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1. Hong Kong restaurant revenues drop over Easter break as departures outnumber arrivals

   Hong Kong’s catering sector registered an estimated 6 to 7 per cent drop in business over the long weekend, according to an industry representative, as potential revenue gains from the 15 per cent increase in mainland Chinese tourists on the first three days of the Easter break failed to offset losses from the 1.7 million outbound trips by local residents. Industry leaders also said on Monday...

2. Bangladesh aims to vaccinate over 1 million children as fatal measles outbreak spreads

   Bangladesh has launched an emergency ⁠vaccination campaign ⁠targeting more than a ⁠million children as a fast-spreading measles outbreak sweeps across the country. Health ministry figures show there have been 17 confirmed deaths from measles so far, with 113 suspected ‌deaths and more than 7,500 suspected infections nationwide. The campaign, led by the health ministry with support from Unicef,...

3. Oil smugglers, hoarders in Thailand worsen supply crisis as Anutin warns of tough times

   From sea transfers by smugglers and hoarding to stockpiling underground, profiteering from the oil crunch in Thailand has exacerbated a supply crisis that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul warned on Monday was about to worsen, given the country’s reliance on fuel imports. As diesel pump prices hit an all-time high of around 50 baht (US$1.54) a litre on Monday, Justice Minister Major-General...

4. Floods kill 3 in Russia, thousands evacuated after dam wall breaks in Dagestan

   A woman and her daughter died and 4,000 people had to be evacuated when a dam wall broke in Russia’s Dagestan republic in the south of the country following heavy rain, the Civil Protection Ministry reported on Monday. Another person died in a landslide, authorities said. Around 2,000 homes were flooded in the Derbent region on the Caspian Sea. The bodies of the woman and her daughter, a child,...

5. Hong Kong developers test homebuyers with modest price increases after sell-outs

   Hong Kong developers are raising prices of new homes this week following sold-out launches in recent days, further testing the appetite of homebuyers amid geopolitical and interest rate uncertainties. Henderson Land Development put another 39 units at its Chester project in Hung Hom on sale on Monday, with 25 homes finding buyers as of 6.30pm, according to agents. With an average discounted...

6. While Trump hails ‘daring’ airman rescue in Iran, Chinese experts count US wins and losses

   The rescue of a missing American crew member after Iran shot down an F-15E fighter jet shows the United States’ “comprehensive capability” for carrying out high-risk rescue operations, according to Chinese analysts. On Sunday, United States President Donald Trump confirmed that the missing crew member – one of two on the fighter jet shot down over the southern part of Iran on Friday – had been...

7. Tuen Mun bus operator cuts services amid soaring fuel prices, warns of closure

   A Hong Kong bus operator serving Tuen Mun commuters has warned it may cease operations after soaring oil prices pushed it to the brink, saying “every service is like pouring money into the sea”. ABC Touring Car Company, which runs non-franchised bus services linking Tuen Mun and urban centres, announced on Sunday it would reduce its operations with immediate effect as the first step to cut...

8. Iran war: South Korea aims to bypass Hormuz, send ships to Saudi port for oil

   South Korea will send five Korean-flagged ships to the Saudi Arabian Red Sea port of Yanbu to help establish alternative oil supply routes to avoid the disruption in the Strait of Hormuz, a ruling MP said on Monday. Oil prices have surged amid the US-Israeli war on Iran, raising growth and inflation risks for South Korea, which relies on Middle Eastern crude for around 70 per cent of its...

9. Renowned China university apologises for mini-film depicting career man, family-focused woman

   One of China’s most prestigious universities has apologised and withdrawn a mini-film made to celebrate its 130th anniversary amid accusations of gender bias. On March 31, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) released the film to mark its coming birthday. The institution was founded on April 6, 1896, by Sheng Xuanhuai, an important minister and an entrepreneur in the late Qing dynasty...

10. Anxious days, sleepless nights for young Iranians in Hong Kong as war rages on

    Life for Hong Kong-based Iranian biomedical researcher Behzad Nasiri Ahmadabadi is filled with anxiety as he spends each day waiting for a call from his family that may not come amid the conflict in the Middle East. The stress is similar for Iranian student Ali*, who spends his days scrolling through news reports from across the world to piece together events on the ground and lies awake at...