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Tencent To Block Chinese Gamers' Access To Foreign, Unapproved Games: Reuters

Tencent Holdings Ltd (OTC:TCEHY) looks to shut down a service that allowed Chinese gamers to access overseas platforms to play unapproved foreign games reflecting the growing regulatory crackdown, Reuters reports. The report noted Tencent aims to update its games speed booster mobile and desktop apps to new versions on May 31 to…

Benzinga · Apr 14, 2022

Anti-virus shutdowns in China spread as infections rise

Anti-virus controls are shutting down some of China’s biggest cities and fueling public irritation as infections rise

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2022

Toyota To Launch SUV Of Revamped Crown Sedan: Reuters

Toyota Motor Corp (NYSE:TM) looks to launch a sport utility vehicle version of its Crown sedan for Japan, China, and North America, Reuters reports. The SUV, likely to come in a hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and full-electric models, looks to bring the 67-year-old Crown more with market trends. The hybrid will likely be…

Benzinga · Apr 14, 2022

Elderly Shanghai man’s pleas for medical help censored in China

BEIJING: China has censored an audio clip of an elderly man in Shanghai begging a local official for help seeing a doctor, a sign of the pressure confronting the government as it enforces an increasingly unpopular lockdown on the financial hub of 25 million people.

The Times of India · Apr 14, 2022

Uniqlo Owner Sees Big Profit Drop in China Due to COVID Restrictions

Clothing brand Uniqlo's Japanese owner said on Thursday its China operation would report a large profit decline in the current fiscal year owing to the country's COVID-19 restrictions. Fast Retailing is a bellwether for how major global retailers are being impacted by COVID-related shutdowns in China, one of the biggest…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 14, 2022

Hermes Q1 Sales Rise 27% at Constant Exchange Rate

Sales at Birkin bag maker Hermes beat estimates in the first quarter, lifted by strong appetite for its luxury accessories, particularly in the United States and Europe, as the sector powers through turbulence from the war in Ukraine and COVID lockdowns in China. The French luxury group said revenues at…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 14, 2022

Recent Probe Into Jack Ma's Ant Group Involved China Corruption Watchdog: Report

China’s corruption watchdog Central Commission for Discipline Inspection was among the top state agencies involved in a recent inquiry into links between Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group Co. and state-owned Chinese companies, according to a 

Benzinga · Apr 14, 2022

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 1.22% on Thursday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.27%

Caixin Global · Apr 14, 2022

As ‘zero COVID’ bites, China’s leadership sounds alarm on economy

Beijing’s draconian ‘dynamic zero-COVID’ policies and global uncertainties cast doubt on 5.5 percent growth target.

Al Jazeera · Apr 14, 2022

How should the next Australian government handle the Pacific?

This is part of a foreign policy election series looking at how Australia’s relations with the world have changed since the Morrison government came to power. You can read the first piece in the series here.

The Conversation · Apr 14, 2022