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  H&M cuts ties with Chinese supplier over ‘forced labour’

  Agence France-Presse .Stockholm | Updated at 10:57am on September 16, 2020

  Swedish clothing giant H&M said on Tuesday it was ending its relationship with a Chinese yarn producer over accusations of ‘forced labour’ involving ethnic and...

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  Chinese investment in Australia plunges as tensions mount

  Agence France-Presse . Sydney | Updated at 11:38pm on September 14, 2020

  Chinese investment in Australia almost halved in 2019, new data released on Monday showed, as relations between the two countries deteriorated. Researchers from the Australian...

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  EU, China to talk trade as tensions mount

  Agence France-Presse . Brussels | Updated at 10:40pm on September 12, 2020

  EU leaders hold video talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping on Monday hoping to make progress on trade and investment, even as tensions mount between...

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  Xiaomi launches Redmi 9C

  | Updated at 11:10pm on September 01, 2020

  Chinese technology company Xiaomi on Tuesday launched Redmi 9C on the country’s market, said a Xiaomi press release. Xiaomi Bangladesh country general manager Ziauddin Chowdhury...

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  Railway to procure 125 luggage vans to carry farmers’ produces

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 01:52am on September 01, 2020

  Bangladesh Railways authorities on Monday signed a contract with a Chinese joint venture company to procure 125 luggage vans for carrying agricultural products. The vans...

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  Australia to probe foreign influence at universities

  Agence France-Presse . Sydney | Updated at 10:26pm on August 31, 2020

  Australia’s parliament is set to probe alleged foreign interference at public universities, a government minister said Monday, as concerns grow about Chinese influence. A proposed...

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  China wants speedy FTA with Norway

  Agence France-Presse . Oslo | Updated at 10:54pm on August 28, 2020

  China’s foreign minister on Thursday sought a speedy conclusion to a free trade deal with Norway but warned Olso against ‘politicising’ the Nobel by awarding...

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  Existing projects with Chinese loans reviewed

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:32am on August 26, 2020

  A review meeting was held on Wednesday virtually on the projects being implemented with Chinese loans and grants, said officials of Economic Relations Division. They...

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  TikTok files suit over ban

  Agence France-Presse . San Francisco | Updated at 10:51pm on August 25, 2020

  Video app TikTok on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the US government’s crackdown on the popular Chinese owned platform, which Washington accuses of being a...

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  $1.54 billion released for 7 projects

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:51am on August 25, 2020

  Bangladesh is implementing seven projects worth about $ 6.65 billion under the US$ 20 billion loan package from China while trying to strike deals on...