World

JPMorgan settles Epstein lawsuit with US Virgin Islands for $75 million

NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase reached settlements with the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and former executive Jes Staley to resolve lawsuits over sex trafficking by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, largely resolving a scandal that has weighed on the largest U.S. bank for months.

Rugby

Rugby-Jones bears the brunt after promising Australia a quick fix

LYON, France (Reuters) - Part of the reason for the ferocious backlash against Eddie Jones after his Wallabies were humbled by Wales at the World Cup on Sunday was almost certainly the veteran coach having offered a quick fix to endemic problems in the Australian game.

Cambodia

AirAsia to establish US$1.2mil MRO with Cambodia partner

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Budget airlines AirAsia’s parent Capital A and its Cambodian partner Sivilai Asia are establishing a maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) business in Cambodia via their wholly-owned subsidiary Asia Digital Engineering (ADE), a project which is “increasingly important to Capital A’s commercial aviation strategy in the coming years”.

Philippines

Money-swallowing airport screening officer sparks parodies by Philippine food, toy brands

MANILA (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): If you can eat ’em, sell ’em. Top food brands in the Philippines are jumping on a case that has gone viral of an airport screening officer in Manila caught swallowing US$300 worth of cash pinched from a passenger’s wallet.

AseanPlus News

Hong Kong swimming darling Haughey fires Paris Olympic warning as Honda motors past Seto at Hangzhou Asian Games

Siobhan Haughey shattered her own Asian record to add the Asiad 100m freestyle title to her Olympic and world silver medals Tuesday, as Tomoru Honda stunned an exhausted Daiya Seto in the 400m medley.

Cambodia

Cambodia produces over 8.28 tonnes of gold so far: official

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia has produced more than 8.28 tonnes of dore bars with 90 per cent pure gold solution since commercial mining started in June 2021, a senior official said on Monday (Sept 25).

Football

Soccer-Alexander-Arnold back in training with Liverpool

(Reuters) - Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold returned to training on Monday, the Merseyside club's assistant manager Pep Lijnders said on Tuesday ahead of their League Cup third round match against Leicester City.

Singapore

100kg WWII bomb in Upper Bukit Timah successfully destroyed; residents can return home: Police

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A 100kg World War II bomb found in Upper Bukit Timah was successfully detonated on Tuesday (Sept 26) afternoon, after more than 4,000 nearby residents were evacuated in the morning.

Technology

JPMorgan's UK bank Chase to ban crypto transactions

LONDON (Reuters) - JPMorgan's British retail bank Chase will ban crypto transactions made by customers from Oct. 16 due to an increase in fraud and scams, the company said on Tuesday.

South Korea

China, S. Korea, Japan leaders to hold first summit since 2019

BEIJING (AFP): China said on Tuesday (Sept 26) it had agreed with Japan and South Korea to hold a summit between the three countries' leaders "as early as possible", after a rare meeting between senior diplomats in Seoul.

AseanPlus News

Racquet-smashing South Korean Kwon sorry for Asian Games meltdown

Racquet-smashing South Korean tennis player Kwon Soon-woo wrote a letter of apology on Tuesday for his spectacular meltdown following a shock defeat at the Asian Games.

Golf

Golf-Profile of U.S. Ryder Cup team

(Reuters) - A brief look at the 12-man U.S. Ryder Cup team that will face Europe in the biennial competition this week at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome.

Golf

Golf-Profile of Europe Ryder Cup team

(Reuters) - A brief look at the 12-man Europe Ryder Cup team that will face the U.S. in the biennial competition this week at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club in Rome.

World

Shakira owes $7 million in second Spanish tax fraud case, prosecutor says

MADRID (Reuters) - A Spanish prosecutor has lodged a second tax claim against Colombian singer Shakira, accusing her of defrauding the state of 6.6 million euros ($7.0 million) in 2018, according to a request to the investigating court seen by Reuters on Tuesday.

Indonesia

Indonesia to pursue legal action against palm firms that use land illegally

JAKARTA (Reuters): Indonesia's government will pursue legal action against palm oil companies that use land illegally if they do not submit required paperwork related to land use by November, a senior minister Mahfud MD said on Tuesday (Sept 26).

Entertainment

Singer Wang Leehom’s ex-wife denies he is unable to meet the ‘most important people in our lives’

Wang Leehom and ex-wife Lee Jinglei have been in an on-off war of words since news of their split broke in December 2021.

Philippines

What is the risk of conflict at the disputed Scarborough Shoal?

MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines on Tuesday (Sept 26) vowed not to back down against a Chinese move to block its fishermen from a hotly contested area of the South China Sea, as Beijing warned against provocations after Manila severed its floating barrier.

Vietnam

Vietnam sees surge in international air passengers in Jan-Sept

HANOI (Xinhua): Vietnamese airports welcomed 23.7 million foreign passengers in the first nine months of this year, an extraordinary growth of 266.8 per cent compared to the same period last year, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Markets

Wall St poised for weak open as rate worries keep Treasury yields elevated

WALL Street's main indexes were on track for a lower open on Tuesday as investors continued to grapple with the prospects of a prolonged restrictive monetary policy by the Federal Reserve and its subsequent impact on the economy.

Football

Soccer-Phillips to start for City at Newcastle, says Guardiola

(Reuters) - Kalvin Phillips will make his first start this season for Manchester City in their League Cup game with Newcastle United, as manager Pep Guardiola rotates his side to cope with a busy fixture list.