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Didi in talks with Daiichi Koutsu for Japan rollout

Bloomberg China’s Didi Chuxing is in talks with Japanese taxi operator Daiichi Koutsu Sangyo Co. to provide ride-hailing services for Chinese tourists visiting Japan, according to a person familiar with the matter. The service is expected to launch this spring and will allow visitors from the mainland to use Didi’s app to summon and pay for Daiichi Koutsu’s taxis operating ...

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PUBG video game could be banned in China

Bloomberg The world’s hottest video game is set to be locked out of the biggest market. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds—where competitors fight to be the last one alive—is too violent, according to an announcement posted by the China Audio-Video and Digital Publishing Association. The gladiator-like mentality of the computer game deviates from the values of socialism and is deemed harmful to young ...

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US mall owners to reclaim retail wasteland with public money

Bloomberg At the Brookfield Square mall in Wisconsin, the landlord, CBL & Associates Properties Inc., needed a new occupant for a fading Sears. CBL had been tinkering with the mix for the past few years. Earlier, in 2008, it completed a 20,000-square-foot expansion, adding grocery stores and restaurants and renovating the interior. In the end, it found its tenant: the ...

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