Why electric cars will take over sooner than you think

I know, you probably haven’t even driven one yet, let alone seriously contemplated buying one, so…

Stay-at-home holidaymakers warned of summer essentials shortage

Firms are struggling to secure summer essentials like garden furniture, picnic baskets and outdoor toys, as…

Hong Kong sets $1.3m parking space price record

A parking space has reportedly sold for a record-breaking $1.3m (HK$10.2m; £930,000) in Hong Kong. Read…

UN: Cost of food rises at fastest pace in over a decade

Global food prices have jumped at their fastest monthly rate in over a decade, according to…

UK begins process to join Asia-Pacific trade bloc

The 11-member Trans-Pacific Partnership trade bloc has agreed to open accession talks with the UK. Read…

China accuses Western firms over ‘harmful’ kids’ goods

China has accused several Western clothing brands of selling goods that could be harmful to children.…

Zoom sales race ahead despite workplaces reopening

Zoom sales have more than doubled after a “very strong” start to the year as the…

Huawei operating system coming to smartphones in Asia

An update of HarmonyOS, the operating system developed by Huawei, means it will now be installed…

Are businesses really tackling racial inequality?

George Floyd’s murder at the hands of police in the US city of Minneapolis last year…

Travis Perkins warns of price rises amid shortage of raw materials

The UK’s biggest builders’ merchant has warned customers of “considerable” cost increases to raw materials amid…

The tech promising to bring lectures alive

For Jennifer Kasiama, a student at Toronto’s Ontario College of Art and Design, 2020 was an…

Kraft Heinz to invest in the UK to make tomato ketchup

Kraft Heinz says it will invest $199m (£140m) in a UK food manufacturing facility over the…