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‘Vertical dramas’ consisting of minute-long episodes are booming, with market predicted to be worth $14bn by 2027
Found a Homeless Billionaire Husband for Christmas. The Quarterback Next Door. Revenge of the XXL Wife. My Secret Agent Husband.
These may sound like cringey fantasies, but they’re actually titles of “vertical dramas”, a new form of episodic television that is gripping millions around the world.

The number of Asian grocery stores and supermarkets in the NC Triangle have grown significantly since the 1990s, reflecting the rapid growth of the Asian population in the area. The stores have also ...

Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., defending the use of U.S. tariffs to protect U.S. workers, while today they oppose Trump's tariffs.

Calif., and Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., defending the use of U.S. tariffs to protect U.S. workers, while today they oppose Trump's tariffs.

From UK tailors to Australian farmers to Irish whiskey distillers, firms reveal the impact of US measures
Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs will upend global trade, adding costs and delays to businesses around the world and threatening a recession.
The Guardian spoke to eight businesses about the impact.

China has announced it will impose a 34 per cent tariff on imported American goods in addition to existing tariffs in response to similar moves by the United States, in the latest escalation in trade tensions between the world's two biggest economies.

The U.S. government has banned American government personnel in China, as well as family members and contractors with security clearances, from any romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese ...

The United States government has established strict guidelines that prohibit its personnel from entering into romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens. This policy applies not only to government employees but also extends to contractors and family members who hold security clearances.

President Trump announced sweeping levies on countries across the world. The tariffs create a dilemma for longstanding friends — and an opportunity for foes.

Chinese commerce ministry says ‘there is no way out for protectionism’ as tariffs rise from 20% to 54%
China has condemned the “unilateral bullying” practices of the US, as it urged Washington to immediately drop the that have been placed on Chinese goods.
Late on Wednesday night, the White House unveiled on all imports to the US. Chinese goods, which were already subject to a 20% levy, received an additional 34% tariff, taking the total tariff to 54%. The additional levy, part of Donald Trump’s suite of so-called “” targeted at specific countries, takes effect on 9 April.

Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos hit with rates over 40% as experts say the real target is China
Developing nations in south-east Asia, including wartorn and earthquake-hit Myanmar, and several African nations are among the trading partners facing the highest tariffs set by Donald Trump.
Upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a global trade war, the US president on Wednesday that he said were designed to stop the US economy from being “cheated”.

Senator Rick Scott has sent a letter to Paul Atkins, President Trump's nominee to lead the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), urging him to take immediate action against Chinese companies operating on U.