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Reports say Iran has tightened screening and imposed steep transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving ships and crews confined as the IMO urges a “safe maritime framework.”
Couture designer Barney Cheng says brand loyalty in fashion is waning, emphasizing personal style and naming Louis Vuitton’s 150th anniversary party at Tamar as a defining Hong Kong moment.
Panama Daily received only the headline and source metadata for an SCMP travel piece titled “MORE”; the full article text was not provided, so we cannot summarize its contents.
China’s anti‑corruption body is probing Chongqing mayor Hu Henghua for “serious violations of discipline and law,” a phrase typically tied to corruption allegations. The CCDI statement gives few details as inquiries begin.
Lloyd’s List reports Iran is developing a vetting system that would allow ships to use an IRGC-approved ‘safe corridor’ through the Strait of Hormuz, potentially affecting shipping costs and global trade.
Muslims worldwide gathered for Eid al-Fitr prayers and family celebrations at the end of Ramadan, with festivities tempered by concern and solidarity amid ongoing conflicts.
Hong Kong police arrested 13 people accused of laundering more than HK$113 million via the government’s iAM Smart digital ID app, using victims’ accounts and mule bank accounts often tied to fake job ads.
Hong Kong’s Security Bureau apologised after an anti-drug banner at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station appeared to promote drug use when seen from certain angles. The image circulated online and prompted a social media response from the bureau.
After a nervy senior debut and a team-pursuit silver in Perth, Hong Kong’s Ma Yik-fei heads to the Asian Track Cycling Championships to continue learning at senior level.
Alessandro Nivola plays Calvin Klein in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story, which dramatizes Carolyn Bessette and John F. Kennedy Jr.’s relationship and includes Klein’s ties to Bessette and his marriage to Kelly Klein.
Noah Fearnley, who plays Michael Bergin in FX’s Love Story, met the real Michael Bergin; Bergin shared the meeting on Instagram and fans reacted positively online.
FX’s Love Story, executive-produced by Ryan Murphy and starring Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon, is now the most-watched show on Disney+; Sydney Lemmon plays Lauren Bessette.
During Hong Kong’s Art Month in March, restaurants and bars are launching artist‑inspired tasting menus, hand‑painted tea pairings, interactive dinners and cocktail galleries across the city.
A 33-year-old woman in Beijing received a care package from her parents containing a whole cow sent from their home in Inner Mongolia, she said in a March 7 video.
Lo Ying-sui, brother of Great Eagle chairman Lo Ka-shui, sold a Hong Kong residential unit for HK$19 million on March 17, a move seen as investors preserving liquidity amid uncertain market conditions.
Hainan’s new separate customs regime has accelerated its bid to become a free-trade gateway and a “super partner” to Hong Kong, positioning the island as both rival and collaborator in retail, finance and tourism.
Al Jazeera reports Eid celebrations were muted this year in Iran, Gaza and Lebanon as economic crises, conflict and displacement dampened traditional observances.
Al Jazeera’s March 20 analysis argues a war with Iran could help Netanyahu address five political problems, notably the Iranian threat and his domestic legal and political troubles.
A South China Morning Post feature revisits DOA: Dead or Alive’s chaotic China shoot as an early, experimental attempt to stage a new kind of East–West blockbuster and what it reveals about international film collaboration.
A likely explosion and subsequent fire at a car-parts factory in Daejeon injured at least 55 people; 24 were seriously hurt and authorities are searching for at least 14 more.