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Burberry warns 1,700 jobs at risk after annual loss
Burberry warns 1,700 jobs at risk after annual loss
by  AFP

British luxury fashion label Burberry said Wednesday it could shed almost one-fifth of its global workforce over two years to reduce costs as it fell into an annual net loss. Net loss stood at £75 million ($99.8 million) in the 12 months to the end of March, compared to a profit of £270 million one year earlier, Burberry said in a statement.

Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative as China courts Latin America
Colombia joins Belt and Road initiative as China courts Latin America
by  AFP

Colombia formally agreed on Wednesday to join China's vast Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, as Beijing draws Latin America closer in a bid to counter the United States. On the sidelines of a major gathering of regional leaders in Beijing on Wednesday, Colombia became the latest country to join the vast, global initiative.

Sony logs 18% annual net profit jump, forecast cautious
Sony logs 18% annual net profit jump, forecast cautious
by  AFP

Japanese entertainment and electronics giant Sony on Wednesday reported an 18 percent jump in annual net profit but issued a cautious forecast for the current financial year. The firm logged a net profit of 1.14 trillion yen ($7.7 billion) for the 2024-25 financial year, but said it expects that to fall 13 percent to 930 billion yen in 2025-26.

China, US to lift sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown
China, US to lift sweeping tariffs in trade war climbdown
by  AFP

The United States and China will lift sweeping tariffs on each others' goods for 90 days on Wednesday, after a temporary ceasefire in a brutal trade war that roiled global markets and international supply chains. Under the deal, the United States agreed to lower its tariffs on Chinese goods to 30 percent while China will reduce its own to 10 percent -- down by over 100 percentage points.

Asian markets swing as China-US trade euphoria fades
Asian markets swing as China-US trade euphoria fades
by  AFP

Asian stocks fluctuated Wednesday, with investors struggling to track a strong day on Wall Street as euphoria over the China-US trade detente petered out. "We have the confines of a very, very strong deal with China.

Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate
Australian seaweed farm tackles burps to help climate
by  AFP

It is barely visible, and needs no irrigation or fertilisers: lying off the coast of Australia is a vast seaweed crop destined to curb livestock's climate-altering flatulence and belches. "Seventy-one percent of the Earth's surface is surrounded by the ocean, and seaweed require zero inputs: No irrigation, no fertiliser, no pesticides.