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AI use in the fashion industry will proliferate

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INT

Firms in this sector are deploying AI in functions as diverse as consumer behaviour analysis and product development to supply chain management and marketing. The fashion industry…

Evolution in cybercrime needs security upgrades

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INT

These trends include the rise in ‘double extortion’ ransomware attacks and supply chain attacks to obtain sensitive data and infiltrate computer networks through widely used…

India will be vigilant but not worried about al-Qaida

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INDIA

The authorities do not appear especially concerned about the threat posed by the group, but there is sure to be an overall tightening of security during the general election…

China’s economic targets will get trickier to achieve

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CHINA

The GDP growth target of 5% and the urban job creation target of 12 million are unchanged from last year, but harder to achieve as the post-pandemic rebound fades and large-scale…

Gender-based rifts spotlight social media role

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INT

The leader of the UK National Education Union has called for an independent inquiry into the rise of sexism and misogyny among boys and young men. Similar concerns have been…

Incentives may fuel East Africa green transport growth

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EAST AFRICA

Driven in part by foreign exchange shortages and petroleum import costs, the measure also seeks to leverage Ethiopia’s own electricity resources to underpin a new ‘green…

CCUS is gathering momentum in Europe

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EUROPE

Although business models are yet to be fully developed, governments are putting agreements in place for the cross-border transportation and storage of CO2, targeting industry as…

China overcapacity evidence will deepen trade clashes

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INTERNATIONAL

This year's US election is heightening tensions between China and the West over trade and jobs. Evidence of Chinese dumping is mixed: while prices for many high-growth exports…

Seoul's EV battery plans entail tough multilateralism

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SOUTH KOREA

The goal is to assist their search for alternative supply chains. Three of the world’s top six EVB manufacturers are South Korean.

China’s exports will recover but trade sanctions loom

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CHINA

Chinese exports grew by 7.1% year-on-year in US dollar terms, while imports expanded by 3.5%. The trade gap narrowed to USD39.7bn in February. Export growth was buoyed by rapid…