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Chinese brands expand in US market despite tariffs

SHANGHAI/NEW YORK: A wave of Chinese consumer brands is expanding into the US to offset sluggish domestic spending and tap into higher profit margins.Throughout 2025, companies including Labubu-maker Pop Mart, trinket...

Many Chinese brands leverage lower prices to appeal to cost-conscious Western consumers. — Reuters

Trump’s tariffs cement new multipolar global economy: Expert

Shipping containers are stacked at the Port of Montreal in Montreal, Quebec

India reels from the shock of Trump’s onslaught

Workers on the printed circuit board assembly line at Zetwerk Electronics near Bengaluru, India, June 11, 2025. (Saumya Khandelwal/The New York Times)

192,000 play kitchens recalled after child dies of strangulation

A toy kitchen sold by Backyard Kids, and previously KidKraft, poses a strangulation and asphyxia hazard, according to a recall. (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission via The New York Times)

Trump's tariffs: What has changed and who is affected

US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) after agreeing on a trade deal

Omani Rial strengthens sharply against Indian Rupee amid tariff shock

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South Korea reaches trade deal with Trump

A car carrier transporting Tesla vehicles travels past KIA Motors' vehicles parked at a port in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, July 31, 2025.

FSA denies motor insurance price hike rumours

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Trump is winning his trade war. What will that mean for the economy?

U.S. President Trump returns from Scotland, at the White House in Washington

Apple is shutting a store in China, its first closure in the country

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European Union resigned to a 15 percent US tariff

US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L

Health insurance claims management firm established in Oman

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Oman Logistics Academy appoints CEO

Dr Mansoor al Qasmi

Trump’s tariff deadline nears, volatility is set to surge

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India's Modi and UK PM Starmer ink trade deal

BRITAIN-INDIA-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY

Oman oil price reaches $70.52 per barrel

A gas station attendant pumps fuel into a customer’s car at a gas station. — Reuters
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