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Men probing Ivanka Trump brands in China arrested, missing
SHANGHAI — A man investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-brand shoes has been arrested and two others are missing, the arrested man’s wife and an advocacy group said Tuesday. Hua…
Mobile Payments Hit $5.5 Trillion In China
Mobile payments reached $5.5 trillion in China in 2016, representing more than half the country’s total gross domestic product. That’s according to a report on the size of the mobile payment market in China, which…
Man probing Ivanka Trump brands in China arrested, two others missing
A man investigating working conditions at a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-brand shoes has been arrested and two others are missing, the arrested man’s wife and an advocacy group said Tuesday. Hua Haifeng was…
Activist probing Ivanka Trump’s brands in China arrested: rights group
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A man has been arrested and two are missing in China after conducting an investigation into a Chinese company making Ivanka Trump-branded shoes, China Labor Watch, a New York-based advocacy group, said…
Men probing Ivanka Trump brand in China arrested, missing
SHANGHAI — The arrest and disappearance of three labour activists investigating a Chinese company that produces Ivanka Trump-branded shoes in China prompted a call for her brand to cease working with the supplier and raised…
Activists investigating Ivanka Trump brands in China arrested, missing
BEIJING — A labor activist researching working conditions in a Chinese factory that makes shoes for Ivanka Trump’s label has been detained by police, according to his wife and a labor advocacy group, while two…
Study: China struggles to kick world-leading cigarette habit
Most smokers in China, the world’s largest tobacco consumer, have no intention of kicking the habit and remain unaware of some of its most damaging health effects, Chinese health officials and outside researchers said Wednesday.…
China’s big Airbnb rival is taking the battle overseas
China’s leading home-rental site has been a thorn in … Both destinations are full of young people with big dreams, hungry to start their own business and learn new technology, she said. In her opinion,…
China postpones portion of cybersecurity law
Companies and foreign governments have complained the law might hamper access to China’s technology markets and possibly weaken information security. The latest version of the law sent to companies says enforcement of measures on cross-border…
EU business lobby urges China to walk the talk on market opening
BEIJING A top European business lobby in China urged the country on Wednesday to “walk the talk” on free trade and globalization, calling for an EU-China investment treaty within 12 months, as officials from both…
China struggling to end world-leading cigarette habit: study
BEIJING – A decade-long study has found that most smokers in China, the world’s largest consumer of tobacco, have no intention of quitting and remain unaware of the damaging health effects. The study released Wednesday…
