Inhalt Seite 1 — Jede Stadt eine Marke Seite 2 — In China zahlt der Staat für « Spezialitätenstädte » Auf einer Seite lesen Ich bin aufgewachsen in der Stadt mit dem größten Weihnachtsbaum der Welt. Es gibt Schlimmeres, was man über Dortmund sagen könnte. Der Baum ist eigentlich viele Bäume, die auf ein unfeierliches graues Metallgerüst…

On Thursday, the Chinese regulator soothed market worries when it said it was already diversifying its foreign exchange reserves, and its Treasury holdings are « market driven. » But China is sending another message as well, Rajeev de Mello, head of Asian fixed income at Schroders Investment Management, told CNBC on Thursday. China « will not just lay…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says that it « seems unlikely » that he’d give an interview in special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign. Trump said « we’ll see what happens » when asked if he’d provide an interview to Mueller’s team. « When they have no collusion and nobody’s found…

The New York City government is attempting to shift the costs of bracing the city for climate change onto the world’s five largest publicly traded oil companies, which it claims “have done nearly all they could to create this existential threat.” A lawsuit filed to the Southern District of New York Tuesday claims that BP,…

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In 1998, when the Under-19 World Cup made a return to the international calendar 10 years after the inaugural edition, the tournament was so low-key that it was largely held at university grounds in South Africa, where teams stayed on campus. Their window to the outside world was through local phone booths or through the…

The upmarket underwear company that supplied lingerie to the Queen has had its warrant scrapped after a tell-all book gave details of royal fittings. Rigby & Peller held the royal warrant for 57 years, but was stripped of support when June Kenton, who transformed it into a world-leading retailer, wrote a book about her work.…

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British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond looks on as he meets journalists in Hong Kong, China April 8, 2016. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Philip Hammond will say that the EU isn’t being publicly clear about the relationship it wants with the UK after Brexit. In a speech in Berlin on Wednesday, the Chancellor will say: « It takes two…

A few years ago, Wang Yi was living the American dream. He had graduated from Princeton, landed a job at Google and bought a spacious condo in Silicon Valley.