KUWAIT: Embassy of India, Kuwait hosted a series of trade promotion events from Sept 8 to 10 reflecting the increasing cooperation in the field of food security between India and Kuwait.

SHANGHAI: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez called for “a negotiated solution” at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to end a stand-off between Beijing and the European Union.

BEIJING: China’s exports grew at their fastest pace in nearly 1-1/2 years in August, suggesting manufacturers are rushing out orders ahead of tariffs expected from a growing number of trade partners, while imports disappointed amid weak domestic demand.

BRIGHTON, UK: Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday pledged to reset industrial relations strained by widespread strike action, as he became the first UK leader to address the annual meeting of Britain’s trade unions in 15 years.

BEIJING: Apple’s new iPhone 16 failed to excite investors with long-expected AI features still in test mode even as an industry-first tri-fold phone from Huawei raised the stakes in a battle to dominate the global smartphone market.

NEW YORK: Wall Street is anticipating a hit to corporate earnings and the stock market if Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris wins in November and enacts promised tax increases.

BANGKOK: China’s planned expansion of coal mining threatens the country’s climate goals and risks vastly increasing its methane emissions, a study warned on Tuesday.

LONDON: The main international oil contract, Brent crude, fell below $70 per barrel on Tuesday for the first time since December 2021 amid concerns about slowing economic growth depressing fuel demand.

BRUSSELS: The EU’s top court on Tuesday delivered two major victories in the bloc’s battle to rein in tech giants by ruling against Apple and Google in separate legal sagas with billions of euros at play.