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Hong Kong’s Cheung Ka-long dismisses online insults after claiming Peru bronze

Two-time Olympic champion pips fellow Hongkonger Ryan Choi in quarter-final, as 18-year old Harris Ho also reaches last eight.

Cheung Ka-long (right) commiserates with Ryan Choi after narrowly beating his fellow Hongkonger in Peru. Photo: Handout

China Opinion

Opinion | Why China’s AI automation push is a risky social experiment

Without reforms to improve wages, housing access and childcare, automation could entrench a low-fertility crisis and destabilise the social contract.

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A robot helps with a task during a media tour to the Beijing Humanoid Robot Pilot Verification Platform, in Beijing on March 20. Photo: EPA

Health & Environment

Hong Kong projected to face 4 to 7 typhoons in 2026

Observatory director Chan Pak-wai says city will also be hotter than average in 2026 due to El Nino weather phenomenon.

People at the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui during typhoon signal No 3. Photo: Jelly Tse

Military

‘Deny, delay, degrade’: Taiwan reveals long-range strategy to hold off PLA

Focus is on building sustained and scalable combat capability, defence minister tells legislature as procurement report is tabled.

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Defence ministry report to Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan says the military will aim to disrupt an attack before incoming forces can reach the island’s shores. Photo: EPA-EFE

Europe

UK police investigate attack on Jewish ambulances as hate crime

Four Jewish community ambulances, which ‘protect life, Jewish and non-Jewish alike’, were set on fire in London.

Burnt out ambulances, run by a Jewish non-profit, are pictured in a street in London on Monday after an arson attack. Photo: AFP
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China Economy

As OpenClaw sparks security fears, China vows new AI safeguards – what are they?

Tackling challenges will require coordinated action from providers, end users and regulators, official says.

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A person visits the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 26, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Companies

Hong Kong’s Henderson Land trims payout as Iran, mainland China cloud outlook

Kerry Properties also reports mixed 2025 results amid lift in Hong Kong home sales, weak office market and sluggish China recovery.

A view of Tseung Kwan O in Hong Kong on February 12, 2026. Photo: Sam Tsang

Asia

Video | Low BTS concert turnout causes slide in agency shares

The heavily secured Gwanghwamun Square performance drew 104,000 fans – less than half the turnout police expected.

BTS fans watch the comeback concert of K-pop boy group BTS on screens at the venue in Seoul on March 21, 2026. South Korean megastars BTS reunited on March 21 for their first show in nearly four years, blowing away enormous crowds in Seoul for a K-pop extravaganza livestreamed to millions more worldwide. (Photo by Jung Yeon-je / AFP)

Tech

DJI sues rival Insta360 for alleged patent infringement ahead of new drone debut

DJI claims some of the patents were based on inventions made by one or more former employees within one year of them leaving the company.

The DJI logo is displayed on the opening day of the Innovation For All (IFA) trade fair in Berlin, Germany. September 5, 2025. Photo: Reuters

Law and Crime

Newborn baby found in rubbish bin at Hong Kong shopping centre dies in hospital

Cleaner at Lee Theatre Plaza discovered infant in a rubbish bin inside women’s restroom at The Starview Chinese restaurant.

Lee Theatre Plaza in Causeway Bay. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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Diplomacy

Trump says US will halt military strikes on Iranian power plants for 5 days

However, Iranian news agency, citing unnamed security official, denies any past or ongoing negotiations with the US president.

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A plume of smoke rises after a strike in Tehran, Iran on Monday. Photo: AP

China Business

Drivers in China rush to fill up before biggest petrol price hike this year

Beijing will raise refined oil prices for the fifth time this year at midnight but puts in place a temporary control to reduce the impact.

Motorists queue to fill their tanks ahead of a petrol price adjustment expected on Monday, at a petrol station in Suzhou, in China’s eastern Jiangsu province on Sunday. Photo: CN-STR/AFP

Health & Wellness

‘A healthy meal helps you heal’: doctors on why food is the best medicine

What we eat has a significant impact on our health, but is rarely treated like medicine. Nutrition experts explain why it should be.

A significant percentage of health outcomes are affected by what we eat. Nutrition experts weigh in on why treating food as medicine must be a priority for health providers. Photo: Shutterstock

Economics

‘Getting worse each day’: why Southeast Asia is vulnerable to the fuel crisis

From Laos to Thailand, long queues are forming at petrol stations while residents are reeling from surging fuel prices.

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People queue to buy petrol at a station in Hanoi amid disruptions in supply and price surges due to the Iran war. Photo: Reuters

Hong Kong

No funding cuts to Hong Kong arts groups for next 3 years, agency chief pledges

Hong Kong Arts Development Council chairman says agency will review grant system and save costs internally amid government’s bid to reduce spending.

“Beyond the Singularity”, an exhibition that incorporates AI machine learning models with the work of actual artists. Photo: Handout
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Diplomacy

‘No dispute’: Beijing defends construction on Paracels in South China Sea

China says living conditions and local economy stand to benefit, days after Vietnam states opposition to land-reclamation activities.

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China and Vietnam have competing territorial claims over the Paracels, which Beijing calls the Xisha Islands and Hanoi calls the Hoang Sa Islands. Photo: Shutterstock

Video | Trump issues ultimatum to Iran to reopen Hormuz

The US president says Iran’s energy infrastructure will be targeted if Tehran doesn’t comply with his ultimatum.

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Middle East

‘No immunity’: Iran war threatens energy crisis worse than 1970s oil shocks

The boss of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol, spoke out as the war grinds into its fourth week.

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Smoke and flames rise at the site of air strikes on an oil depot in Tehran on March 7. Photo: via TNS

Food & Drink

Hong Kong’s chefs receive top honours in 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide

The Michelin-equivalent list published by Meituan knighted two Hong Kong chefs, Vicky Cheng and Terry Ho, with special awards.

China’s 2026 Black Pearl Restaurant Guide spotlights individuals for special accolades, and this year presented Hong Kong chef Vicky Cheng (pictured) with the master chef award. Photo: Kelly Gardner

Society

Hong Kong to sign landmark Art Basel collaboration deal

Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Rosanna Law underscores importance of arts during times of complex geopolitics.

Visitors at last year’s edition of Art Basel Hong Kong. Photo: Elson Li
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Transport

Truck driver injured as vehicle slams into fire engine on Hong Kong highway

Container truck was travelling along Tuen Mun Road when it hit fire engine parked on road shoulder for operation, authorities say.

The accident took place at about 12.15pm along Tuen Mun Road. Photo: Handout

Trending in China

Moving tale of 7 dogs’ escape from captivity in China garners 230 million views

Chinese law does not ban consumption of dog meat, although Shenzhen was one of the first mainland cities to ban eating cats, dogs in 2020.

In a touching story, seven dogs from the same village in China escaped after being stolen by a dog meat shop and trekked 17km home. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

Health & Environment

HKUST launches programme offering Alzheimer’s blood-based test for elderly

‘NeuroCare Community Project’ will offer free screening to 6,000 underprivileged elderly residents over five years.

Alzheimer’s disease is the most common type of dementia, affecting one in 10 Hongkongers aged 60 or above. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Markets

Global investors pivot to ‘stability’ of China amid turmoil: Milken forum

China no longer ‘unloved’ as advances including AI, biotech drive revival in investor interest, attendees hear at symposium in Hong Kong.

People cross the street beneath a large screen showing stock data in Shanghai on March 9, 2026. Photo: EPA

Racing

Chau excited to pick up Voyage Bubble ride: ‘hopefully he can get his form back’

In-form jockey will replace Zac Purton on Ricky Yiu’s stable star in the Group Two feature on Easter Monday.

Jerry Chau has been booked to ride Voyage Bubble in the Group Two Chairman’s Trophy. Photos: Kenneth Chan
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Celebrities

Meet Ben Schnetzer, who plays Van Davis in Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison

The UK-trained actor, who plays opposite Beau Garrett in the Yellowstone creator’s new show, got his big break in 2013 in The Book Thief.

Ben Schnetzer as Van Davis on Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison. Photo: @themadisonpplus/Instagram

People

‘I’ve never held my son’: the Rohingya families Malaysia keeps apart

More than 5,000 Rohingya languish in detention in Malaysia, leaving fathers like Farouk to watch their children grow through a screen.

Farouk’s wife gave birth in a Malaysian immigration detention centre a day after the family was arrested. Photo: Ushar Daniele

Hong Kong Economy

From toys to toilet paper, prices set to rise amid Middle East war, experts say

Hong Kong business leaders also warn that local exporters and manufacturers face cash-flow squeeze as overseas buyers opt for short-term orders.

Hong Kong business leaders expect consumer products, including toilet paper, to become more expensive amid the Middle East war that has led to surging oil prices. Photo: Karma Lo

Football

Hong Kong football bosses scrambling for India flights after Nepal cancellation

City team’s preparation for final Asian Cup qualifier thrown into turmoil but phlegmatic head coach Roberto Losada keeping cool head.

Roberto Losada has plenty on his mind ahead of Hong Kong’s trip to India. Photo: Jonathan Wong

China Economy

China’s Li pledges economic opening up, touts ‘stability’

Premier Li Qiang said China would further open its economy, including services, as the country addresses concerns about its trade surplus.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang addresses the China Development Forum. Photo: AP Photo