Shein to open outlet in Paris department store on Wednesday Its first permanent stores have drawn widespread criticism France working on fast fashion law that Shein opposes Shein under scrutiny in France over low-cost business model LONDON, Nov 4 (Reuters) – Chinese online fashion platform Shein is ramping up its fight in France, gambling that…
China should more actively pursue the global lead in quantum governance to secure a strategic edge, an influential mainland think tank has urged, as dual-use quantum tech emerges as an increasingly important front in the country’s wide-ranging rivalry with the United States. China could also diversify its technological partnerships by deepening cooperation with EU countries…
The European Union does not believe its industries are covered by a “de facto removal” of China’s historical restrictions on the export of rare earths and other critical minerals announced by the White House on Saturday. In a fact sheet detailing the outcomes of US President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping last…
The European Union welcomed China’s suspension of expanded rare earth restrictions imposed last month, even as crisis talks in Brussels on Friday appeared to yield no relief for European firms still constrained by the original export controls. After a full day of talks in the Belgian capital, the European Commission described the pause in controls…
Oct 31 (Reuters) – Global equity funds attracted massive investments in the week to October 29 ahead of an anticipated interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve and a trade deal between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Investors accumulated a net $10.58 billion worth of global equity funds, extending their…
German Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil is set to chair talks between his Social Democrat Party (SPD) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing next month, even after Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul was forced to postpone a trip to China after being unable to arrange enough meetings. Klingbeil is the leader of the SPD, but also…
Reform UK faces scrutiny transitioning from protest to power Local government efficiency push modelled on Musk’s DOGE Farage seeks experienced defectors to bolster party’s clout National cost-cutting plans dismissed by economists as unrealistic NORTHAMPTON, England, Oct 29 (Reuters) – Britain’s Reform UK has surged in popularity on the back of fiery rhetoric against illegal immigrants,…
In a dramatic speech in Berlin on Saturday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen painted a dystopian picture of today’s world as she reiterated her calls for an independent Europe. “Europe is facing up to another seismic change in the way the global economy works. We may be approaching a shift in the international…
Oct 27 (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, opens new tab, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Sign up here. Trade and inflation relief are driving world stock markets sharply higher on Monday, as we begin a packed week of big central bank meetings and heavyweight tech earnings. I’ll get…
Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Monday urged the European Union to steer their ties in the “right direction” and address trade discord through dialogue as Beijing and Brussels continue struggling to see eye to eye. At a bilateral meeting with European Council President Antonio Costa in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Li said Beijing was willing to…