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☆ Two Adidas employees out in China corruption probe
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Juliana Liu | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN —Two employees have left Adidas as a result of an ongoing investigation by the German sportswear brand into allegations of corruption in China. Chinese state media outlet Economic View reported Wednesday that both former employees had worked in marketing for Adidas China. The allegations against Adidas executives were contained in an unsigned letter from people calling themselves employees of Adidas China. Greater China — a region that encompasses mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan — accounts for 15% of the company’s sales. In mainland China, Adidas is the second-largest international sportswear brand behind Nike (NKE).

Persons: ” Claudia Lange, “, ”, Jiemian, Lange, Yang Mi, Yi, Fred Organizations: Hong Kong CNN —, Adidas, “, Adidas China, CNN, Nike Locations: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Beijing

☆ Adidas is investigating allegations of embezzlement and kickbacks in China
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Laura He | Wayne Chang | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Hong Kong CNN —Adidas says it has started an investigation into allegations of “compliance violations” in China, a key market for its sportswear. The reported complaint alleged that a senior executive in Greater China who manages Adidas’ marketing budget had embezzled millions of euros and taken huge kickbacks from external advertising and celebrity agencies. Greater China — a region that encompasses mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan — contributes 15% of the company’s sales. In mainland China, Adidas is the second largest international sportswear brand behind Nike (NKE). Adidas is well known for playing the “celebrity” card in its marketing in China.

Persons: Hong Kong CNN —, Jiemian, Claudia Lange, ”, Lange, ’, Taiwan —, —, Yang Mi, Yi Yangqianxi Organizations: Hong Kong CNN, Hong Kong CNN — Adidas, Adidas China, CNN, Adidas, Nike Locations: China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Beijing, Xinjiang

As well as celebrating the year in movies, the annual extravaganza has long been the red carpet event of the year. Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesTeo Yoo. Alberto Rodriguez/Variety/Getty ImagesJamie Lee Curtis looked elegant in a flowing black gown by Dolce & Gabbana. Kevin Mazur/Getty ImagesLeah Lewis, star of Best Animated Feature “Elemental,” looked dreamy in a layered Lever Couture gown featuring a whimsical train. Marleen Moise/Getty ImagesTaylor Zakhar Perez popped on the red carpet with a blue Prada suit styled by leading celebrity stylist Jason Bolden.

Persons: Margot Robbie who’s, “ Barbie ”, Colman Domingo, America Ferrera, Billie Eilish, Zendaya, Danielle Brooks, Mike Coppola, Andrea Riseborough, Loewe, Alberto Rodriguez, Ferrera, Richard Shotwell, Steinfeld, Elie, Sarah Meyssonnier, Huy Quan, Giorgio Armani, Jordan Strauss, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons Jordan Strauss, Louis, David Yurman, Laverne Cox, David Swanson, Issa Rae, Mark Ronson, Grace Gummer, Kevin Mazur, Teo Yoo, Barbie, Simu Liu, Sean Lennon, Kemp Muhl, Gilbert Flores, Sandra Hüller, Cartier, Justine Triet Jordan Strauss, AP Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade Kevin Mazur, Ludwig Göransson Kevin Mazur, Masaki Takahashi, Takashi Yamazaki, Kiyoko, Christina, Eva Longoria’s, Tamara Ralph, Rita Moreno, Reuters D'Pharaoh Woon, Chasinghorse, Jamie Lee Curtis, Omar Rudberg, Sarah Morris, WireImage, Sean Wang, Chang Li Hua, Sam Davis, Yi Yan Fuei, Chang, Yi, Leah Lewis, Gregg DeGuire, Dominic Sessa, Tom Ford, Celine Song, Reuters Marlee Matlin, Oscar, dazzled, Raymond, Marleen Moise, Ramakrishnan, Zuhair Murad, Getty, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Jason Bolden, Erika Alexander Organizations: CNN, Dolby Theatre, Hollywood’s, America, Dolce, Gabbana, Elie Saab, Louis Vuitton, Getty, AMI Paris, Variety, AP, Los Angeles Times, Reuters Locations: AFP

In it, Wang films Yi and Chang going about their daily lives with bits of playfulness mixed in. “But now that we made this movie and it’s going to the Oscars, we do kind of feel like movie stars. “That’s kind of why we made this movie,” Wang says. “We’re going to the Oscars and I’m going with my grandmas,” Wang says, smiling. Says Wang: “They’re offer only.”___Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle at: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP___For more on this year’s Oscars, visit: https://apnews.com/hub/academy-awards

Persons: Sean Wang’s, Yi Yan Fuei, Chang Li Hua, Wang, Yi, Chang, Sean, “ Wài, Nǎi, ”, Wài, ” Chang, Zoom, Oscar, wasn’t Bradley Cooper's, Emma Stone’s, Sam Davis, that’d, ” Yi, ” Wang, “ It’s, they’ve, “, Miles, voicemails, “ We’re, Will Ang Lee, Says Wang, Jake Coyle Organizations: Bay Area, Academy, Disney, SXSW, Sundance Film, Sundance, U.S, Focus Locations: Bay, Los Angeles, Taiwan, Taiwanese, New York

☆ This millennial directed his 94- and 83-year-old grandmothers for a movie—it's now nominated for an Oscar
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-09 | by ( Jennifer Liu | In Jljenniferliu | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Chang Li Hua and Yi Yan Fuei are the stars of "Nai Nai and Wai Po," the Oscar-nominated documentary short now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. Sean Wang has always believed his grandmothers were movie stars — and now they have an Oscar nomination to prove it. Wang, 29, is a Los Angeles-based filmmaker whose film "Nai Nai and Wai Po" (which translates to "grandma and grandma" in Mandarin Chinese) is up for Best Documentary Short Film for the 96th Academy Awards. The days we spend feeling joy and the days we spend feeling pain are the same days spent. One line from his Nai Nai was particularly resonant: "The days we spend feeling joy and the days we spend feeling pain are the same days spent.

Persons: Chang Li Hua, Yi Yan Fuei, Oscar, Sean Wang, —, Wang, Yan Fuei, Wai Po, he'd, Yi, Chang, Yi Yan, There's Organizations: Disney, SXSW Locations: Wai, Los Angeles, Fremont , Calif, New York City, U.S

☆ WTA roundup: Madison Keys loses Guadalajara opener
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Keys, the tournament's fourth seed, received a first-round bye. Navarro converted five of her seven break-point opportunities, while Keys broke serve three times on five chances. Navarro advances to face former U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez of Canada, who knocked out 13th-seeded Elise Mertens of Belgium 6-3, 6-4. 1 Ons Jabeur of Tunisia routed the United States' Alycia Parks 6-2, 6-2, and No. The United States' Sofia Kenin eliminated 12th-seeded Anhelina Kalinina of Ukraine 6-2, 7-6 (5).

Persons: Madison Keys, Aryna Sabalenka, Mike Segar, Keys, Navarro, Leylah Fernandez, Elise Mertens, Maria Sakkari, Australia's Storm Hunter, Caroline Garcia of France, Ekaterina Alexandrova, Poland's Magdalena Frech, Sofia Kenin, Lucia Bronzetti, Yi Yang, Bronzetti, Yang's, Uchijima, France's, Tatjana Maria of, Alexandra Eala, Daria Saville of, Germany's Anna, Lena Friedsam, Viktoria Hruncakova, Russian Anna Kalinskaya, Viktorija, Yulia Putintseva, Xiyu Wang, Yue Yuan, Zhuoxuan Bai Organizations: Madison, Belarus, Aryna Sabalenka REUTERS, U.S, Australia's Storm, Poland's, United, Thomson Locations: Flushing Meadows , New York, United States, Guadalajara, Mexico, Open Akron, U.S, Canada, Belgium, Tunisia, Greece, Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Guangzhou, Italy, Taiwan, China, Tatjana Maria of Germany, Philippines, Daria Saville of Australia, Slovakia, Russian, Switzerland, Kazakhstan

☆ Chinese scientists say they're working on an anti-ship missile that can fly as high as an airliner and dive as deep as a submarine
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Chinese scientists say they're working on a ultra-fast weapon that is both missile and torpedo. It will fly at supersonic speeds and use supercavitation to reach high underwater speeds, they say. But the Chinese weapon appears to be a missile that turns into a rocket-propelled torpedo once it hits the water. In the 1950s, the US Air Force and Navy examined boron-based jet fuel — "zip fuel" — for aircraft such as the proposed B-70 supersonic bomber. A visitor tours a torpedo room in a submarine that served the Chinese Navy in 1960s at a Navy museum in Qingdao in September 2012.

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