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Singapore’s former UN ambassador says the world will be a ‘calmer place’ if Harris wins—but momentum is on Trump’s side
U.S. voters will head to the polls in just over 24 hours in the most important political contest in 2024’s…
Huawei is ‘still struggling,’ says founder Ren Zhengfei, as the tech company rebounds from years of sanctions
Huawei, the Chinese tech giant, is having an unlikely comeback story. Starting with a new premium smartphone in August 2023,…
Ikea pledges €6 million to former prisoners of communist East Germany who were forced to build flat-pack furniture during the Cold War
Ikea agreed to pay millions to former prisoners who worked at German factories between 1960 and 1990. The Swedish company…
Toyota’s hybrid success can’t make up for recalls, faulty data and Chinese competition, as September sales slump 7.4%
Toyota ended 2023 looking like it had figured things out. The Japanese carmaker ended the year as the world’s top…
Luckin Coffee, the buzzy chain that outsells Starbucks in China, reportedly plans a U.S. expansion
Four years ago, Luckin Coffee was kicked off the Nasdaq after the buzzy Chinese coffee chain admitted that it had…
France says it has the ‘courage’ to cure its €15 billion absenteeism crisis, by delaying sick payments and cutting public sector benefits
France is grappling with a ballooning deficit, prompting significant tax hikes and aggressive cost-cutting measures announced earlier this month. Of…
Indonesia blocked Apple Inc. from selling its latest iPhones in Southeast Asia’s largest economy, saying the company has yet to…
The American Dream on European time: How late-night remote workers are cashing in on big U.S. salaries
It’s 9 p.m. in London, and Gita Selli is still at her computer, finishing up one last Zoom call with…
Apple returned to China’s top 5 smartphone sellers last quarter—but Huawei’s growth dwarfs the competition
New phones from manufacturers like Huawei and Apple helped to grow China’s smartphone sales last quarter, with the iPhone manufacturer…
After a 2020 border clash killed at least 20 Indian soldiers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a range of steps…












