Marubeni has purchased British sportswear brand Gola, the Japanese conglomerate said on Wednesday, as it seeks to tap into growing global demand for retro training shoes and sneakers. Marubeni unit Marubeni Consumer Platform US (MCPU) said it acquired Britain's Jacobson Group, a portfolio of footwear brands that, in addition to Gola, includes Lotus, Ravel and Frank Wright, along with licensed brands Dunlop and Lonsdale. Learn More

China's top diplomat began his annual New Year tour of Africa on Wednesday, focusing on strategic trade access across eastern and southern Africa as Beijing seeks to secure key shipping routes and resource supply lines. Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to Ethiopia, Africa's fastest‑growing large economy; Somalia, a Horn of Africa state offering access to key global shipping lanes; Tanzania, a logistics hub linking minerals‑rich central Africa to the Indian Ocean; and Les

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced a new slate of dietary guidelines that recommends Americans eat more protein and less sugar than previously advised and that consumers avoid highly processed foods to achieve a healthy diet. The guidelines are the latest product of the Trump administration's "Make America Healthy Again" agenda, named for the social movement that backs Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He and other officials, inclu