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HONG KONG: Asian markets rose on Monday (Sep 8), with Tokyo closing higher after Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to resign pushed down the value of the yen.Investors were also digesting weak United States jobs data, while crude prices climbed after eight key members of the OPEC+ alliance said they had agreed to again boost oil production.Tokyo’s Nikkei index closed up 1.5 per cent, with Japanese exporters benefiting from a slide in the yen’s value – one dollar bought 147.82 yen in afternoon trading, up from 147.07 on Friday.Japanese bond yields also climbed after Ishiba said Sunday he would…
[SINGAPORE] The government will help firms navigate the turbulent energy landscape amid manoeuvres by Opec+, continuing geopolitical tensions and energy transition challenges, Senior Minister of State for Trade and Industry Low Yen Ling said on Monday (Sep 8).The Opec+ decision on Sunday to raise production again by unwinding output cuts, the minister warned, comes on top of already rising output by non-Opec+ countries such as the US and Brazil.Its decision to prioritise recouping market share adds to mounting concerns that global oil markets could tip into surplus well into 2026, especially as demand growth cools in major economies such as…
A video shows how different storage media can affect Mario Kart World load times. CD Projekt Red VP of Technology Charles Tremblay has alluded to this same challenge when talking about the Switch 2 port of Cyberpunk 2077. In a June interview with IGN, Tremblay said the data transfer speeds enabled by MicroSD Express were “great,” while streaming data from a Switch 2 Game Card was merely “okay.” Tremblay did go on to say that “all the performance we have on [input/output] is very good on [the Switch 2],” especially compared to the extremely slow physical hard drives that plagued…
Caitlin Clark will be in a 3-point contest for the first time in her pro career as the Indiana Fever guard will compete Friday night in the WNBA All-Star competition, in Indiana.She’ll be joined by contest record holder Sabrina Ionescu, who last entered the contest in 2023 and hit 25 of her 27 shots in the final round, scoring 37 points. It was the most shots made in a 3-point contest in either the WNBA or NBA.The Liberty’s star guard wanted to make sure she was completely healthy before officially entering the contest. She said she’ll be trying to break…
Erlend Robaye | Erroba | Getty ImagesFrance is preparing for more political and economic upheaval, as Prime Minister Francois Bayrou and his minority government look highly likely to fall in a confidence vote later Monday.Bayrou is unlikely to get the necessary votes to win the motion, which he called after struggling to persuade political opponents to back his 2026 budget that envisaged around 44 billion euros ($51.3 billion) in cuts.The aim has been to bring France’s budget deficit down from 5.8% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024 to 4.6% in 2026 — a level that will still sit well…
Published Mon, Sep 8, 2025 · 03:43 PM[SINGAPORE] The Land Transport Authority (LTA) will be extending and adjusting the Vehicular Emissions Scheme (VES) and EV Early Adoption Incentive (EEAI).Before the extension, both schemes – which offer rebates for electric vehicles (EVs) – were due to expire in 2025.In a Facebook post on Sept 8, LTA said the schemes have supported the increased adoption of cleaner energy vehicles in Singapore.“To achieve our vision of 100 per cent cleaner energy vehicles by 2040, we’ll be extending and adjusting these schemes further,” it said.VES will be extended from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec…
The Studio” and “Severance” helped Apple TV+ secure 15 early wins on the first night of the 77th Emmy Awards.Seth Rogen in ‘The Studio’ – Image Credit: Apple TV+Apple TV+ already set records with its Emmy award nominations in July, with “Severance” securing 27 nominations and “The Studio” getting 23. For the first night of the awards presentation, those nominations translated into wins.For the first night, the two Apple TV+ shows achieved 15 wins collectively. “The Studio” was the better of the two with nine awards. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
College basketball coaches will be able to challenge officials’ calls next season for the first time, and the NCAA also said there is “positive momentum” toward switching the men’s game from halves to quarters.The NCAA announced several minor rule changes Tuesday that affect both men’s and women’s basketball.Men’s coaches will be able to challenge out-of-bounds calls, basket interference or goaltending, and whether a secondary defender was in the restricted area. Coaches will get at least one challenge per game but must have a timeout to use one. A successful challenge means a coach gets another one; if the challenge is…
TOKYO — Asian shares mostly rose with Japan’s benchmark jumping higher in Monday morning trading, despite the looming political uncertainty after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced last night he was stepping down as prime minister and head of his party.Analysts said his announcement was expected for some time and welcomed it as moving things forward, although uncertainty remains as an election at the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, or LDP, will need to be held, with several legislators stepping forward as candidates. “Markets may react short-term to the temporary uncertainty of lame-duck leadership, but this may resolve once a new leader…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said Sunday, though it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident. There has been concern about the cables being targeted in a Red Sea campaign by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, which the rebels describe as an effort to pressure Israel to end its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. But the Houthis have denied attacking the lines in the past.Undersea cables are one of the backbones of the internet, along with satellite connections and land-based cables.…