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While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, April 3, 2026

British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaking during a virtual summit at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, England, on April 2.
British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper speaking during a virtual summit at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London, England, on April 2.

‘Don’t tell others how to do their jobs’: Inaction, disregard for safety led to HK’s deadly fire

(FILES) Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 26, 2025. An independent committee investigating a devastating fire that ripped through a Hong Kong housing complex last year began a series of public hearings on march 19, 2026, into the blaze that killed 168 people. (Photo by Yan ZHAO / AFP)
(FILES) Thick smoke and flames rise as a major fire engulfs several apartment blocks at the Wang Fuk Court residential estate in Hong Kong's Tai Po district on November 26, 2025. An independent committee investigating a devastating fire that ripped through a Hong Kong housing complex last year began a series of public hearings on march 19, 2026, into the blaze that killed 168 people. (Photo by Yan ZHAO / AFP)

Homegrown Yuen off to a flier in HK

Nichola Yuen
Nichola Yuen

Hong Kong developers sceptical about ambitious tech hub plan

mfopinion - A view of the swathe of farmland set to be affected by redevelopment for the Northern Metropolis mega project along Hong Kong's border with Shenzhen (separated by the river; this pic was taken from SZ side). 

Credit: Magdalene Fung
mfopinion - A view of the swathe of farmland set to be affected by redevelopment for the Northern Metropolis mega project along Hong Kong's border with Shenzhen (separated by the river; this pic was taken from SZ side). 

Credit: Magdalene Fung

Rights group condemns Hong Kong company tests on severed animal heads, limbs

The company said it had conducted 38 experiments in which animals' limbs or heads were separated from their bodies since 2022.
The company said it had conducted 38 experiments in which animals' limbs or heads were separated from their bodies since 2022.

Hong Kong’s ‘hero trees’ lose their glory as climate warms

Conservationists see the change in kapok trees' blooming pattern as a sign that nature is falling out of sync as the climate warms.
Conservationists see the change in kapok trees' blooming pattern as a sign that nature is falling out of sync as the climate warms.

‘Mutual maxxing’: Singapore, Hong Kong must back each other amid disruption

Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong visiting the Northern Metropolis in Hong Kong on March 27.
Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong visiting the Northern Metropolis in Hong Kong on March 27.

Look at Hong Kong and don't be naive about China, US senator says on Taiwan trip

Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) attend a press conference at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang
Taiwan's National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu, U.S. Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) attend a press conference at the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, Taiwan, March 30, 2026. REUTERS/Ann Wang

April 1 Hong Kong (Sha Tin) form analysis

Talents Ambition one to watch

Talents Ambition
Talents Ambition

Back from injury, Ilhan Fandi vows Lions will still ‘go all out’ against Bangladesh

Ilhan Fandi (far left) of Singapore in action during a training session held at the National Stadium ahead of the Asian Cup qualifier against Bangladesh on March 31, 2026.
Ilhan Fandi (far left) of Singapore in action during a training session held at the National Stadium ahead of the Asian Cup qualifier against Bangladesh on March 31, 2026.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.