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Chinese silver tourism has been on the rise and some retirees have adopted a “migratory bird” lifestyle, heading south to warmer destinations to escape China’s harsh winters. CNA speaks to some of these retirees who have chosen Chiang Mai, Thailand as the place to spend their golden years.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.US government debt rose on Monday as investors scooped up Treasuries following a rout last week driven by concerns over President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The 10-year Treasury yield, which sets government borrowing costs and underpins pricing on financial assets worldwide, fell 0.11 percentage points on Monday to 4.38 per cent. That puts the 10-year on track to record its first day of declines in yield, which move inversely to price, since April 4. Monday’s move came after the White House at the…

America’s risky corporate borrowers have been shut out of the bond market since Donald Trump’s tariff blitz, in a freeze that is reverberating across Wall Street and which threatens a tentative rebound in dealmaking.Lowly-rated companies have failed to sell any debt in the $1.4tn US high-yield bond market since Trump unleashed market turmoil and raised fears of a US recession with the wave of tariffs he announced earlier this month.The freezing of the junk bond market threatens to hit private equity firms that frequently rely on it to help fund their takeovers. It also raises the risk for banks that…

It may not have been the tax-evasion trial of the century — the second century, that is — but it was of such gravity that the defendants faced charges of forgery, fiscal fraud and the sham sale of slaves. Tax dodging is as old as taxation itself, but these particular offenses were considered so serious under Roman law that penalties ranged from heavy fines and permanent exile to hard labor in the salt mines and, in the worst case, damnatio ad bestias, a public execution in which the condemned were devoured by wild animals.The allegations are laid out in a…

Vance drops Ohio State’s championship trophy Watch: Vance drops Ohio State football’s national championship trophy during White House visit 00:55 Vice President JD Vance dropped Ohio State University’s national football championship trophy during a celebration at the White House on Monday.Vance — an Ohio State alumnus — tried to lift up the trophy, but it appeared to separate from its base as the vice president bobbled it in his hands. With the Marine Corps Band’s rendition of Queen’s “We Are The Champions” still blaring in the background, Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson, who was standing next to Vance, swiftly…

A fugitive wanted in connection with a murder has been captured by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, after escaping custody twice in the Caribbean.On April 4, Orville Andrew Pernell, a 32-year-old Jamaican citizen, was apprehended by ICE Homeland Security Investigations and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives special agents in Savannah, Georgia, following an extensive investigation and multinational manhunt.ICE officials said Pernell is accused of committing a “brutal murder” in St Lucia in 2020 and had been a fugitive for several years.”After a long run from justice, he’s finally back in custody and facing the consequences,”…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tanya Nepinak was last seen in September 2011, and her aunt, Sue Caribou, is still looking for closure. “Sometimes I pretend she’s alive when I’m having a hard time,” says Caribou. “I think of the good things me and Tanya shared. We sang a lot.”Nepinak, a 31-year-old mother of two, is believed to have been murdered and her remains taken to Brady Road landfill. Police searched a portion of the landfill for Nepinak for about week back in 2012, but nothing was found.The province has now committed to searching the landfill for…

President Donald Trump stood at the podium on the White House lawn on Monday afternoon with a squad of Ohio State Buckeyes football players behind him to celebrate their national championship victory during the 2024 season.The 47th president began his remarks by remembering how special Jan. 20 was for everyone on the stage — the Buckeyes beat the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hours after Trump completed his inauguration in our nation’s capital.”Turns out Jan. 20 was a big day for all of us. It’s true. That was a big day. I love that day. I’ll never forget that day,” Trump…

Friends and family of George Foreman have paid tribute to the boxing great at a memorial service in his hometown of Houston

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Apple — The stock added 2.2% as sentiment on tech shares broadly rose Monday. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that several electronic devices and components will be exempt from U.S. tariffs . The policy benefits Apple given that the majority of the iPhone maker’s products are manufactured in China. Several Wall Street analysts were relieved following the exemption , but said Apple still faces growth concerns amid a weaker macroeconomic environment. China tech stocks — U.S. shares of Chinese tech firms gained on the heels of the Trump administration’s move…