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Burberry becomes 1st luxury brand to suffer Chinese backlash over Xinjiang

Burberry lost a Chinese brand ambassador and its hallmark design was scrubbed from a video game, becoming the first luxury brand assailed by Chinese backlash to Western accusations of Xinjiang abuses

Pakistan to buy 7 mn doses of coronavirus vaccines from China: Minister

Pakistan is planning to buy 7 million doses of the coronavirus vaccines from China as the nation is experiencing a sharp rise in Covid-19 infections, its first purchase from any country

China airfares rebound in potential rehearsal for global recovery

Widely watched airfares in China are recovering to pre-pandemic levels as domestic tourists lead a patchy air travel recovery, scattering crumbs of hope to a shattered global travel sector

Quad summit got China's attention on commitment to Indo-Pacific: Biden

The Quad summit "got the Chinese attention" on their seriousness in holding Beijing accountable for its actions in the Indo-Pacific region, according to US President Joe Biden

China proposes a set of global rules for central bank digital currencies

The PBOC is aiming to become the first major central bank to issue a CBDC

Nike, Adidas join brands feeling Chinese social media heat over Xinjiang

Both Nike and Adidas, which have been growing rapidly in China, have said previously that they do not source products or yarn from the Xinjiang region

Nike faces social media storm in China over its Xinjiang statement

Anger with Nike erupted on Chinese social media late after China's netizens spotted a statement from the sporting goods giant saying it was "concerned" about reports of forced labour in Xinjiang

Zimbabwe's president gets first shot of China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine

Zimbabwe's president has received his first shot of the Chinese Sinovac vaccine, a move the government hopes will encourage more people to seek the Chinese vaccines

Facebook disrupts Chinese hackers' operation targeting Uyghurs, journalists

Facebook has taken action against a group of hackers in China who were targeting dissidents, mostly Uyghurs from Xinjiang province, the company's Cyber Espionage team said on Wednesday

EU-China trade deal in tatters as sanctions shake support in Parliament

China's investment agreement with Europe is in tatters as major parties in the European Parliament are considering withholding support to the trade deal after Beijing imposed sanctions on EU officials

Tencent boss meets China antitrust officials as scrutiny widens: Report

Pony Ma, the reticent founder of Tencent Holdings, China's biggest social media and video games company, met with China's antitrust watchdog officials this month to discuss compliance at his group

US to hold China accountable for human rights abuses: Nancy Pelosi

US Speaker Nancy Pelosi said that Washington will hold Beijing accountable for human rights abuses against the Uyghurs as well as against people in Tibet and Hong Kong

Hungary approves China's CanSino coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

Hungary has granted China's CanSino vaccine emergency use authorisation, making it the second China-developed Covid-19 vaccine approved in the European country

China hands over second batch of its coronavirus vaccines to Egypt

China handed over the second batch of Covid-19 vaccine donation to Egypt

China says it summoned foreign diplomats in protest over sanctions

China on Tuesday said it summoned foreign diplomats in protest after the United States, the European Union, Canada and Britain jointly imposed sanctions

China's Geely plans new EV unit after profit fell by a third in 2020

In a stock exchange filing, Geely Automobile said the venture will work on research and development, purchase and sale of smart electric vehicles under Zeekr brand

Tencent faces concessions to win green light for giant videogaming merger

Tencent is having to offer concessions in a plan to merge the country's top two videogame live-streaming sites in order to resolve antitrust concerns, people with knowledge of the matters said

Huawei lawyer challenges cop's claim he didn't share information with FBI

The refusal of the officer to testify at an extradition hearing for senior Huawei executive should cast doubt on credibility of his affidavit saying he didn't share with the FBI, defence lawyers said

Airbnb asked to drop Olympic sponsorship ties over China rights issues

Airbnb Inc. is being asked to drop its sponsorship connections to next year's Beijing's Winter Olympics by a coalition of 150 human-rights campaigners

Xi Jinping, Kim Jong Un share messages reaffirming China-N Korea alliance

The leaders of China and North Korea are reaffirming their alliance following contentious talks between top diplomats and economic problems in the North that left it ever-more dependent on the Chinese