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1. HK Express cuts surcharge by 12.8% as fuel prices ease amid Mideast war

   Budget carrier HK Express will cut its fuel surcharge on flights departing Hong Kong to overseas destinations by 12.8 per cent from May 16, reducing the fee by HK$50 (US$6.38) to HK$339 per leg, the airline has said. The reduction, revealed on its website on Wednesday, excludes mainland China routes, and follows lower fuel prices amid the Middle East war. The budget carrier of Hong Kong’s Cathay...

2. European firms in China rethink supply chains as Iran war drives up costs, survey finds

   Some European companies operating in China are shifting more production to the country as part of broader supply chain adjustments in response to the US-Israeli war on Iran, according to a new survey by the EU Chamber of Commerce in China. The flash survey of European companies found that more than a quarter of firms had adjusted their supply chain strategies in China following the Middle East...

3. Malaysia weighs legal action after Norway blocks missile exports

   Malaysia said on Wednesday it was weighing legal action after Norway blocked the export of missiles ordered for its navy, in a last-minute decision that has dealt a fresh blow to one of the country’s most troubled defence projects. The row centres on the Naval Strike Missile, ordered from Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace for Malaysia’s long-delayed littoral combat ship programme. Government...

4. How US missile shortages after Iran war could strengthen China’s hand during Trump visit

   Depleted US weapons stockpiles as a result of its war in Iran risk eroding Donald Trump’s bargaining power when he meets Xi Jinping in China this week. Accompanying Trump on the high-stakes trip is Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, marking the first time a Pentagon chief has accompanied a president to Beijing since 1972. The weapons shortages not only raise questions about US preparedness for war...

5. Why Indonesia is expanding under-16 social media ban to e-commerce

   Indonesia, already leading Southeast Asia’s push to keep children off risky digital platforms with an under-16 social media ban, now wants to extend those protections to e-commerce after officials said young people had become victims of online scams and unsupervised digital spending. The plan has drawn support from child psychologists, who warn of impulsive consumption among young users....

6. China emperors drank from mountain springs, melted snow; commoners used murky well water

   For most people, drinking water is an unremarkable daily habit. In ancient China, however, it carried far greater meaning. Water was bound up with social rank, health beliefs, ritual practice and etiquette. As early as the pre-Qin period (Paleolithic Period – 221 BC), Chinese thinkers were already classifying natural water. The ancient encyclopedic text Master Lü’s Spring and Autumn Annals...

7. Hong Kong labour chief rejects review of non-local graduate visas despite job slump

   Hong Kong’s labour minister has dismissed calls to review the city’s immigration scheme for non-local graduates or to lower thresholds for talent schemes, despite a sharp decline in entry-level roles, arguing that the workforce is shrinking and the number of local degree holders is insufficient to meet demand. Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun Yuk-han also said the Employees Retraining...

8. Hong Kong’s first biodiversity loan goes to Henderson Land for Central Yards green spaces

   Henderson Land Development secured the first biodiversity loan in Hong Kong, receiving around HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) from HSBC and Hang Seng Bank for green initiatives at Central Yards, the company’s flagship mixed-use development on the New Central Harbourfront. This loan would provide a “scalable blueprint” for companies to achieve their sustainability goals and enhance Hong Kong’s...

9. ‘Like whale bones’: South Korea’s war memorial sparks conflict over symbolism

   Gwanghwamun Square, a plaza in Seoul framed by royal palaces and monuments to Korean national identity, is at the centre of a dispute over whether a massive new Korean war memorial belongs in a public space seen as a major tourist attraction and long associated with civic gatherings and pro-democracy protests. A row of 23 stone monuments representing South Korea and the 22 foreign countries that...

10. Helper molested 10-year-old girl while waking her up, Hong Kong court hears

    A 10-year-old girl has told a Hong Kong court that a domestic helper inappropriately touched her when waking her up one morning. Standing trial at Kowloon City Court on Wednesday, helper Lady Jay Santos Flores denied four counts of indecent assault for allegedly molesting the daughters of her former employer. The younger daughter, who was not named in court and testified via video conference,...