Tracing cotton’s DNA

We meet the founder of one of India’s largest private aviation companies who overcame several life challenges before starting the business. After doctors initially told her she had months to live, Indian entrepreneur Kanika Tekriwal went on to build JetSetGo, one of the country’s ...  Show more

Ever since the US and Israel began their war against Iran, economies around the world have been coping with the impacts of energy prices and food security.South Korea has introduced an energy price cap, universities have closed in Bangladesh and India has been granted access to s ...  Show more

Depuis plusieurs mois le marché du coton tourne au ralenti faute d’acheteur. La demande est désormais si molle que la baisse de production annoncée en Inde n’a pas eu d’impact sur les prix. La demande évaluée pour l’année cotonnière en cours est de 110 millions de balles selon le ...  Show more

Les prix du coton sont à la hausse et viennent de retrouver un niveau qui n'avait pas été atteint depuis un an et demi. Une hausse difficilement explicable, car la demande n'est pas encore réellement repartie. 20% d'augmentation ces deux derniers mois : les acteurs de la filière ...  Show more

Both the Trump administration and the Biden administration made moves to constrain China's ability to build out an advanced homegrown technology industry. But the country is still investing billions in its chip sector and there are signs that it's really starting to pay off. Huaw ...  Show more

Tensions between Washington and Beijing are beginning to resemble a new cold war. Could the complex supply chains built up over a generation that produce Apple's iPhone and other electronics soon be untangled? In this episode Kathrin Hille, the FT’s greater China correspondent ...