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Australia PM eyeing trade on China trip

Anthony Albanese kicks off his second visit to China as Australian prime minister on Saturday, seeking to bolster recently stabilised trade ties even as geopolitical tensions remain high...

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Original Birkin bag sells for record $10m at Paris auction

The first-ever Birkin bag designed by French luxury brand Hermes for celebrity Jane Birkin sold for 8.58 million euros, or $10 million, at a Sotheby’s auction in Paris on Thursday, smashing previous price records for a handbag.

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Immigration raids paralyse LA Fashion District

At Cuernavaca’s Grill, a Mexican restaurant in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles, owner Nayomie Mendoza is used to seeing customers line up for lunch.

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US targets China’s attempts to dodge Trump tariffs

As president Donald Trump ramps up tariff threats on US trading partners, his administration is taking aim at a tactic said to be used by Chinese companies to dodge the levies by moving goods through third countries.

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Trump threatens Canada with higher tariff

Canada will face a 35 per cent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, president Donald Trump said in a late-night letter to prime minister Mark Carney that upends negotiations between the neighbours and close allies.

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Net FDI grows by 114pc in Jan-Mar

The net foreign direct investment witnessed a robust hike of 114.31 per cent in the first quarter or January-March period of 2025 to $864.63 million, according to recent data published by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority.

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US single largest export destination in FY25

The United States remained the single largest export destination for the Bangladeshi products in the recently concluded financial year 2024-25, with export earnings reaching $8.69 billion...

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Nestlé Bangladesh begins exporting to Sri Lanka

Nestlé Bangladesh PLC has launched export operations to Sri Lanka, introducing Nestlé CEREGROW, a nutritious junior cereal with milk, produced at its only factory located at Sreepur in Gazipur, said a press release...

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UN warns US tariff delays deepen trade uncertainty

US president Donald Trump’s decision to delay implementing major tariff hikes on most trading partners may have offered some relief, but the extension is also prolonging global trade uncertainty, the UN warned Tuesday...

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Trump tariffs bite into restaurant profits in US capital

Brazilian coffee beans, French champagne and Chinese teas — drinks are a profit driver for US restaurants, but higher import costs have eaten into margins and fed into consumer prices in the three months since president Donald Trump unveiled sweeping global tariffs.