Joe Biden must build on his dialogue with Xi Jinping
The writer is a former World Bank president and author of ‘America in the World’In the aftermath of the recent video conference between US...
Lego to invest $1bn in new Vietnam factory
Danish toymaker Lego is to invest more than $1bn in building a factory in Vietnam to respond to increased demand in Asia, and to...
Trafigura reports record $3.1bn annual profit
Trafigura is handing more than $1bn to its top executives and staff after the global commodities trader recorded the biggest profit in its 28-year...
Latest news updates: Trump chief of staff Meadows to no longer co-operate with January 6...
Donald Trump’s former White House chief of staff will no longer co-operate with the congressional committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US...
Offshoot of Omicron variant could make global tracking more difficult
An offshoot of the Omicron variant could be more difficult to distinguish from other variants through routine PCR tests, making it harder to track...
The west is a victim of its own long peace
It is not so much the guns as the grins that make the photo such a document of its times. “Santa, please bring ammo”,...
Silicon Valley’s still trying to ‘solve’ dinner
If lab-grown meat, eggs made of mung beans and crickets ground into powder sound appetising to you, then you are going to love the...
Bitcoin’s weekend tumble hints at Wall Street traders’ growing sway
Bitcoin’s rocky weekend marked one of the first times a storm in traditional financial assets triggered big waves in cryptocurrencies, underscoring how large investors...
Latest news updates: BuzzFeed shares endure volatile debut on the Nasdaq
What to watch in Asia today
William Langley in Hong Kong
Japan: The country announces its household spending figures for October, an important gauge of activity...
US announces diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Olympics
Joe Biden has decided not to send a US government delegation to the Beijing Winter Olympics, in a diplomatic boycott designed to send a...
