BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese brand ambassadors of fashion labels from Coach to Givenchy have severed ties with the companies over products which they said violated China’s sovereignty … ( read original story …)
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Coach, Givenchy in hot water over China T-shirt row
Versace, Coach apologise over China T-shirt blunders
Luxury fashion brands Versace and Coach have apologised for making perceived affronts to China’s national sovereignty on T-shirts, mistakes that cost them their high-profile Chinese brand ambassadors. … ( read original story …)
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Wetherby Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in China Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited (NYSE:CHU) by 43.8% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 20,878 … ( read original story …)
One-China T-shirt row engulfs Coach and Disney, a day after Versace apology
American luxury brand Coach has issued a statement saying it “respects and supports China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” after it faced a backlash for a T-shirt design that lists Hong Kong, … ( read original…
Coach and Versace attacked in China for Hong Kong reference
Coach and Versace have become the latest foreign brands to face a backlash from internet users in China, drawing fierce criticism across social media for referring to Hong Kong and Taiwan as countries … (…
China July NEV sales down 4.7% year-on-year: industry association
Overall auto sales in the world’s biggest vehicle market fell 4.3% in July, down for a 13th consecutive month, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said on Monday. … ( read original story …)
Versace the latest brand to express “deepest apologies” to China
This innocent-looking t-shirt has become so controversial in China that Versace, the company that made it, has apologized for it publicly, stopped selling the shirt, and destroyed all of the ones it … ( read…
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HONG KONG (Reuters Breakingviews) – Beijing officials have crowded the cockpit at Cathay Pacific Airways. Hong Kong’s unofficial flag carrier is allowing China to vet staff flying to and over the … ( read original…
Beijing’s Chaoyang district in big talent push
Chaoyang district in Beijing has adopted flexible policies and will build online platforms to attract high-quality talent to increase new growth points in business. The move comes amid intense … ( read original story …)
What will Beijing do next to squeeze Taiwan in the run-up to the presidential election?
With the countdown already under way to Taiwan’s presidential election, Beijing has embarked on a campaign of its own. In the past few weeks, it has suspended permits for individual travellers from 47 … (…
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FRANKFURT — Like a sleek Mercedes crunched between two freight trucks, Europe’s economy is being knocked off course by the conflict between the U.S. and China over trade. The bill for damages from … (…
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Audi ranks No 1 in terms of new vehicle quality among premium brands in this year’s JD power survey. [Photo by Li Fusheng/China Daily] If there’s any silver lining in China’s lackluster car market, ……
Trump’s Currency War With China Could Be Bitcoin’s Do-or-Die Moment
Casey is the chairman of CoinDesk’s advisory board and a senior advisor for blockchain research at MIT’s Digital … the U.S. Treasury Department said it would take the rare step of labeling China a ……
