Onion wholesale prices down, but no relief in Bengaluru retail market

Onion wholesale prices down, but no relief in Bengaluru retail market

The price of onions has come down to ₹30-40 per kg in the wholesale market in the backyard of Agricultural Produce and Livestock Market Committee (APMC) in Yeshwantpur, Bengaluru.  | Photo Credit: Jahnavi T R After breaching the ₹100 per kg mark, the price of onions in Bengaluru has come down to ₹30-40 per kg … Read more

In Lockdown, France Says Pots and Pans Are Essential—but Not Silverware

In Lockdown, France Says Pots and Pans Are Essential—but Not Silverware

PARIS—French supermarkets are still selling pajamas for children under four years old. Clothes aisles for older kids are cordoned off. You can buy pots and pans, but silverware—classified as table decoration—is restricted. Computers remain on store shelves. Gaming consoles don’t. Newspapers? Yes. The books section? Off limits. An effort by the government to spread the … Read more

Chinese State Media Signal Beijing’s Disdain for ‘Dirty and Unfair’ TikTok Deal

Chinese State Media Signal Beijing’s Disdain for ‘Dirty and Unfair’ TikTok Deal

HONG KONG—Chinese state media took turns denouncing a White House-approved plan to turn TikTok into a U.S.-based company, casting more doubt over the fate of the Chinese-owned short-video app that needs nods from both Beijing and Washington to avoid a ban in the U.S. Over the weekend, TikTok appeared to narrowly avoid having to shut … Read more

WSJ News Exclusive | Auditors to Stop Inspecting Factories in China’s Xinjiang Despite Forced-Labor Concerns

WSJ News Exclusive | Auditors to Stop Inspecting Factories in China’s Xinjiang Despite Forced-Labor Concerns

HONG KONG—At least five organizations say they won’t help companies audit their supply chains in China’s Xinjiang region, where human-rights activists say a police-state atmosphere and government controls make it too difficult to determine whether factories and farms are relying on forced labor. China’s increasingly repressive tactics in the northwestern region, where large numbers of … Read more

China Has Reasons to Like TikTok’s Trump-Approved Shotgun Deal

China Has Reasons to Like TikTok’s Trump-Approved Shotgun Deal

A White House-approved plan to transform TikTok into a U.S.-based company would keep the operation of the viral short-video app, and likely the algorithm that has powered its rise, in Chinese hands. This structure improves the deal’s chances of finding favor in Beijing, which had threatened to veto a sale. President Trump said Saturday he … Read more