India's Tokyo 2020 Olympics quest overshadowed by controversy over Chinese sponsor Li-Ning
The Indian Olympic Committee is searching for a new sponsor and kit after dropping Chinese brand Li-Ning, with less than 40 days to go.
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The Indian Olympic Committee is searching for a new sponsor and kit after dropping Chinese brand Li-Ning, with less than 40 days to go.
It just unveiled an Olympic uniform created by a Chinese manufacturer six days ago, but said late Tuesday that it was terminating the partnership out of respect for the "sentiments of the people of...
Updated: The major news headlines of the day, and more. Share Article AAA A woman leaves after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine shot at a vaccination centre in Bengaluru June 9, 2021. | Photo Credit: PTI The major news headlines of the day, and more. Terming the vaccination of 70 crore people with at least the first dose by September 2021 as ‘paramount’ for boosting consumers and investors’ confidence and reinvigorating economic growth, the Finance Ministry pitched for it to be taken up on a ‘mission’ mode.
June 3, 2021 A US congressional group is urging players in the National Basketball Association to reconsider their ties to Chinese sports companies that use cotton from Xinjiang. The hub of China’s large cotton industry, the region is where western authorities say the Chinese government is pressing large numbers of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities into forced labor—charges China vehemently denies. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China, established in 2000 to monitor human rights in the country, publicly released a letter it sent to the National Basketball Players Association...
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