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China to EU brandy exporters: Raise prices or face tariffs
AFP, Published on 04/07/2025
» BEIJING - China will require major European brandy exporters to raise prices or risk anti-dumping taxes of up to 34.9% from Saturday, the latest salvo in its long-running trade spat with the bloc.
French luxury billionaire sparks tax debate with threat to leave
AFP, Published on 31/01/2025
» PARIS — Bernard Arnault, the billionaire boss of the world's biggest luxury conglomerate LVMH, has picked a fight with the French government by suggesting that companies could flee France for the United States to escape a planned tax hike.
India, Indonesia set for travel ‘bonanza’ as middle classes grow
Bloomberg, Published on 10/01/2025
» India, Indonesia and Vietnam are set for a tourism “bonanza” as their middle classes expand and grow wealthier, according to the deputy chief executive officer of hotel group Accor SA.
US lawmakers avert government shutdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives passed funding to keep the US government operating until mid-March just hours before a midnight shutdown deadline, capping a tumultuous two days in which two earlier plans collapsed.
Boeing workers stage first strike since 2008
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2024
» SEATTLE - Boeing factory workers on the US west coast walked off the job on Friday after overwhelmingly rejecting a contract deal, halting production of the planemaker’s strongest-selling jet and sending its shares down over 2%.
Europe taxes EVs, China goes after cognac
Reuters, Published on 06/07/2024
» AIX-EN-PROVENCE, France - China’s anti-dumping investigation into Europe’s cognac industry is a tit-for-tat reaction to European Union tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, says the luxury goods group LVMH.
India, Indonesia stand out for EM investors in ageing world
Bloomberg, Published on 27/05/2024
» Emerging markets such as India and Indonesia, whose populations are growing at a solid pace, stand to benefit as demographics begin to play a bigger role in investment decisions, according to Fidelity International and BlackRock Investment Institute.
Gucci’s China shock reverberates across luxury landscape
Bloomberg, Published on 24/03/2024
» Fears of a slowdown among Chinese shoppers have dogged the luxury industry for the better part of a year. Last week the scale of the problem hit home for one of fashion’s biggest but most exposed brands, Gucci.
Kia mulls investment in local EV factory
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 05/03/2024
» Kia, the premium Korean car manufacturer, is considering making an investment in building an electric vehicle factory in Thailand to benefit from the fast-growing EV market, according to Kia Sales (Thailand).
Schneider bolsters education alliance
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/10/2023
» Schneider Electric, a French energy management company, is expanding its education alliance to help train the next generation of workers to serve digital transformation and sustainability opportunities in Thailand.