Auto sales in China, the world’s biggest auto market, during January rose by 30% from the same month a year earlier, the tenth month of gains, as China continued to lead the global automobile industry…
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New Balance wins $3.9m in damages from China logo copycats
A Chinese court has awarded New Balance Rmb25m in damages in a case brought by the US sportswear brand against two local companies for copying its slanting “N” logo. The compensation accorded by the ……
Coronavirus pandemic leaves China’s over-35s with uncertain job prospects
Scores of job ads in China are imposing age limits of 35, leaving many workers nearing middle age feeling insecure about their employment prospects during the pandemic. ( read original story …)
Tesla’s China sales more than doubled in 2020
The electric car company has been ramping up production at its factory in Shanghai and selling China-made vehicles to the local market. ( read original story …)
Number of newborns registered in China drops 15% amid population decline fears
The number of newborns registered with the government in China dropped almost 15% last year, amid widespread concern over falling birthrates in the world’s most populous country. ( read original story …)
China’s smartphone shipments rebound to pre-pandemic levels in January: government data
China’s smartphone shipments nearly doubled in January 2021 versus a year ago, government data published on Tuesday showed, rebounding from a coronavirus-induced slump in the beginning of last year. ( read original story …)
Biden, India’s Modi Discuss Myanmar, Security Challenges Posed by China
The president has yet to speak with China’s leader, but his phone calls with allies have set the stage. ( read original story …)
China blocks audio app Clubhouse after users seize rare shot at free speech
Users freely discussed matters such as Taiwan and Xinjiang on the invitation-only platform — until the censors caught on. ( read original story …)
Beijing Olympic sponsors fear losing golden opportunities to COVID
China’s winter sports industry has already seen a sales spike with less than a year until the Beijing Winter Olympics, but travel restrictions designed to contain the coronavirus threaten to carve … ( read original…
Beijing is making it clear that freedom lovers like me are no longer welcome in Hong Kong
As Beijing erodes the city’s rights and freedoms in the name of national security, it is freedom lovers who are feeling alienated and ignored. Many are leaving, and more will follow. ( read original story…
French Submarine Patrols South China Sea, Move Likely To Anger Beijing
A French nuclear attack submarine was among two navy ships that recently conducted a patrol through the South China Sea, its defence minister announced, in a move likely to anger Beijing, which claims … (…
China’s 2020 new births fall 15% as coronavirus weighs
The number of new births in China plummeted 15% in 2020 from a year earlier, according to the Ministry of Public Security, with the onset of the novel coronavirus disrupting the economy and weighing ……
French Submarine Patrols South China Sea, Likely Angering Beijing
A French nuclear attack submarine was among two navy ships that recently conducted a patrol through the South China Sea, its defence minister announced, in a move likely to anger Beijing, which claims … (…
