Snickers owner apologises after referring to Taiwan as a country

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BEIJING: American candy giant Mars Wrigley has insisted it “respects China’s national sovereignty” and apologised after an advert for its Snickers bar referred to Taiwan as a country, sparking outrage on the mainland. Screenshots of marketing for the nutty confectionery featuring the South Korean boyband BTS were swiftly picked upContinue Reading

US Senate to vote on slimmed-down China semiconductor Bill

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WASHINGTON: Democratic Majority Chief Chuck Schumer declared that the United States Senate would certainly begin voting on Tuesday (Jul 19) on legislation to improve the US semiconductor industry and improve competition with China. “We have to move quickly, ” he said on Monday as the Senate opened for the 7Continue Reading