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D&G removed from almost all Chinese e-commerce platforms

Chinese e-commerce platforms have virtually blocked Italian luxury brand Dolce & Gabbana.

This, after its alleged racist ads and insulting conversation on its co-founder's Instagram account irritated the Chinese.

All of China's well-known e-commerce platforms, such as Tmall, JD.com, Suning, NetEase's Kaola, and yMatou have removed all products related to the D&G brand.

The company’s official website remains the only one operating. (People's Daily app)

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BMW announces car-hailing plans

German carmaker BMW AG will offer a car-hailing business in China, with the service expected to be available next month in Chengdu, Sichuan province.

BMW said late Wednesday it received a permit from local authorities from the southwestern metropolis earlier this month, seven months after it established the wholly owned BMW Mobility Service Ltd in the city.

The carmaker did not offer details, including the number of cars in its fleet and its target customers, but said more information will be released in December.

Going into the car-hailing market in China marks a solid step in implementing a new strategy that focuses on autonomous driving, electric vehicles, connectivity and services, the company said. (China Daily)

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Amazon says some customer email addresses exposed

Amazon said that a website glitch accidentally exposed names and email addresses of some of the e-commerce giant's customers.

Amazon declined to disclose the extent of the software slip-up.

But it said there was no breach of Amazon systems or its website, and that passwords were kept safe.

As a precaution, messages were sent to customers affected by the website mishap.

The disclosure came on the cusp of the year-end holiday shopping season, with retailers online and in real-world shops offering "Black Friday" bargains pegged to the day after the Thanksgiving holiday in the US. (AFP)

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China tightens supervision over after-school institutions

Ministry of Education said Wednesday that a management platform will soon be launched online to tighten scrutiny of after-school training institutions across China.

Information about licensed after-school institutions that provide programs for primary and middle school students will be available on the platform.

Education authorities nationwide will also blacklist poorly-managed institutions, and accept public complaints about after-school programs via the platform, said the ministry.

A number of after-school institutions were found to have taught courses too advanced for the school's normal curriculum and placed children under too much pressure, causing unnecessary competition among students.

Amid a national campaign, 401,050 after-school education institutions had been examined, and 272,842 were found to have problems, among which 163,203 made rectifications as of Nov. 15. (Xinhua)

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Authorities warn of 'huge' dust storm heading for Sydney

Sydneysiders have been warned that a dust storm, similar to the one that blanketed the city in 2009, could be on its way.

A large dust cloud is already affecting communities further inland across the state of New South Wales, and experts say the bulk of the cloud could reach the harbor city by Thursday afternoon.

While it is not unusual for inland areas of New South Wales to experience dust cloud events, strong winds from a low pressure system combined with the dry earth of the drought stricken state are creating conditions similar to those of the 2009 dust storm which engulfed the city. (Xinhua)

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S.Korean president's approval rating hits lowest since taking office

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating hit the lowest since he took office last year, keeping a downward trend for the eighth consecutive week, a weekly poll showed Thursday.

According to the Realmeter survey, support for Moon fell 1.2 percentage points over the week to 52.5 percent this week, the lowest since the president was inaugurated in May last year.

Moon's approval score kept falling for eight straight weeks, after peaking at 65.3 percent thanks to a positive effect from his third summit in September with Kim Jong-un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea.

The continued decline was mainly attributable to the weakening economic indicators. Moon advocated a policy of inclusive growth to narrow income disparity by increasing income of the low-income bracket. (Xinhua)

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Beijing to register 'credit scores' for all citizens by 2020

And Beijing will complete a project to register "credit scores" for all permanent residents by 2020.

The local economic planner’s move comes as China intensifies its efforts to build a social credit system to improve its business environment and boost development.

The credit scores are expected to impact market access, public services, travel, job-hunting and the ability to start a business. (China Daily)

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