Asian shares mostly advanced on Friday, a day after a tech sell-off dragged stocks lower, while Indonesia’s stock market plunged following a downgrade warning. In Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index gained 124 points or 0.5 percent to close at 24,186. Mainland stocks ended mixed, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up 0.24 percent to 3,716 and the Shenzhen Component Index losing 0.12 percent at 11,802. The Star Composite Index, which reflects the performance of stocks on China's sci-tech innovation board, closed 0.18 percent lower at 1,584, while the Star 50 Index shed 0.06 percent at 1,358. In Indonesia, the Jakarta Composite index fell more than 10 percent after index provider MSCI warned it would downgrade Indonesia from its “emerging market” status, triggering growing concerns of capital flight. In a surprise move, MSCI said it would put Indonesia on a path to a "standalone market" status, worse than the previously flagged "frontier" category. The Jakarta Composite Index plunged as much as 11.4 percent to its lowest point since early November 2020, clocking its worst one-day drop since January 1998. Seoul jumped more than two percent to 5,668 and Tokyo climbed 1.4 percent to 65,324, after they slumped 7.6 percent and 4.9 percent respectively a day earlier. US...
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The booking giant is accused of breaking federal antitrust laws and forcing millions of customers to overspend on stays by as much as 30 percent.
The booking giant is accused of breaking federal antitrust laws and forcing millions of customers to overspend on stays by as much as 30 percent.
Elon Musk’s company and other automakers, like Jaguar and Bentley, are trying to sell very expensive electric cars to people who usually prefer gasoline-fueled luxury and performance.
President Trump has been promoting his efforts to reduce drug prices, but many Americans have not seen relief from rising costs for prescriptions and insurance premiums.
At the 2026 Jakarta Biennale, visitors can plant cassava in moist soil. An evocative soundscape, including the calls of threatened birds-of-paradise, fills the air. Paintings made with natural pigments on tree bark hang on the walls. The installation by Papua-based artist collective Alyakha Kolektif draws attention to illegal gold mining and excessive logging that are damaging the environment in Indonesia’s Sentani region. The cassava planting, which continues until late October, is intended as...
Once a week, the market comes alive in Zhenning, Guizhou. A place where countless people, including those on the Long March, traveled through in the past, today in Zhenning people browse the stalls, shop for everyday essentials, catch up with neighbors and exchange news.
Once a formidable challenge along the Long March, the Wumeng Mountains in Guizhou now welcome visitors for the Torch Festival.
A vacation begins long before a suitcase is packed. It begins in an ordinary moment: a tiring afternoon, a conversation with a friend, a photograph of somewhere unfamiliar. Suddenly, the mind moves beyond its immediate surroundings. We imagine waking without an alarm, sharing an unhurried meal or standing somewhere that makes our everyday concerns feel smaller. Planning a vacation gives that imagined life a date, a destination and the possibility of becoming real.
Breaking Travel News Editor-in-Chief Justin Cooke sat down for an exclusive conversation with Dr Abdulla Niyaz, the Maldives’ Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation, to discuss the destination’s response to the Middle East crisis and the ambitions shaping its next chapter.
Montenegro is preparing to welcome travel and tourism leaders from across the continent for the World Travel Awards Europe Gala Ceremony 2026. The ceremony is taking place at Hyatt Regency Kotor Bay Resort on 17 October 2026, marking the first World Travel Awards event in Montenegro in its 33-year history. The evening is bringing together leading travel, tourism and hospitality brands from across Europe to celebrate excellence across a wide range of categories, including hotels, airlines, tour operators and destinations.
Diesel recently topped £2 per litre and there is concern that a duty freeze will not go far enough.