Trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies have escalated in the last two weeks. Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images China on Wednesday appointed Li Chenggang as vice minister of commerce and a top representative for International trade negotiation, according to an official statement, replacing Wang Shouwen. As part of a wider…
A Victorian man has been charged in connection with alleged death threats and antisemitic comments against a federal politician in the latest incident investigated by a special police taskforce. The Australian federal police confirmed on Friday a 33-year-old Reservoir man was charged with four counts of using a carriage service to menace, harass or cause…
There are three buzzwords among politicians and business leaders at this year’s World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland: diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s no surprise DEI is on corporate leaders’ minds, since it’s been front and center at the White House as well. “My administration has taken action to abolish all discriminatory diversity,…
All Elite Wrestling, the upstart professional wrestling league, will remain a privately held family business instead of pursuing an initial public offering, according to founder and co-owner Tony Khan. Khan told CNBC Sport he had no interest in going public because he wants to pass the league down to his kids — who haven’t been…
Shohei Ohtani is popular, but you probably knew that already. Just how popular the Los Angeles Dodgers’ two-way player is, though, might surprise you. According to Michael Rubin, the CEO of Fanatics, as far as worldwide recognition goes, Ohtani is “doing as much for baseball as [Michael] Jordan did for basketball in the 90s.” If…
Doug Gurr, a former country manager for Amazon U.K., has been selected by the government as interim chair of the Competition and Markets Authority. Max Mumby/indigo | Getty Images LONDON — The British competition regulator tapped a top former Amazon executive as its new chair after facing accusations from Prime Minister Keir Starmer of stifling…
To address some of society’s most pressing health challenges, MIT President Sally Kornbluth is launching the MIT Health and Life Sciences Collaborative, a new effort aimed at harnessing the collective power of researchers from fields such as engineering, science, AI, economics, business, policy, design, and the humanities to develop high-impact health solutions. By catalyzing collaborations…
Nikita Yadav BBC News, Delhi BBC Shein has been relaunched in India by Reliance Retail Chinese fast fashion app Shein has relaunched in India five years after it was banned by Delhi, under a deal with Indian firm Reliance Retail. An official from Reliance Retail, who did not wish to be named, told the BBC…
Two Icelandic brothers, described as “business Vikings”, are in line to make millions after their ready meals company, Bakkavor, agreed a takeover deal with the competitor Greencore, in a move set to create a £4bn food-to-go giant. Greencore, the UK’s largest sandwich maker, said it had agreed to buy its rival Bakkavor in a deal…
The Telangana Special Police (TGSP) has dismissed 10 personnel allegedly involved in recent agitations and strikes that disrupted order within the force. The dismissals, which comes a day after 39 special police constables were placed under suspension, were based on actions deemed as compromising public interest and battalion discipline. According to an official statement from…
