Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 16, 2026. (Photo by Xie Huanchi/Xinhua via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images For most of its modern history, Canada has operated under a quiet but powerful assumption: whatever…
If you’re buying fish, the choices can be daunting — and not just because of the many different varieties available or the difficulties of figuring out how to choose the freshest fish. Another question to ask yourself is should you buy farm-raised or wild-caught? There are pros and cons to both, so how do you…
TH International (NASDAQ: THCH) launched an eco-friendly drinking straw on December 3, 2025, developed with Tencent’s CarbonXmade program and Suzhou Kunshen using Carbon Capture Utilization (CCU) to convert industrial CO₂ into PPC-TPU biodegradable material. The straw debuts in stores across Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen and was showcased…
The focus on Shein — and to a lesser extent, Temu — creates a false binary, Ufodiama continues. “In reality, fashion brands at all parts of the pricing spectrum operate with pretty much the same models. The legacy high street retailers were once celebrated for their design-to-shop floor two-week cycles, then the digital disruptors came in the…
Four fintech industry organisations from Hong Kong and mainland China have formalised a strategic partnership aimed at deepening collaboration and integration across the Greater Bay Area and the wider fintech sector. Regional cooperation The agreement brings together the FinTech Association of Hong Kong, the Zhongguancun Fintech Industry Development Alliance from Beijing, the Shenzhen Fintech Association,…
Students on an up cycling workshop organised for Germany Fashion Council’s Fashion Zukunft conference in Scotland 2025. Eleanor Kenny Scott Lipinski is on a mission to change the way people dress. As CEO of Fashion Council Germany, that might be expected. What stands out, however, is his insistence on disrupting the fashion consumption cycle at…
This story is part of Image’s November Kinship issue, celebrating L.A.’s generous spirit and the artistic collaborations that happen among family and friends. If you buy a product linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission. See all our Coveted lists of mandatory items here. Bode, Bricolage driving cap, $720 (Photos from Bode)…
Source: Omi Woods, Photography by and courtesy of Oshane Howard America Recycles Day is on Nov. 15, and it’s pretty self-explanatory in the name what the day is about. It aims to spark conversations around the importance of recycling and reducing waste to protect the planet and keep it clean. According to the Recycling Consortium,…
Every week, Talking Points gives you a worksheet to practise your reading comprehension with exercises about the story we’ve written. Two Hong Kong university students went to Japan not just for its Instagrammable spots or tasty sashimi bowls, but for a 70-year-old tea farm and its lessons about sustainability. Tammy Tam Yuk-ting and Yanice So…
It’s still rare to launch a fund abroad, and yet a growing number of U.S. companies and investors are turning to Europe to pilot new technology and validate their concepts before scaling up in more capital-constrained domestic markets. Europe’s emissions trading scheme — and the comparably stable policy environment that makes investors confident it will…