Emmanuel Macron’s government will present his plan to overhaul France’s pension system on Tuesday, likely triggering mass strikes and protests that may further undermine an economy already at risk of falling into recession.
GB News burst onto the UK media scene with a mission to disrupt a broadcasting market dominated for decades by the same players. Two years on, the free-to-air TV and radio channel has built a niche audience at the cost of staff turmoil and wary advertisers.
A key subsidiary of Fosun International Ltd., one of China’s largest private conglomerates, is close to securing a long-awaited credit line from some of the nation’s biggest state-owned banks, people familiar with the matter said.
The Southern California coastal town of Montecito — a seaside haven for celebrities and billionaires — is under an evacuation order after the latest torrential downpour that’s drenched the state.
Hesai Technology Co., a Chinese developer of sensor technologies used in self-driving cars, is planning to file for an initial public offering in the US that could raise about $150 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
China couldn’t delay its pivot from Covid Zero, avoiding the frigid winter when respiratory viruses circulate easily, because protection levels from previous vaccination would have waned, according to Beijing’s senior Covid adviser.
Country Garden Holdings Co. has told some investors that it has prepared funds to repay dollar debt due in January, according to people familiar with the matter, after a series of fundraising efforts.
China saw about a quarter of a million travelers enter the country on its first day of reopening, though the figure remains a fraction of pre-pandemic flows.
WeChat’s fledgling short-video feed tripled the number of its viewers in 2022, as the Tencent Holdings Ltd.-owned messaging app seeks to stem an outflow of traffic to rival TikTok and its Chinese cousin Douyin.
VinFast, an electric vehicle maker backed by Vietnam’s richest man, is considering launching its US initial public offering as soon as the second quarter this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
