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China hints US blacklist soon in threat to trade deal talks

Bloomberg Chinese state media said the government will soon publish a list of “unreliable entities” that could lead to sanctions against US companies, signalling trade talks between the two nations are increasingly under threat from disputes over human rights in Hong Kong and Xinjiang. The Communist Party-backed Global Times said in a tweet that the list was being sped up ...

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TikTok sued by California college student over data use

Bloomberg A California college student has sued TikTok, the viral video service run by social media giant ByteDance Inc, for secretly funnelling her personal information to China while using her videos to create an online profile for targeted ads. The lawsuit, filed in the Northern District of California by full-time university student Misty Hong, alleges TikTok harvested her videos, gathered ...

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Nissan’s CEO to take closer look at ties with Renault, Mitsubishi

Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co’s new chief executive officer said he is looking at what works and what doesn’t in the alliance with Renault SA and Mitsubishi Motors Corp, stressing that the partnership needs to benefit all parties. Makoto Uchida, appointed after a year of turmoil following the arrest of Carlos Ghosn, said in his first media conference that changes are ...

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