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Dairy war threatens to engulf 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics sponsorships

Bloomberg China’s biggest dairy company has warned that it may pull out of sponsoring the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing because of its local rival. In a rare open letter posted on its official WeChat account, Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co lashed out at China Mengniu Dairy Co for allegedly infringing its status as the sole sponsor of dairy ...

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China ‘wealth’ changing the way its people die

Bloomberg Chronic illnesses like stroke, heart problems and lung cancer became the top causes of premature death in China over the last three decades, according to a new study showing health trends that increasingly resemble the US and other advanced nations. The study, published this week in the Lancet, showed those conditions replacing lung infections and neonatal disorders as the ...

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Chinese startups ditch Oracle, IBM for home-made tech

Bloomberg For years, companies like Oracle and International Business Machines (IBM) invested heavily to build new markets in China for their industry-leading databases. Now, boosted in part by escalating US tensions, one Chinese upstart is stepping in, winning over tech giants, startups and financial institutions to its enterprise software. Beijing-based PingCAP already counts more than 300 Chinese customers. Many, including ...

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