‘Not clear’ who was behind cyber-attack Good morning. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office was hacked in October, according to trade minister Chris Bryant. Details of the hack emerged on Friday in a report by the Sun that claimed a Chinese hacker group was behind the cyber-attack. The Sun named Storm 1849 as the…
Alibaba Group’s logistics arm Cainiao and online grocery business Tmall Supermarket are teaming up to expand fulfilment infrastructure and speed up deliveries, as the Chinese e-commerce giant ramps up its efforts in China’s fast-growing instant commerce battle to fend off rivals such as JD.com and Meituan. Cainiao will launch new or expand instant commerce warehouses…
In recent days, Starbucks has been in focus as activist investor Elliott Management built a stake, North American operations outperformed, workers staged the company’s largest U.S. barista strike, and a China joint venture with Boyu Capital was announced alongside a US$38.9 million Fair Workweek settlement in New York City. Together, these developments highlight how Starbucks…
According to GTRI, India’s trade relationship with China has entered a phase of sharp contrasts. (AI image) India’s exports to China surged 90% in November to hit $2.2 billion! However, the remarkable year-on-year spike masks the truth of how volatile India’s exports to China are, and the growing dependence on the neighbouring country for imports,…
Nike is running out of time to prove its China playbook works. The U.S. sportswear giant’s sixth straight quarterly sales decline in the country – including a 20% drop in footwear – underscores how a market once seen as a growth engine has become its biggest pressure point. CEO Elliott Hill admitted on Thursday’s post-earnings…
Those lofty ideas you hear about like flying autonomous taxis, drone food delivery, and robot battery swaps aren’t just theoretical. China is jumping headfirst into these pie-in-the-sky concepts. As New York Times correspondent Keith Bradsher put it, “China has now raced far beyond the flirtation stage.” In Hefei, Bradsher explored the concept of autonomous flying…
US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a sweeping defence bill that would restrict US outbound investment in Chinese technology and curb federal contracts with Chinese biotechnology companies, amid an uneasy trade truce between Washington and Beijing. The bill, known as the National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA), cleared both the House of Representatives and Senate…
Sign up for our newsletter and get our latest content in your inbox. Subscribe Taiwan-based carrier China Airlines has confirmed the acquisition of a further five Airbus A350-1000s as the carrier expands its long-haul fleet. The aircraft will join a further ten of the type io the airline’s order book as the company begins a…
China is estimated to have secured more than half of the 12 million tonnes of soybeans that Washington says Beijing committed to purchase by early 2026, based on US government data and market conventions that analysts say usually indicate China, though little has been shipped so far, heightening concerns over potential cancellations. While the US…
Home » Latest Travel News » Thousands Of Travelers Grounded In Asia As Singapore, China Southern, Emirates, Japan, ANA, And Others Cancel 261 And Delay 3,420 Flights Across UAE, Singapore, China, Japan, India, Hong Kong, And More Including Dubai, Beijing, Delhi, and Tokyo Published on December 19, 2025 Thousands of travelers were disrupted today across…