Tag: Business and Economy
![As China ages, senior citizens see a retirement of striving to get by](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AFP__20231120__34484RJ__v3__HighRes__TopshotChinaLifestyle-1710912848.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Taichung, Taiwan – When Hao Pengfei retired last year, it didn’t feel like what he…
![UN envoy warns of ‘dangerous’ escalation cycle in war-wracked Yemen](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24014534627279-1705328667.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Another UN official raises concerns about the impact the US designation of the Houthis as…
![Israel’s war on Gaza: Are boycotts hurting US brands?](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/201192211917393734_20.jpeg?resize=1200,675)
McDonald’s has Sales targets missed In part due to boycotts of its products in some…
![‘Can’t handle’: India’s Ayodhya struggles amid Ram temple tourist boom](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24023428111432-1706760637.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Ayodhya, India – As half a million people gathered at the gates of the new…
![How escalating Red Sea crisis poses billions of dollars of risk for India](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GettyImages-1808461360-1705466568-e1706687135361.jpg?resize=1920,1284)
New Delhi, India – Demand for Indian basmati, the aromatic long-grain rice, from traditional buyers…
![Stories of ‘beating the odds’ in China draw dark responses from wary public](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP17265204923186-1706256712.jpg?resize=1200,675)
A honeymoon in western Tibet ended tragically in October when the newlyweds were in a…
![In Hong Kong, decades of wealth gains evaporate on China’s watch](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2020-05-22T000000Z_1501502522_RC2KTG9WRAT5_RTRMADP_3_HONGKONG-MARKETS-1-1706236578.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Taipei, Taiwan – Like many Hong Kongers, accountant Edelweiss Lam spent last week watching the…
![‘Traitor’: Thousands strike against Argentina’s President Javier Milei](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AP24024785112462-1706136742.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In the largest demonstration of resistance against right-wing extremists to date…
![Turf Club emerges the loser in Singapore’s race for land](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/2015-05-17T120000Z_1589545322_GF10000097944_RTRMADP_3_HORSERACING-SINGAPORE-1705982073.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Singapore – On a sunny Saturday afternoon in the far north of Singapore, a weekend…
![In India’s Ayodhya, the Ram temple means ‘land is costlier than gold’](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/A-hotel-being-construction-close-to-the-new-township-in-Ayodhya-1705607249.jpg?resize=1920,1440)
Ayodhya, India: Ram Surat Verma regrets his decision to sell his land in 2019. A…