Online retailer Shein’s 2023 sales hit $2 billion in UK
Shein's British business made 1.55 billion pounds ($2 billion) in revenue in 2023, a filing by the online fast-fashion group showed on Tuesday, as...
Taiwan president is escalating tensions, China says ahead of key speech
BEIJING/TAIPEI - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te is escalating tensions with "sinister intentions", China's government said, ahead of a keynote speech Lai will give in...
Nobel prize in physics goes to machine learning pioneers Hopfield and Hinton
STOCKHOLM - U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for discoveries and inventions in...
Elon Musk’s X gets OK to resume service in Brazil
BRASILIA - Brazil's Supreme Court cleared X to resume service in the country on Tuesday, after the social media platform reversed course and started...
Myanmar and South China Sea to test ASEAN relevance at upcoming summit
VIENTIANE — Southeast Asian leaders will meet in Laos this week as Myanmar’s civil war and mounting tensions in the South China Sea risk...
US government expecting foreign actors to question validity of election
WASHINGTON — US adversaries are preparing to stoke uncertainty about the validity of the Nov. 5 presidential election results after polls close, anticipating a...
Pope’s diverse choices of new cardinals won’t smooth path for successor
VATICAN CITY — When Pope Francis appoints new Catholic cardinals, as he did on Sunday, the move is often described as the pontiff pushing...
Russia says emergency hotlines with US and NATO remain as nuclear risks rise
MOSCOW — Russia said on Tuesday that it still had an emergency hotline with the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)...
As Nike struggles, Adidas must surf Samba wave with caution
LONDON - Nike's ongoing struggles are giving Adidas a chance to keep taking market share from its larger U.S. rival, but the German brand...
China state planner is ‘fully confident’ of achieving 2024 economic goals
BEIJING - China is "fully confident" of achieving its full-year economic and social development targets, with some funds from 2025's budget being brought forward...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un wants to speed up becoming a nuclear superpower
SEOUL - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country will speed up steps toward becoming a military superpower with nuclear weapons and...
Fed’s Musalem says more rate cuts likely but data will drive policy choices
NEW YORK - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem said on Monday he supports more interest rate cuts as the economy...