Business from Tuesday, September 30th, 2025

Dubai is reinforcing its global leadership in sustainability as the 27th edition of WETEX — the Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition — officially opened on Tuesday.

A federal judge in Washington ordered the Trump administration on Monday to pause the layoffs of hundreds of employees from the agency that owns the US news service Voice of America, adding that government officials had shown "concerning disrespect" for the court's directives.

China's Pop Mart  is borrowing from Disney's playbook to turn toothy monster Labubu's blockbuster sales into long-term success, by developing content, entertainment, theme parks and more merchandise around the character.