Years late and billions over budget the first European Pressurised Reactor is set to become operational. Its success is critical for France

Boycotted by some of its neighbours, the Gulf state is spending $200bn on infrastructure and opening new trade routes. But is it sustainable?

Once an ultra-nationalist, the president now sees EU membership as a catalyst for reform

Prison sentence for Wu Xiaohui is a cautionary tale about Beijing’s control of business

China’s digital protectionism is as great a threat as barriers it puts up for physical goods

The decision to pull out of the Iran deal is the latest example of the administration’s aggressive unilateralism

A new generation faces waning influence in Beijing and rising anger over inequality

Fixed income is being dragged into the 21st century with a shift towards electronic trading on exchanges

With the health system floundering, the government plans a national insurance scheme

Record numbers of bankruptcies and store closures have devastated the retail sector. So why is the beauty market thriving?

Two hundred years after the birth of Karl Marx, his ideas are taking a bigger role in the economy and society under Xi Jinping

Massaging the president’s ego does not guarantee results and can cause a backlash at home

High rents are pushing people out of some US hotspots but in California legislation to boost housing has met fierce resistance

The city was on the verge of becoming the first major urban centre to run out of water but has averted the crisis. But for how long, and at what cost, in a divided country?

Beijing plans to be the world leader in the technology by 2030. The contest will come down to who can better manipulate the data

The Takeda-Shire deal shows companies are buying overseas assets while they still can

FT series: if the opposition leader can capture the ‘white van man’ of areas like Chingford, he may conquer Britain

Donald Trump’s threat to put new sanctions on Iran could add to pressure on US consumers