SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Treasury Wine Estates, the world’s largest standalone winemaker, on Friday said it launched legal action in the country’s Federal Court against a “copycat” it accused of imitating its prestigious Penfolds brand…
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China automobile ad market 2017; digital accounted for almost 40%
China new energy automotive sales saw a 53.3% growth in 2017 on a year-on-year basis; the market share of own brand passenger car increased by 0.7%. China’s used car market is expected to keep strong…
Xiaomi could become the second largest Chinese smartphone brand by Q2 2018
The company will see even more growth, according to analytics firm Digitimes, with a report projecting the company to become the second largest smartphone brand in China, ahead of traditionally second-placed OPPO. According to the…
Volkswagen has record January on strong China sales
Sales in China, the company’s single biggest market … move past its 2015 scandal over diesels rigged to cheat on emissions tests. The core Volkswagen brand saw a 7 per cent global increase, while luxury…
China calls for retribution as man accused of stealing thumb from terracotta army statue
China’s Xinhua news agency, citing the FBI, said Rohana “used a cellular telephone as a flashlight, looked at various exhibits displayed in the then-closed showroom, stepped up on to a platform supporting one of the…
China’s got a trade problem that can’t be solved by Belt and Road
a reactive measure started only because the national authorities were annoyed that a multinational trade pact proposed by the United States would exclude China. Well, if you exclude us, we’ll exclude you, they said. We’ll…
Philippines’ Duterte plays down China military facilities in disputed sea
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sought on Monday to allay fears about China’s construction of military bases on manmade islands in the South China Sea, saying these were built to defend against America…
Why China’s takeover of the Chicago Stock Exchange would have been a very bad thing
Michael Wessel, a long-time commissioner of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, tells Fox News that running an American exchange would give China inside information on its markets. There are three principal dangers that…
China reforms rural land use, mindful of the risks to ecology and social stability
Separating property rights into three categories – collective ownership … 2016 suggested that 75 per cent of world arable land is managed by family farms. In China, too, the future for agriculture will still be…
Risk of conflict over China Sea growing, Philippines warns
“Whereas before the South China Sea was dominated by the US 7th Fleet, now the Chinese navy is starting to challenge the dominance,” Sto. Romana told a news forum in Manila. “I think we will…
China’s Spring Festival Gala Is a Catwalk for Foreign Luxury Brands
Each year since 1983, China’s state-owned television network CCTV has aired the live-broadcast of a variety show, known as the Spring Festival Gala. The Gala is the most viewed TV show in the world, attracting…
Ice Hockey: Women’s Tournament to Grow by Two for Beijing Games
GANGNEUNG, South Korea — The women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games will expand from eight to 10 teams, the head of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) said on Monday. The…
Ice Hockey: Unified Korean Team Could Be Beijing-Bound
GANGNEUNG, South Korea — The prospect of seeing a unified Korean women’s ice hockey team return to action at the 2022 Winter Olympics would be welcomed by International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), who believe it…
