An aerial drone photo taken on May 5, 2025 shows traffic flows on Jiangyin grand bridge on Beijing-Shanghai expressway. On the last day of the May Day holiday, a peak in return trips was observed nationwide. Photo: Xinhua During this year’s May Day holiday, China’s consumer market unleashed renewed and robust vitality. Data from the…
Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email A newly elected councillor has quit Reform UK after she was suspended over a social media post just days after being elected. Donna Edmunds, who was…
For a playful take on a suiting look, a puffy, ruffled collar instills this otherwise severe design with a sense of joy and wonder. While an above-the-knee skirt length can be tricky to style, a pair of knee-high socks and Mary Jane heels (literally) elevate the look to the next level. Add a vintage hair…
Hong Kong central bank intervention HKMA sells HK$ 60.543 bln into market as Hong Kong dollar hits strong end of trading range *** Since 1983, the HKD has been pegged to the U.S. dollar under a Linked Exchange Rate System (LERS), ensuring exchange rate stability and promoting investor confidence. The peg ties the HKD at…
The Trump administration has approached far-flung countries to aid its mass deportation effort, asking nations like Angola and Equatorial Guinea to accept migrants who are not their citizens, according to internal federal government documents obtained by CBS News. The talks are part of an intense diplomatic campaign by the Trump administration to convince as many…
For Hong Kong-born artist Sarah Tse Man-heng, the ultimate studio has no walls. Instead it has beaches, vast savannahs and forest floors blanketed in flowers and fungi. An elephant might swing by, maybe even a monkey. Tse, 39, is a digital nomad artist who combines a love for travel with art, creating works inspired by…
A mother murdered at her home in the Dordogne was filmed dancing with her secret French lover at the café they ran together, it has emerged. It was suggested that Karen Carter’s relationship with Jean-François Guerrier was an open secret locally. Her husband, Alan, is expected to arrive on Tuesday in the village where she…
As per usual, the haute couture event drew celebrities, fashion insiders, and tastemakers to New York City’s Upper East Side to ascend the red (or, in this case, blue with yellow and white flowers) carpet laid out on the iconic Met steps. Guests who exemplified the night’s theme and dress code included gala co-chairs Colman…
Flour, water and salt. These three simple ingredients are all it takes to make a simple loaf of bread. But most of the 60 loaves that the average Briton buys annually are a far cry from this recipe, containing ingredients such as emulsifiers and ascorbic acid. While this cocktail of ultra-processed ingredients gives our supermarket…
Washington — The Trump administration on Monday urged a federal district court to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s actions expanding access to the widely used abortion pill mifepristone. Justice Department lawyers wrote in a filing with the U.S. district court in Amarillo, Texas, that the three states pursuing the lawsuit —…