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1. Iran pressuring Houthis to attack Red Sea ships, European officials say

   Iran is pushing the Houthis to prepare for a renewed campaign against Red Sea shipping, contingent upon any further escalation by the US in its war on the Islamic Republic, according to European officials familiar with the matter. Leaders of the Yemen-based Houthis, a militant group backed by Iran, are weighing options for more aggressive action after launching ballistic missiles at Israel, the...

2. Bella Astillah and Syed Saddiq’s new chapter captivates Malaysia

   For years, Malaysians watched singer-actress Bella Astillah’s heartbreak unfold in public. They saw her endure a troubled marriage, a cheating scandal and a divorce while raising two children under the glare of celebrity culture. When lawmaker Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, 33, proposed to her – first on Mount Kinabalu and later at a formal engagement ceremony in Kuala Lumpur – it resonated with...

3. Chinese flight bookings rise by 20% ahead of April holiday break despite soaring airfares

   Flight bookings in China have grown 20 per cent year on year ahead of the annual Ching Ming Festival holiday that starts this weekend and follows public school breaks in much of the country – despite higher airfares on account of rising fuel prices. Holiday bookings had reached 2.04 million flight tickets as of Thursday, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing figures from data provider TravelSky...

4. Bus driver arrested in Hong Kong after crashing into stationary taxi, killing 2

   Hong Kong police have arrested a 49-year-old bus driver on suspicion of dangerous driving causing death after a collision that killed two people on Lantau Link. The accident occurred at 11.16pm on Monday when a double-decker Long Win Bus on route E32A heading towards Tung Chung rammed into a stationary taxi on the Tsing Yi section of the highway, according to police. Firefighters were called to...

5. Dubai’s loss could be Hong Kong’s gain, but only if city is ready

   When InvestHK’s director general Alpha Lau Hai-suen recently said that companies using Dubai as a hub had mostly shifted to Hong Kong after the outbreak of the Iran war, the instinct to leverage the city’s position as a safe haven for investment was understandable. Hong Kong should absolutely try to capture capital and talent unsettled by instability in the Gulf. However, it should resist the...

6. Knife-wielding man shot by Hong Kong police dies after 10 days in critical condition

   A knife-wielding attacker with suspected mental illness who was shot twice by police in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung has died after spending 10 days in hospital in critical condition. The government on Tuesday confirmed that the 43-year-old suspect, identified by the surname Chung, was pronounced dead at Princess Margaret Hospital in Kwai Chung at 8.47pm on Monday. The incident occurred in the early...

7. Names and games: Taipei hits back over ‘China’ label, but will it pay off?

   Taiwan has pushed back against a growing number of foreign governments that label it part of China in their internal systems. But questions are mounting over whether Taipei’s retaliatory moves can deliver results. The dispute has widened in recent weeks after South Korea, Denmark and Cameroon were found to have changed how they designate the island in official systems, such as those that handle...

8. Chinese mum leaves son, 6, in hotel room for more than 2 weeks; staff act as carers

   A six-year-old boy in central China was left alone in a hotel for more than two weeks, touching hotel workers who stepped in to care for him like family. According to Henan Television, the boy, nicknamed Chengcheng, checked into a hotel in Zhengzhou, Henan province, with his 25-year-old mother, surnamed Yue, in February. She initially went out at night and returned during the day, but stopped...

9. Hong Kong’s IP hub ambitions require sustained investment, coordination: experts

   Hong Kong’s initiatives to develop an intellectual property (IP) economy remain loosely defined and will require sustained investment and clearer coordination to take shape, industry players and analysts have said, following the latest budget outlining plans to turn the city into a regional IP trading hub. Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said in his budget address last month that authorities...

10. Japan’s wartime past weighs on growing military role in Philippines

    As Japanese combat troops prepare to join war games in the Philippines next month – their first return to Philippine soil since 1945 – some Filipinos say the real issue is not only what Japan is doing now, but what it still has not fully reckoned with from the past. For survivors, activists and historians, Tokyo’s expanding security role in the Philippines has revived what one campaigner called...