South Korean president is contending with one of the most serious constitutional crises in country’s modern history

President abandons plan after parliament rejects his emergency decree

Asset manager’s chief economist Joe Davis says investors are overplaying the near-term potential of the technology

PM’s ‘political list’ said to be long even as he axes 92 hereditary peers to trim the size of the Lords

Troubled utility faces fines of £400mn by March 2027 as it tries to avoid renationalisation

Are American pathologies the necessary price of economic dynamism?

Premier’s diplomatic skills run out of rope with far-right opposition

Markets fall as lawmakers and the head of state wrestle for control

UK government plans to bring all lines under public control under ‘Great British Railways’ brand

Statistics agency review reveals flaws that left policymakers without a reliable unemployment figure for a year

Supply chains are ‘deeply intertwined’, says Premier Li Qiang ahead of summit

Convicted former justice minister helps deliver resounding electoral victory for leftwing alliance

Taint of latest scandal overshadows bank’s growing earnings and could have long-lasting consequences

In pardoning his son, the president has ensured that the distance between himself and Trump is now shrouded in fog

Beijing bans export of materials used in semiconductors and batteries

Withholding tech puts more impetus on the targeted country to develop its own

Danish brewer had previously accused the Kremlin of ‘stealing’ the business

Former wealth management staff arrested after allegedly setting customers’ house on fire

Policymakers facing further uncertainty over state of UK jobs market

Criminal records should be reformed to offer employers a better, fairer way to assess potential hires

The country’s outperformance is rooted in long-term productivity growth that is the envy of the developed world. Could Trump’s policies endanger its lead?

Borne along on the tide of technology, it is far too easy to forget that some things really were better quality in the past