Hello! As global negotiations continue for a peace deal in Ukraine, the country is facing another battle: who will still be there to rebuild the war-torn nation?

Hong Kong races to remove scaffolding nets blamed for fuelling deadly fire, and Trump launches immigration crackdown in New Orleans.

Plus, Chinese super-rich in Singapore turn to low-key luxury.

Faced with growing scrutiny by authorities at home and in Singapore, mainland Chinese living in the city-state are being more discreet about their wealth, in a shift that is hitting sales of luxury goods from Bentleys to private jets.

The COVID pandemic and the subsequent economic and market turmoil in China brought even more wealth into the city, boosting demand for high-end property, luxury cars, and designer fashion.

But heightened scrutiny of their assets by authorities in Singapore and in China has prompted the super-rich to be more discreet about their spending.

In Argentina’s rapidly growing pistachio heartland, rows of trees bearing the ripening yellow fruit dot the dry landscape, a sign of how this agricultural region is striving to capitalize on its favorable climate to cash in on worldwide demand for the nut, which has been driven by the popularity of pistachio-filled Dubai chocolate.

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