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Continental’s eco-friendly concept tire includes a renewable tread

Many efforts are underway to reduce the environmental impact of cars, but what about the tires those cars ride on? Continental thinks it might help. Roadshow reports the company has introduced the Con

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The Art of the Party: Great Production Movement in Nanniwan

02:12 In 1959, Chinese artist Jin Zhilin created an oil painting that took him five years to complete.It depicts Chinese soldiers and peasants reclaiming wasteland in N

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Facebook is testing a Twitter-like ‘threads’ feature on some public figures’ pages

Get your spool-of-yarn emojis ready — threads might be coming to Facebook soon. Facebook has been spotted testing a new feature that gives public figures on Facebook the ability to create a new

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Tainting Xinjiang cotton can't be tolerated: scholars

02:51 A team of scholars from China's Southwest University of Political Science and Law has released a report on cotton production in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Regi

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Opinion: BCI should apologize to Xinjiang cotton farmers

It has been a week since Chinese consumers expressed their outrage, mostly online, against apparel brands like HM and Nike, members of Swiss NGO Better Cotton Initiatives (BCI) after it said worke

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Uygur workers say they earn better living at local cotton company

04:03 Dilnir Bahtiyar is the eldest daughter of her family. Her father became disabled after a traffic accident, and her mother left them after divorce.Her two younger

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Chinese apps block H&M over Xinjiang cotton ban as boycott grows

01:47 Chinese map apps Baidu, Gaode and Tencent joined other major online platforms in blocking HM on Thursday morning as anger over the fast-fashion company's ban on Xinjiang cotton r

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In Xinjiang, from cotton fields to cotton mills

The Swedish fast-fashion giant HM has come under fire in China. A viral article on Chinese social media has put the spotlight on the conglomerate after criticizing the company for its refusal to s

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RCEP expected to bring 'explosive growth,' fierce competition

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement has been ratified by China and it is hoped that other member countries can speed up their progress and finally reach the threshold

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Creative Fabrica, a platform for digital crafting resources, lands $7 million Series A

Roemie Hillenaar and Anca Stefan, the co-founders of Creative FabricaCreative Fabrica is best known as a marketplace for digital files, like fonts, graphics and machine embroidery designs, created for

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Experts: China's industrial chain improves its position in the world

China has seen better-than-expected exports amid its economic recovery from COVID-19 this year, and its industrial chain has improved its position in the world, experts from Hang Seng Bank (China) to

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Gift Guide: 8 DIY and crafting gifts to help your friends make more stuff and learn new skills

Welcome to TechCrunch’s 2020 Holiday Gift Guide! Need help with gift ideas? We’re here to help! We’ll be rolling out gift guides from now through the end of December. You can find ou

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Can cannabis shrink the garment industry's carbon footprint?

03:14 For thousands of years, cannabis has been grown for reasons other than drugs.George Washington, the first president of the U.S., grew the plant on his farm to make products such

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Xinjiang's border port sees surging China-Europe freight trains

Horgos port in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region that borders Kazakhstan has seen a surge in the number of China-Europe cargo trains this year. From J

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Global Business Daily: Santander posts $13bn Q2 loss, Kodak pivots

"The domino effect has been unprecedented. Two million cancellations … because of the uncertainty the announcement has created."That's the answer given by Gloria Guevara of the World Travel and Touri

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Mammoth Media launches CatchUp, an app that summarizes the latest news and trending content

A new app called CatchUp might be useful for anyone who’s struggling to keep up with the latest headlines, podcasts and Netflix shows.CatchUp is the latest offering from Mammoth Media, the start

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APD | Pakistan forbids South Korean company to import material from India

By APD writer Muhammad SohailThe government of Pakistan has refused to allow a South Korean company to import raw material from India amid its tense bilateral relations