Also in this newsletter: quick commerce has been asked to slow down
Also in today’s newsletter: Japanese opposition parties unite and Wall Street’s investment banking revival
Agreement will reduce tariffs on goods from the island to 15%
Defaulted debt jumps more than 25% as investors hope protests will reduce support for groups such as Hizbollah
The priority should be to maximise strategic leverage — and only then pursue communication channels
Currency has traded near lows of the global financial crisis in recent weeks
Vast majority of 104 electricity-generating units set to start operation worldwide this year are in China
Levies designed to enact deal Donald Trump cut with chipmakers to allow shipments of AI processors
Expectations for speed in industry that employs millions have raised concerns about worker safety
Trade tensions highlight reliance on imported components and minerals
Exports soar as world’s second-largest economy shakes off Trump’s tariff threat
Governments are hoarding rice and grain as insurance against a world they increasingly view as unstable. But many economists believe it could be counter-productive
Mark Smith’s impressive history surveys life in the Soviet Union, and its advances and failures from Khrushchev to Gorbachev
Deputy PM says Trump’s ‘liberation day’ tariffs were a ‘wake-up call’ for country’s dependence on Beijing
Australian producer Fortescue says China Mineral Resources Group is ‘key risk’ for market as Beijing seeks more leverage
Scheme to blow up mail depots uncovered last year is one of a string of sabotage attacks co-ordinated by Moscow
Auto groups buy wafers from chipmaker’s Dutch arm and ship them to its Chinese unit to avoid output stoppages
At least four people killed and hundreds of thousands without power after missile and drone bombardment
Levies to be applied immediately by US could affect nations such as China and India
Stability in relations with Washington has not eased Beijing’s stance in region, says Admiral Samuel Paparo
Shoppers in the industry’s biggest two markets opt for domestic alternatives to long-dominant old guard
DeepSeek’s technology is being rapidly adopted across Africa and beyond, tech group’s research shows
European companies pioneered much of the technology used in renewables, but have they left it too late to compete with China?
Also in this newsletter: Vodafone Idea wins reprieve, and Akshay Hiranandani’s mantra
With US providing 20% of revenue, tyremaker has good reason to decouple capital ties with China
