as a security partner.
6. ‘I was taught to shrink’: rugby player fights against Asian beauty standards

To understand why German-Chinese athlete Sofie Fella felt compelled to design a T-shirt featuring the Chinese character da – Mandarin for “big” – one must understand the rigid expectations of Asian femininity.
7. Chinese man with stomach pain finds thermometer swallowed as child still inside him

A 32-year-old Chinese man who went to hospital suffering from stomach pain was shocked to discover that a mercury thermometer he had swallowed 20 years ago was still inside him.


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A rendering of the Ludi Tance 4-01, the world’s first geosynchronous orbit synthetic aperture radar satellite. Photo: Handout

Customers buy food at a shop in Sham Shui Po. Photo: May Tse

A C919 model on display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre, in February. Photo: Reuters

German-Chinese rugby player Sofie Fella, who competes for the German national team, wants women to understand that they can be physically strong if they want to be, and that they are allowed to “take up space”. Photo: Jonathan Wong

A 32-year-old Chinese man sought medical attention for stomach pain and was astonished to learn that a thermometer he had swallowed when he was 12 years old had remained inside him for 20 years. Photo: SCMP composite/Weibo

Asian-American family of ‘hot’ dentists; Hainan chicken rice roots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

The Chen family (from left): Aleq, Audree, Jennifer, Leon, Nina, Nasdaq and Niq. All seven members of the family are dentists. Photo: Niq Chen

Hainanese chicken rice at a restaurant in Hong Kong. Photo: Warton Li

Joey Yung performs in the JVC Awards Presentation ceremony by Metro Broadcast at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai in 1999. Photo: David Wong

Award-winning chef Keya Wingfield overate to numb her grief after the death of her newborn son in 2021, reaching a weight of 102kg by 2023. She shed 40kg by 2025. Photos: Instagram/keyaandco, courtesy of Keya Wingfield

An early line-up of toast creations by Cantoast, a bakery in London blending traditional Cantonese flavours with modern flair. Photo: Instagram/haydoncantoast

Singapore’s Hormuz stance, Manila-Hong Kong housing gap: 7 Asia highlights

Oil tankers anchor off Muscat, Oman, on March 7. Photo: Reuters


Children walk through a flooded area in Baseco, one of the biggest slums in Manila, the Philippines. Photo: AFP

People gather for cherry blossom viewing, also known as “hanami”, at Kinshi Park in Tokyo on March 30. Photo: AFP

Pakistan Air Force’s JF-17 fighter jets fly past during a multinational naval exercise near Karachi in February 2025. Photo: AFP

Singapore ministers Tan See Leng (left) and K. Shanmugam are suing Bloomberg for defamation. Photo: Facebook/Handout

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

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From Chinese AI cracking decade-old maths problem to Japan eyeing Nato partnership, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting


From Chinese AI cracking decade-old maths problem to Japan eyeing Nato partnership, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting.


China’s 3-satellite surveillance network, Hong Kong’s inflation surge: 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 Chinese AI cracking decade-old maths problem to Japan eyeing Nato partnership, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. 3 satellites to track all? Chinese radar images confirm US military fears

From Chinese AI cracking decade-old maths problem to Japan eyeing Nato partnership, here are highlights from SCMP’s recent reporting