https://www.scmp.com/rss/519441/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Tom Hussain Tom Hussain When Gulf leaders touched down in Kuala Lumpur for a summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this May, the ink was barely dry on their massive investment pledges of some US$2 trillion in the United States to placate President Donald Trump. But as the summit doors closed, the senior officials from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) turned their attention eastward, towards forging a pan-Asian economic zone reminiscent of Brics that could shield them and Asean from the... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3318799/asean-gcc-economic-axis-global-souths-answer-us-volatility?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3318799/asean-gcc-economic-axis-global-souths-answer-us-volatility?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 20 Jul 2025 09:00:10 +0000 New Zealand’s national carrier cancelled dozens of flights on Sunday as Aucklanders braced for a deluge from Cyclone Gabrielle, two weeks after a record-breaking storm swamped the nation’s largest city and killed four people. Air New Zealand said it was cancelling all domestic flights to and from Auckland through midday on Tuesday as well as many international flights. The carrier said some international routes would continue operating, although flights might need to be diverted from... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3209926/new-zealand-cancels-flights-significant-deluge-cyclone-gabrielle-looms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/australasia/article/3209926/new-zealand-cancels-flights-significant-deluge-cyclone-gabrielle-looms?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 12 Feb 2023 05:13:09 +0000 On a huge steel kitchen table, Ayelet Idan skilfully chops fresh parsley, lettuce and mint, and scoops it into a silver bowl. She adds cucumber, garlic, green chillies and generous amounts of lemon juice and olive oil, finishing it off with a blanket of crimson pomegranate seeds. “Pomegranate is a miracle food, a super food,” she says of one of the world’s most ancient fruits which, in China, is known as the Chinese apple and is considered a symbol of fertility. “I don’t know why more people... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3195028/vegan-mediterranean-cooking-class-idyllic-hong-kong-village?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/food-drink/article/3195028/vegan-mediterranean-cooking-class-idyllic-hong-kong-village?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Oct 2022 04:45:09 +0000