Articles by AFP

• Alibaba announces 1.17 billion quarterly loss following record fine

  14 May 2021 - Business

  Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group said Thursday

• Rare Kashmir sapphire glitters in Geneva auctio

  7 May 2021 - Business

  The largest Kashmir sapphire ever auctioned and a royal

• Billie Eilish and Timothee Chalamet among young Met Gala co-chairs

  4 May 2021 - Fashion

  New York's star-studded Met Gala will focus on youth

• Eagle-eyed appraisers sift Chinese second-hand luxury market for fakes

  3 May 2021 - Fashion

  It's the world's biggest market for luxury goods -- and their counterfeits

• China summons internet firms to warn over unfair competition

  29 Apr 2021 - Business

  Beijing - Financial regulators in China summoned 13 internet companies on Thursday to call for changes to their fintech operations, the central bank said in a

• Fashion designer Alber Elbaz buried in Israel

  28 Apr 2021 - People

  Alber Elbaz, the renowned fashion designer credited with giving classic tailoring a more playful edge, was buried in Israel on Wednesday following his

• Hollywood goes for glamour over comfort for 2021 Oscars

  26 Apr 2021 - Fashion

  For the past year, Hollywood's brightest stars

• Yemeni model detained as 'moral campaign' crackdown continues

  26 Apr 2021 - People

  Entisar al-Hammadi was just starting a career in modelling

• Dior to launch inter-season collection in Athens

  23 Apr 2021 - Fashion

  French fashion house Dior will hold a runway show

• Rattled Chinese tech giants pledge to end unfair competition

  15 Apr 2021 - Business

  Beijing - More than 20 Chinese tech giants have made a public pact to abide by anti-monopoly guidelines, after regulators told them to note "the warning" of a