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Beijing’s push to dominate technology through state-backed industrial policy is reshaping global trade and could devastate European industryEmmanuel Macron came back from China in early December empty-handed. The French president’s appeal to his Chines…
Group of 120 experts including Joseph Stiglitz urge fresh debt restructuring plan given scale of destructionA group of the world’s top economists – including the Nobel prize winner Joseph Stiglitz – have called for Sri Lanka’s debt payments to be suspe…
Overnight camping was banned and motorists were told to plan their journey as New Zealand finally joined the flatpack family“I’ve been waiting 25 years for this,” says Annie Sattler.A quarter of a century after she emigrated from Germany, and seven yea…
Senator uses parliament to accuse Albanese government of knowing David Adeang was ‘seriously corrupt’ yet still signing $2.5bn deportation dealFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news pod…
My grandfather Abu Zafar, who has died aged 88, was an engineer, inventor and co-founder, with his wife, Hisako, of the first Asian-owned printing press in Bradford, West Yorkshire. His service to business was recognised with a British Empire Medal in …
Beijing reimposes 2023 ban, citing Japan PM’s comment that military would respond to Chinese attack on islandChina has suspended imports of Japanese seafood again, as the fallout over the Japanese prime minister’s comments about Taiwan continues to esc…
Many of Dharavi’s 1m residents fear community hub will become playground for rich under Adani Group’s redevelopment planFor months, the threatening phone calls kept coming. First, allegedly from an ex-police officer and a retired army general, and then…
Mark Carney warns Asia-Pacific leaders global economy undergoing profound change, as China’s president mounts defence of free tradeThe Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has warned that the era of free trade and investment that formed the foundation…
Means, a wellness influencer, was due to appear before the health, education, labor and pensions committeeIn the days leading up to the Trump-Xi meeting, American officials signalled that the US president did not intend to make good on a recent threat …
Around the Cook Islands, the world’s two most powerful countries are exploring the possibility of deep-sea mining for critical mineralsDeep below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, the seafloor is dotted with clusters of brown and black rocks, each cont…
The move is intended to support the supply of minerals to benefit both countries’ commercial and defence industries – and shareholders are already profitingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia and the US have signed a cr…
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent raises possibility of taking more direct stakes in companies to protect national security in wake of Beijing’s curbs on rare earths exportsThe Trump administration has criticised China’s increased restrictions on rare e…
People trafficking among allegations against six people who face measures including property freezes and travel bansThe US and UK have seized $15bn (£11.3bn) in bitcoin and frozen London properties owned by the alleged leaders of scam centres in Cambod…
Authorities investigate site after shrimp exported to the US found to contain the hazardous isotope Caesium-137A large industrial zone on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, is grappling with radioactive contamination after a government taskforce foun…
Tightened grip on minerals used in smartphones and fighter jets coincides with tense US-China trade talksBusiness live – latest updatesChina has increased restrictions on exports of rare earths and related technologies as Beijing tightened its grip on …