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1. Hong Kong authorities considering options for fourth harbour crossing

   Hong Kong authorities are looking beyond a shelved reclamation project near Lantau Island and are considering options for a fourth cross-harbour tunnel, with lawmakers describing such a facility as essential to ease persistent congestion and aid the city’s further development. In a 124-page transport strategy blueprint released last week, the Transport Department said it expected greater...

2. South Korea grounds Cobra military helicopters after fatal training crash

   South Korea grounded an ageing fleet of military helicopters on Monday after a chopper crashed during a training exercise and killed two people on board. The AH-1S Cobra was training for emergency landings when it “crashed due to an unidentified cause” in Gapyeong county west of Seoul, the army said in a statement. Two service members were taken to hospital and later pronounced dead. Photos in...

3. US transformers are ageing. Renewable energy could make things worse, China study finds

   As US President Donald Trump continues to wage war against renewable energy, a new Chinese study revealing the strain that renewable integration places on power transformers could give him fresh technical ammunition. The researchers discovered that high renewable energy integration could make power transformers, vital components that regulate voltage in electricity grids, age faster than...

4. New China dating trend emerges where people refer exes to new prospects, akin to job referrals

   Young Chinese people have created a new dating trend called “ex-partner referrals” in which they treat former lovers like job candidates. The young people share detailed profiles, personal feedback and previous relationship “usage reports” with strangers online to help navigate the risks of modern dating. The trend reportedly began on social media after a viral post asked for an “internal...

5. SpaceX puts Mars on back burner to focus on moon ‘city’, Musk says

   SpaceX is putting its long-standing focus of sending humans to Mars on the back burner to prioritise establishing a settlement on the moon, founder Elon Musk said on Sunday. The South Africa-born billionaire’s space company has found massive success as a Nasa contractor, but critics have for years panned Musk’s Mars colonisation plans as overambitious. The move also puts Musk in alignment with...

6. Malaysia’s ‘illegal’ temple row: PM slams vigilantism after rally ban

   Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday warned against allowing disputes over “illegal” houses of worship to spill into communal confrontation, after police detained 19 people linked to a planned rally in central Kuala Lumpur that authorities said risked inflaming racial and religious tensions. The “Anti-Illegal Houses of Worship” rally had been scheduled for around 8pm on Saturday near...

7. The bitter choice for Indonesian sailors abandoned off Africa

   Abandoned for months on their fishing boat off West Africa, Indonesian sailor Surono and his shipmates face a dilemma: return home without almost a year’s wages or stay on the docked vessel. He is among a growing number of migrant workers abandoned by shipowners, who flout their obligations and desert crews without paying the salaries owed. “My family cries because I can’t get any money. My...

8. China accused of secret nuclear tests, Eileen Gu’s big comeback: 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. US accuses China of secret nuclear testing after offering Beijing arms treaty 2. As Beijing and Moscow tout ties, China’s companies keep Ukraine’s lights on 3. Call for tougher animal welfare...

9. Woman, 65, with trolley fatally hit by goods truck in Hong Kong

   A 65-year-old woman has died after being hit by a truck in Hong Kong’s Kwun Tong district. Police received a report at 5.55am on Monday that a medium goods vehicle was travelling along Kwun Tong Road towards Lam Tin when it struck a woman pushing a trolley stacked with cardboard near the Tsui Ping Road junction. The force of the collision caused the 65-year-old woman to hurtle through the air...

10. Can this ‘super antibody’ overpower SFTS, a deadly tick-borne disease?

    In the world of tick-borne illnesses, Lyme disease gets the headlines. For example, Greg Yang, one of the 12 original co-founders of Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence start-up xAI, said in late January that he was stepping back from the company after being diagnosed with the disease. Accidentally eating the wrong food would leave him “extremely tired”, requiring days to recover, he said. But...