Month: May 2025

Temu, the shopping platform owned by Chinese e-commerce giant PDD Holdings, has revised its business model in the US in response to “retaliatory” tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump … Read More

The operator of the Canton Fair announced on Thursday it would provide a 50 per cent refund on booth fees for all Chinese exporters taking part in the exhibition, a … Read More

Media rights group RSF warned Friday about “an alarming deterioration in press freedom” in the United States under President Donald Trump as well as “unprecedented” difficulties for independent journalists around … Read More

For months, European Union leaders have been warning that they need to move smartly to survive in what they describe as an “an era of hyper-competitive and hyper-transactional geopolitics”. Now, … Read More

US employment growth probably decelerated in April and the jobless rate held steady, illustrating healthy yet moderating labour demand entering a period when trade policy risks chilling hiring decisions. Non-farm … Read More

Microsoft’s Xbox is increasing the prices of its video gaming consoles, controllers, first-party titles and other accessories, following similar moves by competitors due to US tariffs affecting global supply chains. … Read More

From Australia to Europe and the United States, Tesla has become a focal point of protests, with demonstrators accusing the company and its CEO, Elon Musk, of embodying divisive political … Read More

On April 2, US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on virtually every country, friends and foes alike. The purported goal was to revitalise domestic manufacturing and create millions of … Read More

Japan’s huge US$1 trillion-plus in US Treasury holdings are among the tools available for Tokyo to use in trade negotiations with the United States, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said … Read More