A timeline of US-China tit-for-tat tariffs since Trump's first termChina's retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports took effect just after Trump announced new duties on all steel and aluminum imports. This devel...
11 Feb, 2025, 08.10 AM IST
Trump in 'no rush' to speak with China's Xi despite tariff battleUS President Donald Trump was not in a hurry to talk with Chinese President Xi Jinping amid escalating trade tensions. Beijing imposed levi...
05 Feb, 2025, 09.29 AM IST
As TikTok bill steams forward, online influencers put on their lobbying hats to visit WashingtonThe platform is once again bringing influencers to Washington, this time to lobby members of Congress to reject a fast-moving bill that wou...
24 Dec, 2024, 07.36 AM IST
Is China imposing a national dress code?How the National People's Congress' Standing Committee that is seeking the ban intends to identify clothes 'detrimental to the spirit of th...
14 Sep, 2023, 11.07 PM IST
Taiwan retaliates, tracks 32 Chinese military aircraft, 4 naval ships around countryBetween 6 a.m. on Thursday (May 11) and 6 a.m. on Friday (May 12), the Ministry of National Defence (MND) monitored 32 Chinese military air...
12 May, 2023, 07.02 PM IST
Major brands like Prada cut ties with Chinese actor Li Yifeng after his arrestThe Beijing Police jailed Chinese actor Li Yifeng over allegations of soliciting prostitutes. The brands endorsed by Li Yifeng have also ca...
13 Sep, 2022, 05.04 PM IST
US, UK leaders raise fresh alarms about Chinese espionageOfficials described it as the first time that leaders of the FBI and MI5 had shared a stage for a joint speech. McCallum said the Chinese g...
06 Jul, 2022, 10.29 PM IST
Chinese apps drop H&M from listings after fashion brand shows concerns over forced labour in XinjiangOther brands like Burberry, Nike and Adidas have also faced an online backlash.
27 Mar, 2021, 03.02 PM IST
China’s plan to build houses in Sri Lanka hits a hurdleWhile China wanted to build houses made of concrete in the conflict-ravaged area, the locals want homes made of bricks in the traditional f...
27 Aug, 2018, 09.10 AM IST
China to permit social security payment cuts for employeesChina will cut social security payment requirements to lower the burden on businesses and increase efforts to stabilise employment, Premier...
12 Apr, 2016, 06.03 PM IST
Can China's new leader Xi Jinping tackle it all, from yuan to Japan?Xi brings to the public space a similar sense of conversance. Like Rajiv, he was born into a family of the party elite. Xi has also brought...
25 Mar, 2013, 05.09 AM IST
- UK, China sign big-ticket trade deals during Olympics
Britain & China have finalised several trade deals at a summit organised at the specially created 'British Business Embassy' for negotiatio...
30 Jul, 2012, 08.01 PM IST
- Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli to bring luxury range in India
Gianluca Brozzetti, the chief executive officer of Italian fashion house Roberto Cavalli, is turning to wealthy shoppers in India.
23 Mar, 2012, 05.51 AM IST
- Indian fashion needs a new consumption code
Conspicuous consumption is getting increasingly accepted in India but at an economic prosperity level and not at a cultural level. The Indi...
01 Apr, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Gucci sues 2 Chinese companies over trademark infringement
Italian fashion house Gucci has sued two Chinese companies, alleging infringement of its famous trademark, a Beijing court spokesman said h...
27 Sep, 2007, 09.17 PM IST
- Europe's largest clothing retailer eyes China
Spain's Inditex, Europe's largest clothing retailer by sales, is looking to expand in China, attracted by the rising spending power of cons...
21 Aug, 2007, 08.30 AM IST
- Pearl Academy of Fashion plans Beijing centre
Pearl Academy of Fashion (PAF) plans to open a centre in Beijing and is in talks with some local Chinese players for a franchisee arrangeme...
13 Dec, 2006, 04.10 PM IST