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Musk’s alleged Japan child, ‘Trump and Lee Kuan Yew similar’: 7 Asia highlights

From Elon Musk’s alleged child in Japan to India’s AMCA stealth fighter, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

Blackpink members perform at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

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. Elon Musk’s alleged child with Japanese pop star sparks online storm in Japan

Elon Musk leaves Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg on March 13, 2024. The billionaire entrepreneur is at the centre of renewed public scrutiny following claims he fathered a child with a Japanese pop star. Photo: DPA
Elon Musk leaves Tesla’s Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg on March 13, 2024. The billionaire entrepreneur is at the centre of renewed public scrutiny following claims he fathered a child with a Japanese pop star. Photo: DPA

2. Meet India’s answer to Pakistan’s Chinese jets: the AMCA stealth fighter

A prototype of India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) stealth fighter jet is seen at Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru earlier this year. Photo: Reuters
A prototype of India’s Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) stealth fighter jet is seen at Aero India 2025 in Bengaluru earlier this year. Photo: Reuters

3. Trump and Lee Kuan Yew similar in ‘common sense’ approach: Pete Hegseth

Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew. Photo: AFP
Singapore’s founding father Lee Kuan Yew. Photo: AFP

4. ‘I’m sad’: Blackpink fans in Malaysia lament tour snub, slam censorship

Blackpink members perform at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Blackpink members perform at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in California. Photo: Getty Images/AFP

5. With India set to be world’s No 4 economy, calls for deeper reforms get louder

India’s nominal GDP is projected to rise to US$4.187 trillion in the 2025–26 financial year, according to the International Monetary Fund. Photo: EPA-EFE
India’s nominal GDP is projected to rise to US$4.187 trillion in the 2025–26 financial year, according to the International Monetary Fund. Photo: EPA-EFE

6. Battle for the Philippines’ 2028 presidency begins: ‘they’ve smelled blood’

Illustration: Huy Truong
Illustration: Huy Truong

7. Netflix probes mistreatment claims on set of ‘When Life Gives You Tangerines’

Park Bo-gum and IU in a still from “When Life Gives You Tangerines”. Photo: Netflix
Park Bo-gum and IU in a still from “When Life Gives You Tangerines”. Photo: Netflix

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