French football legend Zinedine Zidane has delighted Chinese internet users by joining local residents in Shanghai to play shuttlecock in the street. Videos of Zidane, 53, a newcomer to the sport, played the game skilfully with some middle-aged Shanghai residents, most of whom were middle-aged women who are commonly referred to as “aunties” in mainland…
For many bourses in Asia’s emerging markets, a lack of liquidity and weak regulatory frameworks remain challenges. (Nikkei montage/Source Photo by Akira Kodaka) Trading Asia From Singapore to India, bourses eye measures to attract foreign investors and startup IPOs JADA NAGUMO October 13, 2025 06:00 JST Source link
PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) – President Donald Trump announced last weekend that he will send troops to Portland. Trump and his administration have cited weekslong demonstrations outside the Portland ICE facility, framing them as “violent riots” tied to “Antifa domestic terrorists.” His announcement was met with pushback from Oregon’s governor and leaders in Portland. Oregon conservatives…
In 1936, in the small Spanish town of Busdongo de Arbás, a boy named Amancio Ortega was born into poverty. His father worked as a railway worker, and his mother was a housemaid. The family’s earnings were barely enough to survive, and from an early age, Amancio understood what it meant to struggle. At just…
Domino’s Pizza, the master franchise holder for the UK and Ireland, has lowered its full-year profit outlook due to higher employment costs and weak demand as customers cut back on spending amid rising prices. In its first-half results, the company said it now expected full-year underlying profits (Ebitda) to be in the range of £130…
A man in China who performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) on a woman who collapsed in the street has been accused of groping her chest by online observers. The controversy drew added attention online after the man told the media he was disappointed and frightened by the derogatory comments, Jiupai News reported. The woman collapsed on…
For years we’ve read stories about antidemocratic countries abroad — supreme leaders acting with impunity, masked agents rounding up residents, troops in the streets, crackdowns on peaceful protests, intimidation and arrests of opposition figures, show-of-force military parades and political assassinations. For a time this month, I was abroad. And the antidemocratic country I was reading…