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India is the fastest growing large economy in the world and to a great extent that growth is being fuelled by coal. At the same time, India’s air pollution is among the worst in the world and has a measurable impact upon life expectancy. The developed world has gone a long way towards phasing coal out of its energy mix but for India, that is a much more complicated task January 29, 2026 Filmed and produced by Karan Deep Singh, edited by Richard Topping, graphics by Russell Birkett, additional footage…
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Media myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Sony and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC will form a joint venture to invest more than $1bn in music catalogues, in the latest tie-up between media giants and money managers for a lucrative corner of the entertainment market. The venture aims to buy music copyrights across a range of genres, the companies said on Thursday without disclosing the amount committed. People with knowledge of the agreement said it would be more…
Last year, the Chinese internet saw a viral search for a small-time Chinese actor who had flown to Thailand for an acting gig but was instead taken to a scam centre in Myanmar. Stories like these added to the frustration in Beijing, which had long been demanding that Myanmar’s junta rein in the scam mafia. BBC
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer told Xi Jinping that he wants a “more sophisticated” relationship with China as the two leaders met in Beijing on Thursday seeking to patch up ties strained by years of spying scandals and geopolitical tensions. Stressing the economic benefits of an improved relationship with China, Starmer, the first UK prime minister to visit the country in eight years, told Xi that “China is a vital player on…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sir Keir Starmer told Xi Jinping that he wants a “more sophisticated” relationship with China as the two leaders met in Beijing seeking to patch up ties strained by years of spying scandals and geopolitical tensions. Stressing the economic benefits of an improved relationship with China, Starmer, the first UK prime minister to visit the country in eight years, told Xi on Thursday that “China is a vital player on…
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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Indonesian stocks extended their losses on Thursday after index provider MSCI warned on the market’s investability and of a potential reclassification that could threaten investor flows to the country. The Jakarta Composite index fell as much as 10 per cent on Thursday after sliding 7.3 per cent on Wednesday. The declines triggered 30-minute trading halts on Wednesday and Thursday. The index is down more than 15 per cent since Tuesday,…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The most noteworthy thing about Tesla’s car sales is that they are shrinking. Elon Musk’s electric vehicle giant on Wednesday reported an 11 per cent decline in revenue from automobiles in the fourth quarter of 2025. Yet drill down, and there is at least one place the company is turning itself around. That is Japan. Set against 1.6mn car deliveries globally, the 10,600 units Tesla shifted in Japan last year,…
A US immigration judge has granted asylum to a Chinese national who he said had a “well founded fear” of persecution if sent back to China after exposing alleged human rights abuses against Uyghurs there. Guan Heng applied for asylum after arriving in the US illegally in 2021. He has been in custody since being swept up in an immigration enforcement operation in August last year as part of a mass deportation campaign by the Trump administration. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initially sought to deport Guan to Uganda…