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This week in PostMag: the summer travel edition offers holiday tips for all tastes

Published: May 10, 2026 00:00

As we inch ever closer to summer – the stifling heat and high humidity already threatening – our thoughts stray to distant lands and paradisal climes, while our eyes stray (hesitantly, in fear of the outrageous prices that will fill us with dread) to…

Thanks to Trump, the gloves are off. There may be no new global order

Published: May 8, 2026 21:30

The old order is dead. We just don’t know what will replace it. As Henry Kissinger reminded us in his 2014 book World Order, “no truly global order has ever existed”. After US President Donald Trump’s erratic actions, the gloves are off. American comedians…

Can India’s rice farmers reap from US$30 million Amazon carbon credit deal?

Published: May 8, 2026 11:16

A US$30 million carbon credit deal by tech giant Amazon with India’s Good Rice Alliance will boost carbon markets globally, according to experts, potentially showing agriculture – as well as industry – can be at the heart of emission reductions. The…

Why are China’s coastal fish farms disappearing while India’s are expanding?

Published: May 8, 2026 09:00

China’s coastal aquaculture ponds are shrinking due to environmental policies while India’s are expanding at the fastest rate of any country, according to a new bird’s-eye view of fish farms worldwide. The conclusions are based on a fresh dataset compiled…

China confirms it helped Pakistan’s air force during last year’s war with India

Published: May 8, 2026 07:26

China has confirmed for the first time that it provided on-site technical support to Pakistan during its war with India last year. During the conflict, a Chinese-made fighter shot down at least one of India’s French-made fighters. On Thursday, the Chinese…

Chinese J-35 stealth jets set to give Pakistan edge over India in fifth-generation tech

Published: May 8, 2026 03:00

A year after fending off a massive Indian air assault with the help of Chinese warplanes and missiles, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Thursday unveiled plans to upgrade its fleet through further acquisitions of Chengdu J-10C fighters and substantial…

Lula won’t sideline China or anyone in rare earths, tells Trump refining stays in Brazil

Published: May 7, 2026 23:01

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told US President Donald Trump on Thursday that his country’s rare earth reserves are open to investment from China and any other nation willing to process the minerals on Brazilian soil, resisting pressure to…

India’s military turns to green energy options as Iran war prompts new strategy

Published: May 7, 2026 11:47

India’s military is exploring alternative energy sources amid surging oil and gas prices caused by supply disruption from the Iran war, a trend that analysts say is set to accelerate among Asian countries heavily dependent on energy imports. According to…

BJP aide shot dead in India’s West Bengal days after historic election win

Published: May 7, 2026 05:47

Gunmen on motorbikes in India’s West Bengal ambushed and killed a political aide from the ruling Hindu-nationalist party days after it swept state elections, police said on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a…

Why nightgowns are making a comeback – Mad Men’s Betty Draper would approve

Published: May 7, 2026 02:33

Nightwear has, over the last few years, made a glorious return to what it once was. Gone are the oversized T-shirts and ratty boxers that people slouched around in during the 1990s and 2000s. In their place are silky tops and gossamer gowns that characters…

Vietnam, India seek closer ties to hedge against dependence on superpowers

Published: May 6, 2026 13:02

A visit by Vietnam’s leader to India is set to enhance New Delhi’s growing influence with Hanoi while allowing the Southeast Asian country to hedge against China in the event of any escalation in maritime disputes. Vietnamese President To Lam’s trip…

Indonesian captain among crew held as Somali pirates strike again in Horn of Africa

Published: May 6, 2026 11:49

A chilling voice note from her husband was all the warning Indonesian housewife Shanty Shanaya received of his impending kidnapping in some of the world’s most treacherous waters. “I’m about to be attacked,” her 33-year-old husband, Captain Ashari…

UAE’s Opec exit, why Japan shared Mogami warship design with India: 7 Asia highlights

Published: May 5, 2026 04:30

We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. More Singaporeans are…

Meet the Reverend Will Newman, chaplain of Hong Kong’s St John’s Cathedral and Stanley Prison

Published: May 5, 2026 00:00

I WAS BORN in Worcester (in England’s West Midlands) in 1961. Dad was a priest there. On the morning I was born, the postman brought a letter containing a job offer for dad as the principal of a mission school in India. So, when I was six months old, the…

India PM Modi’s party takes control of West Bengal in key state election

Published: May 4, 2026 15:22

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party on Monday wrested control of the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, in a key election. The Election Commission of India released partial results showing the Bharatiya Janata…

Awkward India diplomacy, US-Nato ‘crisis’, Strait of Hormuz woes: 7 global relations reads

Published: May 4, 2026 14:30

We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering global relations from the past few weeks. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Quad summit plan turns uneasy as India pushes ahead…

Gold rush: Hong Kong sees sudden jump in bullion imports from Dubai amid US-Iran war

Published: May 4, 2026 06:44

Gold imports and trading have surged in Hong Kong recently as merchants and investors from the Middle East and Russia move their holdings from Dubai to the city amid the regional war, according to the Hong Kong Gold Exchange (HKGX). Since early April, some…