The governing carrier will be JL for this booking
Looking at JL's fare rules, even the most expensive 1st class fare has the fare rule
Originally Posted by Fare Rules
IF THE FARE COMPONENT INCLUDES TRAVEL WITHIN AREA 3
THEN THAT TRAVEL MUST BE ON
ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING
ANY JL FLIGHT
ANY NU FLIGHT.
so do not permit travel on MH within Asia; this would explain why it is pricing as 2 awards
1st class USA-Asia 2 is priced at 110k and 2 awards of USA to Asia 1 in 1st plus Asia 1 to Asia 2 in business also totals at 110k
It is normally better that it has been priced as 2 awards, since it means that you can have a stopover in Asia 2 if desired - could even use it to have a stopover somewhere else in Asia 1 if desired
If it could be changed to 110k as a single award, it would , I believe, require a mileage redeposit and $175