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1. Chinese military leaders under probe, Blackpink in Hong Kong: 5 weekend reads you missed

   We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s top uniformed officer Zhang Youxia is among 2 generals under investigation Top Chinese military leaders Zhang Youxia and Liu Zhenli are under investigation for suspected “serious”...

2. Cyclist fatally hit by car in Hong Kong, the second in a week

   A cyclist has died in hospital after being knocked down by a car in Tai Po, a week after another fatal accident involving a bicycle in Hong Kong. Police received a report of the accident at 7.25am on Monday. The victim, a man in his sixties, was struck by the car on Ting Kok Road near Tai Po Industrial Estate. He was rushed to Alice Ho Miu Ling Nethersole Hospital in Tai Po for treatment but was...

3. Flying blind at Mach 1: how China is bringing world’s first supersonic rail to life

   A rail system that accelerates heavy objects faster than the speed of sound using pure electromagnetic force has been operating in the eastern Chinese city of Jinan for more than two years. But one of the biggest mysteries remains: how does it stay in control? The sonic boom the system generates at ground level could blind or wreck traditional sensors, while the slightest miscalculation due to...

4. South Korea mourns ‘kingmaker’ Lee Hae-chan after fatal heart attack in Vietnam

   South Korean former prime minister Lee Hae-chan, a veteran politician and influential fixture on the country’s road to democracy, died during an official visit to Vietnam’s southern hub of Ho Chi Minh City, both governments said. Lee died on Sunday, after emergency medical aid for a heart attack, a South Korean presidential advisory panel said in a statement. The 73-year-old reportedly...

5. How lower US interest rates will help Hongkongers even if local prime rates don’t drop

   Hong Kong banks may not cut their prime rates this year, but local interbank rates will still follow US rates lower, benefiting a majority of borrowers, according to a senior executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA). Analysts widely expect the US Federal Reserve to cut its key rate by three-quarters of a point this year, but Hong Kong commercial banks are unlikely to cut their prime...

6. Thailand releases first aquarium-bred leopard sharks to rewild endangered species

   After a brief countdown by conservationists, a young Indo-Pacific leopard shark glided into the blue waters off Maiton Island in southern Thailand, released in the country’s first efforts to “rewild” the endangered species. Once a familiar sight for snorkellers and divers, the spotted sharks have sharply declined in the wild over the past decade due to overfishing and habitat loss, even as they...

7. Philippine ferry carrying over 350 people sinks, at least 15 dead

   A ferry with more than 350 people on board sank early Monday morning near an island in the southern Philippines, and rescuers have saved at least 316 passengers and retrieved 15 bodies, according to officials. The MV Trisha Kerstin 3, an inter-island cargo and passenger ferry, was sailing to southern Jolo island in Sulu province from the port city of Zamboanga with 332 passengers and 27 crew...

8. Chinese tech listings shine in Hong Kong, fuelled by Beijing’s self-reliance push

   New share listings by Chinese technology firms in Hong Kong have delivered above-average returns on their debuts so far in 2026, as investors faced with a challenging macro environment bet on Beijing’s push for technology self-reliance. Graphics processing unit (GPU) maker Shanghai Biren Technology, semiconductor maker OmniVision Integrated Circuit Group and three others rose by an average of 30...

9. South Korea becomes second largest AI market for Google after Gemini 3 launch

   Google’s Gemini is rapidly gaining traction in South Korea, which has become the second largest paid subscription market for the generative artificial intelligence service. South Korea generated 11.4 per cent of Gemini’s global cumulative revenue on Apple’s app store – about US$21 million – ranking second only to the United States at 23.7 per cent, according to digital analytics firm Sensor...

10. Hong Kong’s unclassified landfill waste data gaps ‘undermine green efforts’

    About 75 per cent of paper waste and 40 per cent of plastic items sent to landfills are unclassified, according to official statistics, with environmentalists warning that such unclear records will undermine Hong Kong’s green efforts. However, the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) said it was “unnecessary” to change its waste-tracking system, arguing that the government already “has an...