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Dubai Airports and Salik sign a 10-year deal to introduce seamless e-wallet parking / AI Image for Illustration Starting your next holiday from Dubai International (DXB) is about to get a lot smoother. In a major move to end the era of paper tickets and long queues at payment machines, Dubai Airports and Salik Company PJSC have officially signed a landmark 10-year agreement. This partnership brings the same “drive-through” convenience you enjoy on the highways directly to the airport parking lots. DXB and Salik unites for smart parkingDubai Airports has teamed up with Salik, Dubai’s road toll operator, in a new 10-year partnership to bring e-wallet parking payments to Dubai International Airport (DXB), one of the world’s busiest airports. The agreement, signed in a ceremony attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum of Dubai Airports and Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of Salik, marks a significant step towards smarter, more efficient parking management at the airport.Under this deal, dri..

‘This Isn’t America Anymore’: Viral Dallas Video Sparks Racism Against Indian Communities in US A seemingly off-hand social media video sparked a broader and highly charged conversation about race, immigration and identity after Turning Point USA affiliate and influencer Kambree (@KamVTV) shared a viral clip on X (formerly Twitter), claiming that parts of Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, no longer feel like America and instead likened the area to “India” due to its visible Indian community and businesses. The video, originally tweeted by content creator Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes), shows a street lined with Indian grocery stores and eateries and includes the caption, “Americans in Dallas, Texas say they aren’t in Texas anymore, “We’re in India” This is actually wild, we are losing our country “Dallas Texas is the most Indian place in America” (sic).”In her repost, Kambree wrote “It's not just Dallas, it's the ENTIRE DFW area. This started 16 years ago.” amplifying a hostile n..

AdvertisementYuanEconomyChina EconomyChina’s central bank sets onshore yuan fixing at strongest point in nearly 16 monthsAnalysts note how Beijing’s policy goals, such as internationalising China’s currency and curbing overcapacity, are aligning with a firmer exchange rate
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPSylvia MaPublished: 2:00pm, 13 Jan 2026China’s central bank strengthened the yuan’s daily fixing for a third consecutive session to a nearly 16-month high, as the currency also held firm in offshore markets despite recent US dollar strength.
On Tuesday, the People’s Bank of China set the yuan’s midpoint rate, also known as the daily fixing rate, at 7.0103 to the US dollar – the strongest showing since the end of September 2024, when the rate was set at 7.0074.
That official midpoint rate, however, was still weaker than that of the offshore yuan, which was trading at around 6.97 to the US dollar as of midday Tuesday – in line with broad market expectations that, while the PB..

AdvertisementTrending in ChinaPeople & CultureTrending in ChinaChina girl, 12, pens essay to thank ‘second dad’ for support, offers him US$140 after job lossYoungster says she was left ‘shivering in the wind’ after death of father; love from uncle saved her from the darkness
Reading Time:2 minutesWhy you can trust SCMPFran Luin BeijingPublished: 2:00pm, 13 Jan 2026A heartfelt essay by a 12-year-old girl to the uncle who adopted her after her father died has moved many people online.
The essay, titled “My Second Father”, went viral after her uncle, Wei Yi, read it on his social media account.
Wei, 33, and his wife, surnamed Lu, adopted Lu’s niece Jia Jia after her father died from liver cancer in 2024.
Jia Jia’s uncle, Wei Yi, above, could not hold back his tears while reading her essay. Photo: QQ.comJia Jia’s mother is disabled and could not look after her well. Lu’s mother, Jia Jia’s grandmother, was also not in good health, prompting the couple to make the decision.
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