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HKUST has launched the NeuroCare Community Project, using a locally developed, first-of-its-kind blood test to screen 6,000 underprivileged elderly for Alzheimer’s over five years.
A Rohingya father in Klang says he has seen his two-year-old only twice from afar after his wife gave birth inside a Malaysian immigration detention centre following the family’s arrest.
Ben Schnetzer appears as deputy sheriff Van Davis in Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison, a new Paramount+ drama led by Michelle Pfeiffer that premiered March 14 and follows a family rebuilding after tragedy.
Senior investment executives at the Milken Institute symposium in Hong Kong urged investors to reassess China, citing rapid technological progress and a perceived easing of geopolitical risk compared with other regions.
Jerry Chau will ride six-time Group One winner Voyage Bubble in the Group Two Chairman’s Trophy on April 6, replacing Zac Purton as the horse seeks to bounce back from a rare poor run.
An IRGC spokesman publicly mocked President Trump, repeating his television-era catchphrase “You’re fired!” in a taunt reported by Al Jazeera, highlighting renewed rhetorical friction between Tehran and Washington.
Al Jazeera published images showing the aftermath in southern Lebanon’s al-Shihabiya after an Israeli attack, highlighting renewed violence along the Israel-Lebanon border and its wider implications.
Rising oil prices tied to the Middle East conflict are expected to push up costs for plastic goods, construction materials and household items in Hong Kong, while exporters warn of cash-flow strains as buyers shorten orders.
Hong Kong’s FA is urgently rearranging travel to India after Nepal cancelled a friendly on Thursday, disrupting preparations for next week’s Asian Cup qualifier and complicating logistics despite secured Indian visas.
The South China Morning Post gives Ready or Not 2: Here I Come two stars, calling the sequel derivative and overly violent despite Samara Weaving’s return and Elijah Wood’s addition to the cast.
Japan says one of two nationals detained in Iran has safely returned home in good health, officials confirmed after the foreign minister announced the release.
The South China Morning Post reports President Trump has moved from diplomacy and sanctions changes to threats against Iran’s civilian infrastructure over the Strait of Hormuz crisis, prompting concerns about escalation.
Al Jazeera reports Israeli settlers staged a second night of attacks in West Bank towns amid Israel’s broader push to expand control over Palestinian territories, escalating tensions in the occupied territory.
Hong Kong activist and barrister Chow Hang-tung told a West Kowloon court that China’s 2018 constitutional amendment enshrining Communist Party leadership represented a ‘regression’ away from constitutional democracy.
Japan coach Nils Nielsen said his team will need “different tools” to win next year’s World Cup in Brazil despite sweeping to the Asian Cup title, scoring 29 goals and conceding one.
Israel and the United States launched extensive strikes across Iran, including Tehran, as President Donald Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum neared expiry. The actions raise risks of wider regional escalation and global economic impacts.
Sebastian Korda upset world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 at the Miami Open, handing Alcaraz a surprising third-round exit; Aryna Sabalenka advanced to face Zheng.
Attacks on Middle East energy infrastructure last week pushed diesel and jet fuel prices higher and prompted investor concern over prolonged supply disruptions; experts say Asia’s property markets may prove resilient to related interest-rate shocks.
The Pentagon has requested $200 billion in new funding, a move many see as indicating the associated conflict will be prolonged, with wide fiscal and strategic implications.
Rising energy and fertiliser prices tied to the war against Iran by the US and Israel are driving inflation across Africa, threatening fragile recoveries still coping with shocks from the Russia–Ukraine war.