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Music entrepreneur Jim Wong, 35, says he aims to own and play for Supreme FC as the club leads the First Division and seeks promotion to the Hong Kong Premier League; he scored in a recent 3-1 win.
Frankie Lor said he felt ‘what could have been’ after Numbers and Stormy Grove finished second and third in the fastest-ever BMW Hong Kong Derby, with Numbers setting a punishing pace under Derek Leung.
More than 1,200 musicians set a Guinness World Record in Hong Kong for the largest sheng reed ensemble during the International Sheng and Reeds Festival, marking a major cultural event at Kai Tak Sports Park.
Chinese social platforms are saturated with anti‑US sentiment and solidarity for Iran after Feb. 28 air strikes that reportedly killed Ayatollah Khamenei, highlighting how tightly controlled online spaces shape public debate.
Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai told the China Development Forum that China’s AI gains owe to a stronger power grid, open‑source models and an integrated manufacturing supply chain, warning that geopolitical tensions threaten supply chains and tech sharing.
Invincible Ibis smashed the Hong Kong Derby record by 0.42 seconds, giving trainer Mark Newnham his first Derby win and jockey Hugh Bowman his third in the HK$26 million race.
Colombia’s Vice President Francia Márquez urged deeper Latin America–Africa ties to foster economic growth and confront the legacies of colonialism, calling for renewed cooperation across the Atlantic.
At a CELAC summit in Colombia, Latin American presidents criticized US actions while Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro called for a Middle East ceasefire, signaling regional diplomatic assertiveness.
David Owiro warns the Iran war is amplifying economic risks for African countries by disrupting energy markets, shipping lanes and global trade—threats that could also ripple to Panama and Latin America.
The Philippine Department of Energy has temporarily permitted the limited use of cheaper, higher‑emission Euro‑II fuel for older vehicles, jeepneys, power plants and ships to shore up supplies amid the US‑Iran war in the Middle East.
Hot Delight remained unbeaten with a victory in the Class Three Werther Handicap at Sha Tin, giving trainer Francis Lui a double and marking a third straight win over 1,200m at the track.
Qiqi Yam, Asia’s original supermodel, has voiced strong support for Hong Kong’s designers, praising the city’s openness and internationalism and underscoring style as personal expression.
Jin Lei, a 56-year-old economist and former Sichuan official, has been named Communist Party chief of Shenzhen and joined Guangdong’s top party bodies, succeeding Meng Fanli.
Hong Kong’s financial chief vowed at the China Development Forum to boost the city’s role in green finance and innovation, leveraging its markets to support the global transition to a low‑carbon economy.
A nurse in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley remained at her hospital post after losing her fiancé in the 2024 Israel–Hezbollah war, highlighting frontline healthcare workers’ resilience during regional conflict.
Al Jazeera reports Iranian missiles breached Israeli air defences near a major nuclear facility—the first such penetration in that area—raising concerns about infrastructure vulnerability and regional escalation.
A 41-year-old Hong Kong woman has been charged with abuse and negligence after her 12-year-old son called police, alleging he was beaten with a rattan cane in a Wong Tai Sin flat.
A South China Morning Post review highlights two of Benny Chan’s 2000s films—Heroic Duo and Invisible Target—as works that bridged classic stunt-driven Hong Kong action and the more modern crime thrillers that followed.
Al Jazeera published a March 22 article claiming the US “doesn’t even pretend to be within international law,” reviving debate over Washington’s treaty commitments, counterterrorism practices and the health of global legal norms.
Italians are voting in a two-day referendum on contested judicial reform, a pivotal test of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s political standing and her government’s mandate.