This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing now for 50 per cent off during our two-day flash sale. Hong Kong has woken up to a downpour triggered by the highest-level No 10 warning, which shut down the city, as Super Typhoon…
Chinese state-owned banks are selling the yuan in the spot market and offsetting their trades with swaps, putting the brakes on a recent rise in the currency. The lenders have been ramping up their purchases of spot dollars over the past few months and offering large amounts of dollars for yuan in the currency swap…
The world laughed at Donald Trump. Seven years ago, Trump was just a few sentences into his annual United Nations General Assembly address when most of the gathered leaders of the 193 countries represented began to chuckle—and then outright guffaw. A visibly startled Trump had been boasting about his administration’s successes; he had long claimed…
The application window for entries and volunteers for the Santa Maria Christmas Parade of Lights opens Oct. 1. The parade, themed “Joy of Giving,” will start at 5:20 p.m. rain or shine, and will only be canceled in the event of very heavy rain. There is no rain date. There is no charge to participate…
A picture is emerging of Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect who officials say pointed a high-powered rifle from the tree line of a Florida golf course where former President Donald Trump was golfing Sunday afternoon. The FBI and U.S. Secret Service are investigating the incident, which the FBI said “appears to be an attempted assassination of…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Samui International, Suvarnabhumi Bangkok International and Hong Kong International Airport Faces New Travel Disruption with Triple Cancellations by Bangkok Airways, Update You Need to Know Published on September 24, 2025 On September 24th, 2025, travelers across Asia were caught off guard as Bangkok Airways, a key player in the region’s…
The findings challenge the idea that light drinking could benefit brain health, researchers said. They also suggest that cutting down alcohol consumption across the population could “play a significant role in dementia prevention”. The study, led by experts at the University of Oxford, Yale University, and the University of Cambridge, looked at data from 559,559…
A bronze statue in D.C. depicts President Donald Trump mid-dance with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Passersby stop and take pictures of a temporary statue depicting President Donald Trump and late disgraced financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein hand-in-hand. (WTOP/Heather Gustafson) WTOP/Heather Gustafson Passersby stop and take pictures of a temporary…
Sports Illustrated rounds up the latest transfer rumors and gossip from around the world. Federico Dimarco has been linked with Man Utd. / Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images Manchester United are chasing a deal for Inter left back Federico Dimarco, who could be sold in January as he approaches the final 18 months of his contract. The Serie A…
(These are the market notes on today’s action by Mike Santoli, CNBC’s Senior Markets Commentator.) Another one of the market’s occasional rethinks of the beloved AI-investment theme strikes some of the heavily owned leaders of the group, pressuring the big-cap indexes but so far sparing the majority of stocks from significant damage. Questions over whether…