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China’s gig economy booms as blistering heat leaves workers exposed
July 9, 2025
[BEIJING] On a scorching morning in Beijing, Hao and a dozen other food delivery drivers sweltered outside a hot-pot restaurant. They smoked. They swiped through videos. They waited for...
Daiwa plans 100 billion yen real estate fund as Japan market booms
June 24, 2025
[TOKYO] Daiwa Securities Group plans to launch a real estate fund with two partners, tapping investor demand for a piece of Japan’s booming property market.The Japanese brokerage will collaborate...
Illegal trade booms in South Africa’s ‘super-strange looking’ plants
December 26, 2024
A biodiversity hotspot in a remote part of South Africa has become the hub of an illegal trade in protected plant species, with organised crime groups capitalising on overseas...