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At Least 25 Global Brands Have Apologized to China Since 2017
Less than two weeks into October, over half a dozen U.S. organizations have kowtowed to political pressure from China, acknowledging the purchasing power of the world’s largest population and second-largest economy. The controversy involving the NBA has effectively stung a…
· Ryan General
Alibaba is About to Make $20 Billion in ONE DAY
China’s online retail behemoth Alibaba is gearing up for a massive revenue for the upcoming “Singles’ Day,” China’s official online shopping holiday scheduled Friday Nov. 11. According to market experts, Alibaba’s online sales may reach a record-breaking $20 billion this time…
· Carl Samson
Supreme and Takashi Murakami are Releasing a COVID-19 Shirt for Charity
Supreme has tapped Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami to help design its new Box Logo Tee which will benefit youth and families facing homelessness amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 Relief Box Logo Tee, which features original artwork by Murakami, will retail…
· Bryan Ke
Cat Owners in China Are Putting Face Masks on Their Pets to Prevent Coronavirus
Pictures of pet cats wearing makeshift face masks are going viral in China as fears of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV or COVID-19) spread globally. Some worried pet owners are taking human-sized surgical masks and cutting two eye holes out for their cats to wear. Other…
· Ryan General
Female Factory Workers in Bangladesh Are Allegedly Being Abused Making Lululemon’s Yoga Pants
Athletic apparel retailer Lululemon has found itself embroiled in controversy over reports of alleged abuse of the female workers in its supplying factories in Bangladesh. According to an exposé published by the The Guardian, the Bangladeshi women who make Lululemon clothing in…
· Carl Samson
Fake Shopping ‘Village’ Popular With Chinese Tourists is Coming to New York
A U.K.-based company that creates luxury shopping destinations dressed as fake villages is expected to work on its first U.S. location starting next year. Bicester Village, which currently operates 11 such villages in Europe and China, claims to be nearly as popular as the…
· Carl Samson
Billionaire Uniqlo Founder Wants a Woman to Take His Job
Japanese fashion retail giant Uniqlo will likely have a female leader in the future, setting an example of a corporate shift from traditional gender roles that have typically left women under the glass ceiling. Tadashi Yanai, founder and chief executive officer of Fast Retailing…
· Bryan Ke
Andrew Yang Absolutely Killed It at the DNC Summer Meeting This Weekend
Andrew Yang was met with a huge round of applause after his speech at the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) Summer Meeting last Friday. During the meeting at Hilton San Francisco Union Square in San Francisco, the 44-year-old Democratic presidential candidate raised the…
· Andrew Yang
He Could Be the First Asian President of the United States
Editor’s Note: Andrew Yang has announced his presidential bid for 2020. The views expressed in this piece are solely his own. When Benny, the founder and CEO of NextShark, reached out to me and asked me to write a piece for him on why I’m running for President, I was excited for…
· Bryan Ke
HR Manager Sues Uniqlo, Claims Company Gives Favorable Treatment to Asian Employees
A payroll and HR manager at Uniqlo in the Melbourne, Australia branch is now suing the Japanese retail brand for alleged bullying and discrimination because of her “Caucasian heritage,” claiming that the company gives favorable treatment to its Asian employees. Melanie Bell, in…
· Carl Samson
Alibaba Hits Record $30.8 Billion Sales on Singles’ Day
Alibaba bested its previous Singles’ Day record with more than 213.5 billion yuan ($30.8 billion) in sales in this year’s 24-hour shopping frenzy. As of 5:34 p.m. SIN/HK (4:34 a.m. EST) on Sunday, the Chinese e-commerce giant raked in a gross merchandise value (GMV) roughly 27%…
· Bryan Ke
China Makes Delta and Zara Apologize for Listing Taiwan as a ‘Country’
After Marriott listed Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tibet as “countries,” Delta Air Lines and European clothing retailer Zara were forced by the Chinese government to publicly apologize for making the same mistake. On Friday, Delta got into trouble for listing Tibet and Taiwan as…
· Brian Barnes
Meet the Man Who Wants to Prevent Your Next Hangover
Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on Suited Magazine and was republished with permission. A few weeks ago, we were surprised to hear that someone managed to get an FDA compliant hangover cure to market, so we wrote about it. It’s called Morning Recovery. Since…
· Bryan Ke
Filipino ‘Designer Daddy’ Mesmerizes Netizens with His Magical Disney Princess Dresses
Filipino designer Nephi Garcia is not only a father to an adorable little girl, but he is also often viewed as a fairy godfather by a lot of girls across the globe who want to be like a Disney princess. Garcia, who is the owner of the Disney princess gown-inspired online fashion…
· Carl Samson
Jack Ma’s Alibaba is Building a High-Tech Mall of the Future in China
China’s leading e-commerce site, owned by the nation’s richest man, is reportedly opening its first physical mall next year. Alibaba is now building the five-story mall near its headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, eastern China, according to Beijing news group Caixin.…
· Ben Yu
Man Who’s Made Over $400,000 Investing in Bitcoin Reveals His Strategy
Ever since Nas Daily’s video came out about how I earned over $400,000 with less than $10,000 investing in Bitcoin and Ethereum, I’ve been getting hundreds of questions from people around the world about how to get started with cryptocurrency investment. First: I’m super glad…
· Carl Samson
Legendary Hong Kong Billionaire Li Ka-shing Could Finally Be Retiring
Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing will reportedly be stepping down as chairman of his global conglomerate CK Hutchison by next year. Li, 88, told associates of his plans without giving a specific date, the Wall Street Journal reported. As he said in a Bloomberg interview last…
· Ryan General
Uganda Isn’t Happy That Chinese Men are Marrying Their Women
For local immigration officials in Uganda, the influx of Chinese investors to the country in recent years is fast becoming a cause for alarm. While Chinese investments make up a huge chunk of the total foreign investments in the east African nation, Ugandan immigration officials…
· Ryan General
Chinese Show Accuses Muji of Selling Contaminated Food From Radioactive Parts of Japan
A Chinese consumer-protection show has accused the Japanese brand Muji of selling food products which may have originated from areas in Japan exposed to radiation. Aired annually via state-run China Central Television (CCTV) on World Consumer Rights Day (March 15), the show…
· Khier Casino
Malaysian Teens Create the Country’s First Food Surplus App to Fight Waste and Hunger
Four teenagers took a significant leap towards success when they created Robin Food, Malaysia’s first food surplus app that connects supermarkets with non-governmental and charitable organizations to help minimize food wastage. Studies show that 1.4 billion tons of food are lost…
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