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1. Glimmer of hope in Hormuz Strait as fragile ceasefire holds: what happened overnight

   The fragile ceasefire between the US and Iran has continued into its third week. There are signs of a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz looming on the horizon. These are the major takeaways from what happened overnight. What did Trump say? President Donald Trump said on Sunday that the US would “help free up” ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz within hours. No details were provided. “This...

2. Why CY Leung thinks Hong Kong needs to strengthen maritime-related sectors

   Hong Kong should develop its shipping insurance and management capabilities, among other areas, to strengthen its status as a global maritime hub amid intensifying geopolitical tensions, former city leader Leung Chun-ying has said. Leung, in his capacity as co-founder and honorary adviser to the Hong Kong Chamber of Shipping, said in a wide-ranging interview last week that the city should adopt...

3. Singapore software engineers with AI skills earn 25% more: ‘no longer nice-to-have’

   AI skills are becoming a clear salary advantage for Singapore’s software engineers, with those who have such capabilities earning up to 25 per cent more than their peers, according to a new salary report by NodeFlair. The Singapore-based tech talent platform said its findings came from more than 230,000 verified data points and showed software engineers with AI expertise commanded a 13 to 25 per...

4. Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani hospitalised in critical condition, spokesman says

   Former New York ⁠City ⁠mayor Rudy Giuliani has ⁠been hospitalised and is in “critical but stable condition”, his spokesman said on Sunday. The spokesman, Ted Goodman, did not immediately ‌provide more details about Giuliani’s condition or how long he has been hospitalised. “Mayor Giuliani is a fighter who has faced every challenge in his life with unwavering strength ⁠and he’s fighting with that...

5. Elderly scam victims lose HK$850,000 on average, but ones who know finance lose more

   Investment scams targeting Hong Kong’s elderly rose by 17 per cent in the first quarter of 2026 against a year ago, despite an overall decline in the number of cases, with police warning that better-educated retirees with more investment experience were more vulnerable to fraudsters. Superintendent Theodora Lee Wai-see of the force’s commercial crime bureau said elderly victims’ losses...

6. Israeli raid in West Bank leaves 1 Palestinian dead and 4 wounded

   One Palestinian man was killed and four others seriously wounded during an Israeli military raid in the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Sunday, the Palestinian Red Crescent said. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry said the man’s wife was in labour at a local hospital when she was informed of his death. The Red Crescent said five people were hit by gunfire during an...

7. 2 US Army soldiers missing after ‘African Lion’ military exercises in Morocco

   Two US service members are missing in southwestern Morocco after taking part in annual multinational military exercises in the North African country, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) said on Sunday. The service members are US Army soldiers who went missing while on a hike, a US defence official told Associated Press on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to speak publicly...

8. Bai Chongen on China’s new economic paradigm and closing the US tech gap

   Bai Chongen is a prominent Chinese economist and government adviser. He is the dean of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management and serves concurrently as vice-chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce. From 2015 to 2018, he was a member of the Chinese central bank’s monetary policy committee. Here, he discusses how China can avoid “Japanification”, what...

9. China’s Manus block a show of strength ahead of Xi-Trump summit

   Beijing’s decision last Monday to block Meta’s US$2 billion acquisition of the Chinese-founded AI start-up Manus came as little surprise. The central government had already flagged its investigation and barred the company’s two founders from leaving the country. At first glance, the intervention appears disruptive to Chinese firms seeking foreign capital and US companies eyeing investments in...

10. German chancellor plays down row with Trump in fallout from US troop withdrawal

    German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he must accept that US President Donald Trump does not share his opinions to work with the United States within Nato but stressed there ‌was no link between their rift and a planned troop drawdown. Merz dismissed suggestions that his criticism of US war planning in Iran had sparked Washington’s Friday announcement that the US would reduce its military...