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China is criminalising clothing 'hurtful to the spirit and sentiments of the nation' – could this mean a kimono ban?

In August 2022 a young woman wearing a yukata – a simple, summer-weight kimono – was having her photo taken on a street in picturesque Suzhou, China, when she was accosted by a police officer. Following an angry exchange, partly captured on her phone, she was arrested for disturbing the…

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Hermes Expands in Nanjing as Luxury Industry Bets on Chinese Return

Birkin bag maker Hermes is opening a new, enlarged store in China's Nanjing city, signaling the luxury industry's confidence in a strong return of Chinese shoppers after three years of tough COVID-19 restrictions. Hermes, which first opened a store in the city in 2010, has now relocated to the upscale…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China orders lockdowns, mass testing after record COVID surge

Record spike in COVID infections for the second day in a week forces mass testing in Nanjing amid sweeping restrictions.

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More sports events scrapped in zero-Covid China

Hong Kong’s top badminton tournament has been cancelled because of stringent anti-Covid policies that required players to compete in an “isolation bubble”, organisers said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

TfL secures bailout, everyone is unhappy

The UK government is no stranger to unequal treaties. The most infamous of all was the Treaty of Nanjing, which ended the First Opium War (1839-1842) between Great Britain and the Qing dynasty.

Evening Standard

Hubei Province, Nanjing Cut Covid Quarantine Time

Centralized quarantine has been halved to seven days plus another seven in self-isolation for those from medium and high-risk areas

Caixin Global

TSMC Sees Demand Spike For Auto Chips Thanks To Tesla, Nvidia, Qualcomm, Intel

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (NYSE:TSM) saw orders for automotive electronics chips accelerating at a faster-than-expected pace, Digi Times reports. TSMC's advanced technology leadership will likely attract an influx of AI chip orders for autonomous driving from vendors including NVIDIA Corp (NASDAQ:NVDA), Qualcomm Inc (NASDAQ:QCOM), Intel Corp (NASDAQ:INTC), and Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA). TSMC commanded a more than 90% share of the 7/5nm…

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Chinese Fashion Firm Shein on Singapore Hiring Spree as it Shifts Key Assets There

China's Shein is aggressively expanding its Singapore office after making a Singapore firm its de facto holding company, according to people with knowledge of the matter and a Reuters analysis of filings by the online fast-fashion retailer. Chris Xu, Shein's founder and CEO, has also become a permanent resident of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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