Singapore Airlines incident a year on, Kim watches warship flop: 7 Asia highlights

From a year after SQ321’s turbulence to Malaysian youth’s disillusionment, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting

The streets of Jayang-dong, a neighbourhood in Seoul, South Korea, dubbed “Little China”. Photo: Kim Jung-yeop

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. Broken bodies, shattered minds: lasting toll of Singapore Airlines turbulence

The interior of Singapore Airlines flight 321 after an emergency landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on May 21, last year. Photo: Reuters
The interior of Singapore Airlines flight 321 after an emergency landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi International Airport on May 21, last year. Photo: Reuters

2. Anwar Ibrahim mints a dynasty – but Malaysia’s youth aren’t buying it

Anwar Ibrahim with his daughter Nurul Izzah. Photo: Instagram/n_izzah
Anwar Ibrahim with his daughter Nurul Izzah. Photo: Instagram/n_izzah

3. North Korean warship launch flops before Kim Jong-un, a blow to his ‘prestige’

Kim Jong-un visits the Choe Hyon warship at an undisclosed location in North Korea on April 29. Photo: EPA-EFE/KCNA
Kim Jong-un visits the Choe Hyon warship at an undisclosed location in North Korea on April 29. Photo: EPA-EFE/KCNA

4. How India and Pakistan are preparing for the next conflict

An Indian soldier keeps watch near the Line of Control separating Pakistan and India on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
An Indian soldier keeps watch near the Line of Control separating Pakistan and India on Tuesday. Photo: AFP

5. In Philippines, ‘fake Filipinos’ rekindle fears of Chinese spying. Here’s why

President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has called for Filipinos to safeguard the country’s sovereignty against foreigners engaged in criminal activities. Photo: Kyodo
President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has called for Filipinos to safeguard the country’s sovereignty against foreigners engaged in criminal activities. Photo: Kyodo

6. ‘Go back to China’: South Korea election stokes anti-Chinese hostility in Seoul

The streets of Jayang-dong, a neighbourhood in Seoul, South Korea, dubbed “Little China”. Photo: Kim Jung-yeop
The streets of Jayang-dong, a neighbourhood in Seoul, South Korea, dubbed “Little China”. Photo: Kim Jung-yeop

7. Indonesia’s Bali bans small plastic bottles: bold move or industry killer?

A street vendor sells drinks in plastic at a beach in Bali, Indonesia. The Bali Provincial Government has banned the production and distribution of bottled drinking water in plastic packaging under one litre to tackle the plastic waste crisis. Photo: EPA-EFE
A street vendor sells drinks in plastic at a beach in Bali, Indonesia. The Bali Provincial Government has banned the production and distribution of bottled drinking water in plastic packaging under one litre to tackle the plastic waste crisis. Photo: EPA-EFE

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