‘At risk of extinction’: South Korea’s second city fears demographic disaster
Busan is shrinking faster than any other metropolitan area in a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate ...
Gulf states turn to metal trading to tap into growing demand
Companies in Oman, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia explore markets fuelled by energy transition as they diversify beyond oil and ...
I Walk on Guilded Splinters — Dr John’s track sounded like nothing else
It might be more usual to walk in gilded splendour. Maybe that’s what Mac “Dr John, the Night Tripper” Rebennack was ...
Post Office tussles with government over ‘drip feed’ funding
But the government, which is under pressure to rein in spending, would prefer to “drip-feed” funding in stages and is ...
‘What’s high tech about clothing?’: life on the margins of China’s economic reboot
The poor urban neighbourhoods that powered a manufacturing boom are once again on the front lines of Beijing’s plans ...
The best Grenfell memorial would be ensuring it never happens again
If the remains of the west London tower block come down, it should prompt more and better building for social housing ...
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Europe’s emboldened far right lauds Trump at Madrid rally
Europe’s emboldened far right leaders lauded the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tumultuous first weeks back in power as they declared the EU must replicate his policies to safeguard its future.
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China’s inflation accelerates after rise in lunar new year demand
Chinese consumer prices rose at the fastest pace in five months in January, as a bump in spending over the lunar new year holiday period breathed life into the world’s second-largest economy, which ...
HTSI editor’s letter: introducing fashion’s vanguard
HTSI editor Jo Ellison © Marili Andre. This issue celebrates those people who don’t follow fashion but lead it – setting new ...
Morgan Stanley cedes title of chief Goldman Sachs rival
JPMorgan Chase and investment banking boutique Evercore have displaced Morgan Stanley as the chief rivals to Goldman Sachs in the core Wall Street business of dealmaking advice. JPMorgan generated ...
ITV investors back M&A talks as rivals circle
ITV has held early talks with RedBird IMI, the Abu Dhabi-backed investment group that last year acquired UK rival All3Media for more than £1.1bn, according to several people familiar with the ...