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Fast-fashion retailer records 20% growth in sales and fees to $37bn but big hit is expected from US changes to import tax rulesBusiness live – latest updatesShein has reported a 20% rise in global revenues to $37bn (£27.7bn) but profits have fallen as …
At least 15 civilians have been killed and dozens more wounded in renewed border clashes between Afghanistan and Pakistan, Afghan officials said Wednesday. Cross-border violence has flared since Kabul was rocked last week by explosions blamed on Pakis…
Legislative change comes five years after treaty suspended in response to city’s crackdown on pro-democracy activistsExiled Hong Kong dissidents say they fear UK government plans to restart some extraditions with the city could put them in greater dang…
Chinese president is behind patriarchal turn in politics with activists silenced for ‘promoting gender antagonism’Addressing dignitaries gathered in Beijing on Monday, Xi Jinping praised the “historic achievements” of women’s rights in China. In the pa…
Rise in births to non-Japanese comes as politicians keep dodging the choice between economic decline and a more diverse populationThis week brought encouraging news for Japan’s long battle to defuse its demographic timebomb: in 2024, the number of babi…
Court papers show Netherlands was warned in June that Nexperia might not be able to export to US with him in postUS authorities had raised concerns about the boss of a China-owned chipmaker before it was taken over by the Dutch government this week, ac…
Commerce ministry says US is ‘threatening to intimidate’ with plans for new Trump tariffs on exportsBusiness live – latest updatesChina has hit back at accusations from the US that it is trying to hurt the world economy, as the trade war between the wo…
Controversial law change that forced councils to put the fate of Māori wards to a public vote saw 25 vote to disestablish the guaranteed seatsThe number of guaranteed seats for Māori representatives on New Zealand councils will be slashed by more than …
Provision of internet access to scam centres being investigated as Starlink swiftly becomes Myanmar’s biggest internet service providerA powerful bipartisan committee in the US Congress says it has begun an investigation into the involvement of Elon Mu…
South Korean president urges ‘all-out’ efforts to protect citizens after number of kidnappings in Cambodia soars in recent monthsSouth Korean president Lee Jae Myung has called for “all-out” diplomatic efforts to protect citizens in Cambodia after a un…