‘They’ve lost interest’: Alibaba exec claims Chinese counterfeit market is sputtering

DALIAN, China — The Chinese market for counterfeits is petering out as consumers grow more choosy about quality and brand-names, a top Alibaba executive said Wednesday. Gao Hongbing, an Alibaba Group vice president and director of research arm AliResearch,...

Top Tory and Cameron policy guru says taxes should go up to fund better public services – Politics live

4.14am EDT04:14 Politics can often seem superficial. In the Commons and in the TV studios MPs often fling around partisan and exaggerated claims, character and appearance count, and the debate often fixates on relatively narrow problems or gaffes. But, ultimately,...