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WWD’s Ultimate Guide to Milan Design Week 2025
MILAN — The bond between design, fashion, art and music is evolving in unexpected ways. This year, Milan Design Week 2025 will run from…
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EXCLUSIVE: Fendi and Kenzo Have New CEOs – and Both Come From Louis Vuitton
Once again tapping its deep management reserves, LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton is appointing Ramon Ros the new chief executive officer…
Culture
China Box Office: ‘A Minecraft Movie’ Debuts on Top, Ending the Long Reign of ‘Ne Zha 2’
The China box office welcomed a new leader this past weekend as Warner Bros. and Legendary’s “A Minecraft Movie” debuted in first place…
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Credit gauges in Asia show most concern since early pandemic
Credit-default swaps in Asia blew out the most since the worsening of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, as a rout in risk assets deepened…
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Microsoft venture Wicresoft to halt China operations, cutting 2,000 jobs: report
The move is in line with Microsoft’s decision to stop outsourcing after-sales support in China to Wicresoft Microsoft’s joint venture…
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F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart: 'My wife lives in a new world'
Nikki Fox BBC health correspondent, East of England Sir Jackie says dementia is something no family member should ever experience Motor…
Business
Hong Kong stocks end 13.22% down, worst since 1997 Asian financial crisis
Shares in Hong Kong plummeted more than 13 per cent Monday (Apr 7) on their worst day in almost three decades as China’s retaliation…
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China sovereign fund Huijin buying domestic stocks as market slumps
China’s sovereign fund Central Huijin Investment said on Monday (Apr 7) it is increasing holdings in China stocks and will defend market…
Business
European shares plummet to 16-month low on trade war gloom
[berlin] European shares plunged to a 16-month low on Monday (Apr 7) as investors grappled with the possibility of a recession after US…
Culture
Hong Kong Forum Brings Five Asian Gems to Cannes Market Showcase
The Cannes Film Festival‘s “Goes to Cannes” program will once again spotlight five promising Asian projects from the Hong Kong Asia Film…
Fashion
China LPG buyers’ rush to replace US flows sends prices soaring
Diversions or outright purchases of shipments from other origins will come at a hefty price Chinese liquefied petroleum gas buyers have…
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BOJ warns of heightened uncertainty as Trump tariffs batter markets
The Bank of Japan said uncertainty over Japan’s economy was growing as some firms worried about the hit to profits from higher US duties,…
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Yuan devaluation market chatter grows as trade war worsens
The deepening trade war is raising speculation in financial markets that China may resort to aggressively devaluing the yuan against the…
Business
Bank Indonesia intervenes in offshore rupiah ahead of reopening
It will aggressively intervene in the onshore markets too when they reopen on Tuesday Bank Indonesia intervened in the offshore rupiah…
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Trump tariffs: Why have Asian markets seen a 'bloodbath'?
Asian stock markets have plummeted as the shockwaves from US President Donald Trump's tariffs continue to reverberate around the world.…
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Japan's Nikkei sinks to 1½-year low as bank shares tumble
Japan’s Nikkei share average slumped on Monday (Apr 7) to the lowest level in 1½ years, with the index of Japanese bank stocks diving more…
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Australian shares drop 4% in worst session since pandemic on Trump tariff shock
Australian shares plunged on Monday (Apr 7), in their worst session since the pandemic began, as sweeping US tariffs under President…
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John Lithgow, Lesley Manville Win Acting Honors as ‘Benjamin Button,’ ‘Fiddler,’ ‘Giant’ Lead Olivier Awards
In a ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Sunday, the 2025 Olivier Awards handed out top acting honors to John Lithgow and Lesley…
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‘White Lotus’ Star Patrick Schwarzenegger Talks Saxon’s Awful Vacation, ‘Guy on Guy’ Incest Outrage and Mike White’s Original 2.5 Hour Finale
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “The White Lotus,” now streaming on Max. Barring the people…
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Rise in serious childcare incidents reported by nurseries, BBC finds
Hayley Hassall, Eleanor Layhe and Alan Haslam BBC England Investigations Watch Genevieve's mother, Katie, explain how her nine-month-old…
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Where Molteni Group Sees Opportunities in the High Seas
MILAN — Molteni&C has just furnished private residences on two vessels for Explora Journeys, the luxury lifestyle brand of shipping and…
Business
Singapore banks lose over S$37 billion in market value as tariff sell-off continues
Shares of Singapore’s three local banks continued to slide on Monday (Apr 7), weighed down by a broader market sell-off triggered by…
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Lloyds accused of failing small firms as it reduced its lending
Lloyds Bank business customers and whistleblowers have accused it of failing small firms as it tried to reduce lending after the financial…
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EXCLUSIVE: Moose Knuckles Names Mia Wang Head of Asia Pacific
Moose Knuckles, the Canadian luxury outerwear brand, has named Mia Wang chief executive officer, Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Wang…