A consumer boycott and social media storm over Western brands’ stance on cotton produced in Xinjiang has left some companies scrambling.
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China Says Top Level IP Protection Drafts Near Completion
China says it is near completion on top level plans for strengthening intellectual property protection, an area of contention between the Beijing government and the United States.
Bitcoin crashed, recovered, crashed again, and China’s change of heart around the crypto
On Saturday, April 17, $7.6 billion in crypto long positions were liquidated in one hour as bitcoin plunged to $51,500, data from bybt.com showed. Ether fell 6.53 % to $2,166 the next day, losing $151…
China farm region becomes ‘lingerie capital’
So goes the street-corner discussion in Guanyun, a sleepy coastal county that for generations followed the rhythms of wheat and rice cultivation, but today concerns itself with global preferences on …
South China Sea: Beijing’s secret Navy exposed – Fishing vessels ‘stocked with weapons’
Experts have warned the blue-painted fishing vessels and their crews are almost impossible to challenge without triggering a military confrontation in the South China Sea. Analysts at the …
ByteDance’s IPO Plans Snarled by Regulatory Demands, SCMP Says
TikTok parent ByteDance Ltd.’s plans for an initial public offering have been put on hold as it seeks to comply with regulatory demands from both China and the U.S., the South China Morning Post …
Official: China’s moon probe will carry French, Russian gear
China will launch its next robot lunar lander in 2024, and it will carry equipment from France, Sweden, Russia and Italy, the official news agency reported. Plans call for Chang’e 6 to land near the…
Can Western brands recover from consumer backlash in China?
For many years foreign companies operating in China have faced social media-fuelled consumer backlashes, sometimes over instances of cultural insensitivity and sometimes over political controversies.
Can Western brands recover in China after backlash?
For many years foreign companies operating in China have faced social media-fuelled consumer backlashes, sometimes over instances of cultural insensitivity and sometimes over political controversies.
China private jet use soars as economy hits pre-pandemic levels
Companies and wealthy individuals in China have sharply increased their use of private jets this year, with total flights almost doubling compared to pre-pandemic levels as the country’s economic …
Sex sells: China farm region becomes ‘lingerie capital’
Americans like their lingerie to be risque, Europeans prefer it more classy, and Chinese remain a bit shy but are opening up. But the biggest order of all came from North Korea.
Australian defence minister says conflict over Taiwan involving China ‘should not be discounted’
The Australian defence minister, Peter Dutton, has said a conflict involving China over Taiwan cannot be discounted but he insists the government’s focus remains on having “good relations” with …
China benefits the most from Vietnam’s trade surplus
Vietnam has joined many multilateral and bilateral trade agreements in recent years. The question is what the country receives from these trade relations.
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