Stayed in China: a domestic-brand boom

Stayed in China: a domestic-brand boom

Western brands used to define cool and luxurious in China. No longer. Now consumers are turning to homegrown brands, some of which are becoming global tastemakers. Across Africa the Christian conservative movement is gaining ground fast—with a little help from American brethren. And why Britain is such a locus for the nuts and bolts of Formula 1.


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A friend of mines: Asia’s coal habit

A friend of mines: Asia’s coal habit

The region accounts for three-quarters of the world’s coal consumption—even as giants such as China and India consider its environmental effects and opportunities in renewables. For a while, internati...

26 Elo 201922min

Fight or flight: Cathay Pacific

Fight or flight: Cathay Pacific

China’s central government has made an example of the huge, Hong Kong-based carrier. Will the ploy work to quell protests in the territory, or just further rattle the nerves of its international firms...

23 Elo 201920min

Pull out all the backstops: Boris Johnson in Europe

Pull out all the backstops: Boris Johnson in Europe

Britain’s prime minister is on the continent ahead of this weekend’s G7 meeting. We ask whether he’ll be able to ditch the Irish “backstop” that has become Brexit’s stickiest sticking point. We take a...

22 Elo 201919min

League of its own? Italian politics

League of its own? Italian politics

Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini has pulled the rug from under the country’s government, betting that his charismatic right-wingery might win him more-complete rule. Will it work? We take a look a...

21 Elo 201920min

Power rationing: Sudan in transition

Power rationing: Sudan in transition

After months of unceasing protests, military leaders have struck a deal to share power with civilians, while Omar al-Bashir, the country’s deposed dictator, is in court. But can Sudan break out of its...

20 Elo 201922min

Scarcely surviving: Zimbabwe

Scarcely surviving: Zimbabwe

Electricity, food, water: everything is in short supply in the country, including faith in the government’s ability to recover from Robert Mugabe’s kleptocracy. China produced a record 8.3m university...

19 Elo 201921min

Yield signs: the global economy

Yield signs: the global economy

Investors are piling into safe assets as markets whipsaw: what’s driving the global economy these days is anxiety. Is all the worry justified? Nestled among the conflicts and suffering in the Democrat...

16 Elo 201922min

Poll reposition: Macri fights back

Poll reposition: Macri fights back

President Mauricio Macri’s thumping presidential-primary loss in Argentina left the markets fearing a left-wing resurgence. To win over voters, he’s announced a relaxation of some austerity measures. ...

15 Elo 201920min

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