Bloomberg China blasted Taiwanese opposition leader Eric Chu after he appeared to play down a key agreement between the two sides, in a sign of new frictions between Beijing and its traditional negotiating partner in Taipei. Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) spokesman Ma Xiaoguang criticised Chu for remarks in the US in which he called the agreement that both sides ...

Bloomberg President Emmanuel Macron aims to reform France’s pension system by the summer of 2023, he told French news outlets in his first extended interview since his re-election in April. The reform, which initially aimed to lift the retirement age from 62 to 65, is essential to financing Emmanuel Macron’s larger ambitions for his second five-year term. He discussed those ...

  Bloomberg UK economic growth is grinding to a halt as the cost of the living crisis escalates, a leading business lobby warned. The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) predicted output will be barely higher in the fourth quarter than it was at the end of 2021, with consumers and businesses set to rein in spending as taxes climb and ...