Norway crown princess awaits lung transplant
Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been placed on a waiting list for a lung transplant after a significant deterioration in her health that likely gave her only a year left … Read More
Category: World
Do China-Russia trade payment frictions show limits of de-dollarisation?
China and Russia have largely moved away from the US dollar in bilateral trade settlement, with most transactions now settled in their own currencies. Yet cross-border payment bottlenecks persist as … Read More
US Senate passes US$70 billion ICE funding; fails to ban ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
The US Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early on Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional US$70 billion for … Read More
Outside In | Europe’s fears about China trade threat miss the point
Europe’s political and business leaderships appear to have concluded that China’s economic dominance represents an existential threat – not from intrinsic competitiveness but from subsidies, technology theft, state-owned enterprises and … Read More
French billionaire pleads for law change to disinherit children
French billionaire Pierre-Edouard Sterin, who has stirred controversy over his right-wing politics, is pleading with lawmakers to modify rules so he can disinherit his five children, saying he prefers to … Read More
Opinion | A UK in decline needs to rediscover supply-side economics
I just spent two weeks in a broken Britain, which is an unfortunately apt description for a country that has fallen from its former glory. Its people are funny, witty, … Read More
Trump urged Xi to help end Ukraine war; China’s tech sanctions list: SCMP’s 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical … Read More
Shadow of old dictatorship looms over Peru’s bitter presidential run-off
Peru’s duelling presidential hopefuls have made a final pitch to voters, capping a bruising and razor-tight race dominated by anger over rising crime and political instability. Conservative Keiko Fujimori and … Read More
Auditors shine light on UK royal housing, disgraced Andrew’s ‘peppercorn rent’
King Charles’ disgraced younger brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor held leases for 10 properties, three of which he sublet, while the monarch pays rent for the former prince’s daughters’ palace homes, a … Read More
Rival confirms he will challenge Starmer to be UK prime minister
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has confirmed for the first time his intention to challenge Keir Starmer to be Britain’s prime minister, drawing immediate criticism from the premier who vowed … Read More