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 ...

Busan is shrinking faster than any other metropolitan area in a country with the world’s lowest fertility rate ...

Companies in Oman, Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia explore markets fuelled by energy transition as they diversify beyond oil and ...

But the government, which is under pressure to rein in spending, would prefer to “drip-feed” funding in stages and is ...

It might be more usual to walk in gilded splendour. Maybe that’s what Mac “Dr John, the Night Tripper” Rebennack was ...

The poor urban neighbourhoods that powered a manufacturing boom are once again on the front lines of Beijing’s plans ...

If the remains of the west London tower block come down, it should prompt more and better building for social housing ...

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 ...

Curbing tax breaks on popular savings product would reduce funding for mortgages and business loans, UK chancellor warned ...

House prices are at a record high in the UK, says Halifax. Home prices rose 4.7 per cent last year, according to the Nationwide House Price Index; in London, a mystery buyer dropped £139mn on a Regent ...

In Europe, Total has faced criticism over its long-term plan of continuing to invest in fossil fuels, including LNG. It is seeking a continuous listing of its shares in New York, where institutional ...

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