Thai beer heir opens up, Philippine ube’s ‘purple gold rush’: 7 Asia highlights
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. US touts regional ‘balance’ in missile sale to Sing

AdvertisementSCMP HighlightsAsiaThai beer heir opens up, Philippine ube’s ‘purple gold rush’: 7 Asia highlightsFrom Hongkongers looking to Malaysia for housing to a Thai beer heir opening up, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting2-MIN READ2-MINSCMPPublished: 12:30pm, 7 Jul 2026We 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.
US touts regional ‘balance’ in missile sale to Singapore. What does it mean?A model of a Hellfire missile attached under the wing of an MQ-9 Reaper military drone during a demonstration in Chateaubernard, France.
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