THE NEW YORK TIMES: Apple will close a store in northeastern China in August, the first time it has shuttered one of its retail locations since it opened its first outlet in the country in 2008.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Sleek electric vehicles glide by with a quiet hum. Gleaming showrooms do a brisk business in the latest models, and highways are lined with rest stop cafes for drivers to pass the time.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Excess steel production is estimated to reach 721 million tons by 2027. One answer to overproduction is to simply make less steel, but no country wants to be the one to stop.
Hogan was the face of pro wrestling for decades, with his blond hair and horseshoe mustache, colourful bandannas and massive biceps, which he referred to as “24-inch pythons.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Much of the trade between China and Russia has long run through a key border town with the economic slogan ‘Russian supply, Chinese processing’.
THE NEW YORK TIMES: The new trade agreement between Japan and the Trump administration could give cars made in that country an advantage over vehicles that come from Canada and Mexico.
US President Donald Trump has perfected his ability to command media attention through incendiary statements and made-for-headlines announcements, but the last two weeks have tested this well-worn strategy.