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SHENZHEN, China — Members of China’s paramilitary People’s Armed Police marched and practiced crowd control tactics at a sports complex in Shenzhen across from Hong Kong on Friday, in what some … ( read original…
Musicians, actors caught in the crossfire between Hong Kong protests and China
Musicians and actors have become caught in the crossfires between Hong Kong and mainland China as the protests roll on to their 11th week. The star of Disney’s live-action “Mulan,” Liu Yifei came … (…
Big brands say ‘sorry’ as China market expands
Calvin Klein, Coach, Givenchy, Dolce & Gabbana, Swarovski — and now, Versace. The list of foreign brands that have generated online fury in China would make for a glittering evening of luxury and … (…
Fashion Controversy in China: How Givenchy, Coach and Versace Are Involved
The brands have been criticized for offending Chinese sovereignty as the Hong Kong protests continue after 10 weeks. The fashion controversy in China continued in the past week when models Liu Wen and … (…
Invesco thrives in China as former executive Wilbur Ross leads Trump’s trade war
Huaneng brought deep contacts in Chinese business and political circles, while Invesco delivered money management and investment expertise, Lo said. The world’s top banks and asset managers have been … ( read original story …)
From the hutong to high politics: a Beijing driver’s journey
When Liu Chaowei started working as the Financial Times’ Beijing bureau driver in 1995, only a year after the bureau was founded, there was not much financial news to be written about. This was China…
Huawei gets caught up in China territory controversy
Global brands such as Versace, Coach, Givenchy, and Swarovski all faced similar criticism this week for listing Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan as a separate countries or regions – not part of China – on…
Highlights of CIOE 2019 in Shenzhen this September
Sign up and date up your target supplier now. CIOE 2019 is the last time of CIOE being held at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. CIOE is moving to the Shenzhen World Exhibition &…
Burberry Is Down at Heel Without China
The brand is a little over midway through a multiyear makeover … Burberry has little to fall back on if they tighten their belts. Granted, China’s luxury spenders have proven to be a resilient lot…
Cathay Pacific CEO resigns after Beijing pressure over employees in Hong Kong protests
Cathay Pacific’s CEO resigned following pressure from Beijing over participation by some of its employees in anti-government protests in Hong Kong. (Thomas Peter/Reuters) The CEO of Cathay Pacific … ( read original story …)
China Border Agents Search Through Hong Kong Travelers’ Phones
The South China Morning Post earlier reported that 10 people said their … One of the bankers said she left her personal mobile phone containing images of the protests at home and took an old…
Markets tank as China promises ‘counter measures’ in trade war
China’s Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Thursday morning that fresh 10% tariffs on $300bn of Chinese goods “seriously violated the consensus” between the US and China reached at … ( read original…
