International relations
Lithuania's Taiwan overtures create outsize challenge for China
Beijing treads carefully to avoid ripple effects on delicate relations with EU
Opinion
We all agree that AI needs global rules, but who will enforce them?
Regulating artificial intelligence is both too easy and too hard
Datawatch
New global rules set to end race to cut corporate taxes
Move set to spark big gains in tax revenues in many countries
Interview
U.K. 'on track' to join CPTPP by 2022, trade official says
E-commerce, state spending talks 'moving incredibly quickly;' tariffs up next
Belt and Road
EU to rival China's Belt and Road with overseas infrastructure plan
27-nation bloc to focus on digital connectivity in the Indo-Pacific region
Economy
Vietnam bags greentech and vaccine investment from U.K., France
Standard Chartered, Sanofi and AstraZeneca scramble to gain foothold
Opinion
Inflation the key monetary policy variable in wake of COVID-19
With government debt continuing to mount, inflation is the critical variable
Opinion
Asia must join effort to develop sustainability disclosure standards
Tackling corporate greenwashing requires global participation
International relations
Global deal sets 15% minimum corporate tax in 2023
136 countries agree on reform to hit brakes on race to the bottom
Opinion
Energy crisis should force Europe and China to rethink green agendas
Gas, power shortages point to serious flaws in transition policies
International relations
EU pushes back Australia trade talks over France submarine snub
AUKUS deal puts goal of FTA by year-end further from reach
Trade
Sri Lanka's vital EU trade privileges hang in the balance
Dark human rights record could nix tax-free status in largest export market
International relations
EU split on Taiwan question as it fears fraying China ties
27-nation bloc must determine whether China is more of a partner or rival
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Economy
OECD raises inflation forecasts and flags risk of prolonged rises
Paris-based club of nations says serious harm can be avoided if policymakers make right calls
Datawatch
Global energy shortage looms as investment in fossil fuels slides
Decarbonization push may cut oil output 73% by 2050 despite lack of alternatives
Opinion
Merkel era ends with a whimper, not a bang
Germany's departing chancellor leaves a vacuum on world stage
Datawatch
U.S. freed from burden of high crude oil prices
Washington to reduce Middle East involvement even further
Opinion
Throttling oil and gas to protect the climate will backfire
Environmental agenda cannot ignore energy supply security
Opinion
Understanding the real impact of the 'Nixon Shock'
How best to control money still eludes the world's advanced economies
Datawatch
COVID-19 casts shadow over US and European economic optimism
Delta variant shakes confidence despite progress on vaccinations
International relations
Cambodia drawn ever closer to China a year after EU sanctions
US keeps up trade as Western counterweight to patron's pull
Trade
Japan to fight state-subsidized imports, learning from US and EU
Tokyo seeks intel-sharing framework, targeting metals and chemicals
Opinion
Why China should fear the EU's carbon border tax
Expect Beijing to soon start lobbying against the proposal
Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Spending on Olympic medals pays off in swimming and track
Team sports require more money but win far less, as shown by Rio 2016 data
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Economy
Japan spends just fraction of US and Europe on post-COVID economy
Tokyo's short-term budgeting goes small on climate change and development