Europe in crossfire of US-China economic rivalry
The economic confrontation between the US and China has put Europe in the crossfire, with Washington's plan to boost green industries threatening to cause collateral damage to a key ally
Hounded at home, China’s video game firms welcomed in Europe
China is investing billions in Europe's video game industry, but analysts have warned that there could be trouble along the road unless regulators start to take stricter notice
Countries pledge to stop biodiversity loss at key UN summit
Delegates from 195 countries have pledged to set "ambitious" goals to halt the loss of biodiversity and destruction of ecosystems as the first phase of a key UN summit held in the Chinese city of Kunming
European tourists boost sector, but can’t top Americans, Asians
European travellers helped plug a gap left by Asian and American tourists stranded at home by the pandemic, staving off a total washout this year for Europe's hospitality industry
US, EU strike Airbus-Boeing deal, turn to China ‘challenges’
US President Joe Biden and the EU have agreed a long-term truce in the 17-year-old Airbus-Boeing feud, putting aside their own disputes to take on a rising China
Biden to rebuild ‘sacred’ NATO bond shaken by Trump
US President Joe Biden will seek to restore bonds of trust at NATO's first post-Trump summit, as leaders push to revitalise the alliance despite differences over dangers ahead
Global minimum tax still far from becoming reality
After the accolades, an agreement among the world's wealthiest countries to set a global minimum tax on the biggest companies now faces a long, bumpy road to implementation
G7 strikes ‘historic’ agreement over global corporate tax
Finance ministers from wealthy G7 nations have endorsed a global minimum corporate tax rate of at least 15%, targeting tech giants and other multinationals accused of not paying enough tax
Cleared for takeoff? World eyes ‘health passports’
From digital certificates to "health passports", countries and airlines across the globe are hoping to relaunch travel by letting people prove their Covid-free status
‘Zero Covid’ in Europe: possible or a pipe dream?
Hit the virus hard, undergoing drastic short-term measures to allow life to return to normal, as several nations in Asia and Oceania have done. Could European countries do likewise?