Europe

Trump warns European civilisation faces ‘erasure’

Cultural and political failures threaten continent’s way of life more than its weak economy

South Korea’s LG Energy Solution has reportedly developed a lithium-manganese rich battery.
THINKING ALOUD

The battle for next-gen EV batteries takes off

Chinese tech still dominates, but could new innovation from South Korea and Europe catch up?

Amazon is the dominant e-commerce platform in Germany, France, and other European countries.

Amazon cuts seller fees in Europe in Shein, Temu price war

The move is focused first on lowering fees for sellers of cheap fashion

Across Asia this year, businesses in major exporting nations have been scrambling to navigate the uncertainty created by US President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

Manufacturing weakens in Europe, Asia on faltering demand and tariff uncertainties

Factory activity contracted for the ninth straight month in the US amid slumping orders and higher prices for inputs

Cyber Monday is once again expected to be the biggest online shopping day of the year in the US.

Cyber Monday US spending growth seen lagging Europe amid tariffs

Mixed signals are swirling in the America this holiday shopping season

Ukraine (top) aims to fend off intensified Russian airstrikes and grinding advances by the Kremlin’s forces as winter sets in.

Ukraine seeks 1 billion euros more to buy US weapons by year-end

European allies slow to commit to the Nato-led initiative after the US administration halted financial aid to Ukraine

Leapmotor is ramping up a venture with Fiat and Peugeot owner Stellantis, complementing its partner’s lineup with the battery-powered T03 hatchback.

Chinese carmakers retreat from record share of European sales

BYD in particular has rapidly built its sales network, with a focus on the UK

Under its rules, AliExpress says content must not be sexually explicit or harmful to minors, and its listing policies ban “any items depicting or suggestive of sex involving minors”.

AliExpress bans Chinese sex doll seller after Reuters examination

National consumer protection bodies often classify such items as akin to images of sexual abuse under child protection laws

Stellantis and CATL intend to begin some production by the end of next year.

Stellantis deepens Europe’s reliance on China with CATL plant

Despite European Union efforts to counter Beijing’s growing influence, Spain has emerged as a key ally

European Commissioner Andrius Kubilius says the proposals by the US and Russia to end the war in Ukraine are "unacceptable" and that it would be better for Europe to step up with its own.

Ukraine’s Europe allies still hold an ace card in US showdown

A region with a gross domestic product that is 10 times that of Russia’s is able to do more than it has so far