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Gap China’s CEO said localization is central to the brand’s turnaround strategy.

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The robot maker is rolling out a new quadruped model for delivery and surveillance.

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Meituan, China’s all-in-one local services platform, covers food delivery, travel bookings, and lifestyle deals, simplifying daily consumer choices.

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The walls of China's tech gardens are slowly being torn down.

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The lawsuit raises one question: are apps sufficiently informing users how their private data is being collected and what it's being used for?

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The company plans to use the money to facilitate its proposed offshore restructuring and fulfill its obligations under the USD 180 million settlement with the US SEC.

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The company currently operates in the US cities of San Diego and Tucson. Chinese startup TuSimple (NASDAQ: TSP) kicked off its public listing on Thursday, raising USD 1.1 billion at a market capitalization of USD 8.5 billion. The offering price of USD 40 was higher than the indicated range of USD 35 to 39. It ended the day unchanged.

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