Opinion

Apple Inc has finally joined the 5G party, and it’s a well-timed entrance. Often derided for being late to new technologies, and rightly so, the launch of its first 5G iPhones coincides with some important changes to be rolled out by the telecoms industry this quarter. As a result, wireless connections are going to get better and smartphone performance should ...

South Korea is in something of a sweet spot for the Covid-19 era. Neighbouring China, its biggest trading partner, is driving the global rebound and the world increasingly wants the technology that Korea sells. Gross domestic product figures are encouraging. The economy expanded 1.9% in the third quarter from the prior three months, the government reported on Tuesday, exceeding forecasts ...

In China’s post-Covid economy, there may be hope for the struggling private sector made up of millions of small businesses. It needs to stay that way. Unlike previous recoveries, fixed asset investment in the private sphere is rising, continuing an upward trend by climbing 9.1% in September compared to a year earlier, while growing at a slower pace in the ...

US District Judge Reggie Walton has recently been forced to consider a recurring question of the Trump era: Whether to take the president seriously or literally. Walton had to decide how to treat a series of tweets from President Donald Trump announcing that he had declassified all documentation related to the FBI’s investigation in to Russian interference in the 2016 ...

“My chauffeur has difficulty parking our limousine” is the definition of a first-world problem but it’s one Mercedes-Benz was determined to solve with the latest iteration of its top-of-range S-Class saloon. The rear wheels can turn in the opposite direction to those at the front, which gives the hulking vehicle a smaller turning circle. “Wie praktisch!” (How practical!) Mercedes’s parent ...

It’s only natural to be skeptical when a political leader stands up and makes a promise about a target that’s far off, hard to achieve, and lacks a clear pathway. So one reaction to a report that Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, will pledge next week to reduce the country’s net carbon emissions to zero by 2050 might be: ...

Brexit optimism is in the air. The UK and the European Union have resumed trade talks after a highly theatrical fallout, promising to ramp up the speed and intensity of negotiations with a view to settling on a draft deal by next month. “An agreement is within reach,” EU negotiator Michel Barnier said last week, boosting the pound to its ...

In the final debate, both President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden expressed openness to a $15-per-hour national minimum wage. Biden seems all for it, and Trump indicated it may be a good idea for some states. They both know that raising the wage level is a popular idea among Republicans as well as Democrats, if polls are ...

When it comes to Boeing Co’s 737 Max, things can always get worse. American Airlines Group Inc and Southwest Airlines Co added to a chorus of order deferrals and cutbacks for the embattled jet, which has been grounded for more than 18 months following two fatal crashes. American has deferred delivery of 18 Max jets that were meant to be ...

After months of extreme disruption and challenge, retailers badly need their holiday season to go right. Unfortunately, they might find themselves confounded by a thorny problem borne of pandemic-related safety concerns: A crush of e-commerce orders on a scale the industry has never seen, putting stress on their supply chains and those of their shipping partners. The result could be ...