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  • Lululemon eyes massive growth in China

    Lululemon eyes massive growth in China

    Lululemon is on track to make China its second-largest market by 2026 through an extensive store expansion in the country, according to China Daily.

    The athleisure apparel brand said it aims to increase its store number in the country – currently 71 – to 220 over the next five years. These stores include flagship stores and community-based stores.

    “Our new goal is to quadruple our international business again by 2026,” Calvin McDonald, CEO of Lululemon, told China Daily in an exclusive interview. “The Chinese mainland will be a big part of that opportunity as we continue to invest in the market, in stores, in digital and build a community.”

    According to MarketBeat, the China lockdowns caused nearly a third of Lululemon’s stores to temporarily close for a period of time. Lululemon aims to open the majority of its 40 new stores in Mainland China where it has achieved a cumulative annual growth rate of 60 per cent during the past three years.

    The retailer also forecasts its digital expansion will double the company’s revenue in five years after it tripled between 2018 and 2021.

  • Central Group unveils US$825m Vietnam expansion plan

    Central Group unveils US$825m Vietnam expansion plan

    Alibaba’s grocery store chain Freshippo is searching for to boost funds at a valuation of about $6 billion, a lot decrease than a hoped-for valuation of as much as $10 billion earlier this 12 months, three individuals accustomed to the matter informed Reuters.

    The corporate needed to reduce its valuation expectations after China’s COVID-19 restrictions, specifically a draconian lockdown within the financial hub of Shanghai, badly dented enterprise, they stated.

    Traders are additionally sceptical about whether or not loss-making Freshippo can continue to grow and switch a revenue anytime quickly given the corporate’s bleak outlook because the world’s second-largest economic system continues to pursue a strict coverage of stamping out COVID-19 instances, stated two of the individuals.

    The grocery store chain, generally known as Hema in Chinese language, is aiming to boost $400 million to $500 million from outdoors buyers, two of the sources stated.

    The fundraising is much from being finalised and monetary phrases may change, cautioned two of the individuals and a separate fourth supply with information of the matter. The entire sources declined to be recognized as the data was confidential.

    The fourth supply stated Freshippo would welcome good buyers to assist it develop however added it had a wholesome money stream and was underneath no fast stress to boost recent funds.

    Alibaba and Freshippo didn’t reply to Reuters requests for remark.

    Freshippo’s lowered ambitions for its first impartial personal fundraising spherical come amid a drop-off in investor curiosity globally in tech ventures which have but to show a revenue.

    Highlighting tumbling valuations globally, Swedish funds agency Klarna Financial institution AB stated on Monday it had raised $800 million of funds at a valuation of $6.7 billion, down round 85% from the $46 billion valuation it attracted final 12 months.

    Personal fundraising in China has additionally slowed since final 12 months as a result of a sweeping regulatory crackdown on the tech, tutoring, gaming and different sectors.

    Regardless of indicators that Chinese language regulators could possibly be easing up on regulatory crackdowns, dealmakers do not anticipate to see any fast funding surge within the nation given a downbeat outlook for the economic system.

    Based in 2015 and wholly owned by e-commerce behemoth Alibaba, Freshippo has 300 shops in 27 cities that present grocery supply companies, based on its web site.

    Shanghai is its largest market with 73 shops. Though residents in Shanghai relied closely on supply companies through the metropolis’s two-month lockdown this 12 months, grocers like Freshippo struggled to fulfill demand as a result of COVID-19 restrictions and disruptions to the nation’s provide chain.

  • China regulator fines Alibaba, Tencent for disclosure violations

    China regulator fines Alibaba, Tencent for disclosure violations

    China has imposed fines on technology giants Alibaba and Tencent, as well as a range of other firms for failing to comply with anti-monopoly rules on the disclosure of transactions, the country’s market regulator, said on Sunday.

    The State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) released a list of 28 deals that violated the rules. Five involved units of Alibaba, including a 2021 purchase of equity in its subsidiary, the Youku Tudou streaming platform.

    Tencent was involved in 12 of the transactions on SAMR’s list.

    The firms could not immediately be reached for comment. China’s tech sector has been one of the main targets of a crackdown on monopolistic practices that started in late 2020.

    Under the anti-monopoly law, the maximum potential fine in each case stands at 500,000 yuan ($74,688).

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  • Xiaomi production in Vietnam triggers debate in China

    Xiaomi production in Vietnam triggers debate in China

    Chinese media reports that Xiaomi has started producing smartphones in Vietnam have set off debates including expressions of disappointment and excitement in China.

    Xiaomi’s devices are made in Vietnam by DBG Technology, a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s DBG Electronics Investment Limited, at an $80-million factory in the northern province of Thai Nguyen, Chinese media company Sina reported Tuesday.

    Soon after, “Xiaomi makes smartphones in Vietnam” became a top search phrase in China with around one million searches, and the topic has also triggered much debate in the country.

    “We have lost the assembly lines of Apple, Samsung and now Xiaomi. Even a domestic brand is now looking forward to moving abroad. Such a shame,” commented Wu Gusu.

    “When a factory is built, it employs locals, improves infrastructure and raises living standards. Vietnam and India are taking our opportunities and it is a matter of time before they can master the latest technologies,” Xu Shilin wrote.

    Vietnam is one of the largest beneficiaries of factories leaving China as it facilitates manufacturers access to the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) trade bloc and preferential trade pacts with countries throughout Asia and the EU as well as the U.S., Nikkei Asia reported last week.

    But it also warned that the country’s rapid growth had reached a bottleneck with diminishing land and labor cost advantages.

    So far, Vietnamese factories are still mainly engaged in low-end assembly and more than half of orders to the country come from China, it added.

    Without disclosing specifics, Xiaomi said its Vietnam factory only produces certain models, but analysts have named some budget smartphones including the Redmi 10A and Redmi Note 11.

    In the future, the Thai Nguyen plant may also manufacture Xiaomi’s headphones and smartwatches, they added.

    Meanwhile, some Chinese citizens have also remarked that expanding to Vietnam is a good sign.

    “It is absurd that many are criticizing Xiaomi. […] Our brand is growing to the global scale, and building a factory in Vietnam is Xiaomi’s stepping stone to compete with Apple and Samsung,” commented Xishan Xuncha.

    “Xiaomi has flooded [Vietnam’s] market with its products for the past two years. I saw many Vietnamese using its devices, so I support the company’s move to open a new factory there”, said Wang San, adding that the Chinese brand can take advantage of Vietnam’s cheap labor.

    On Monday afternoon, a Xiaomi representative confirmed the move with news site Red Star Capital Bureau, saying that it aims to “produce devices for Vietnam and some Southeast Asian countries.

    “Not all of our factories have moved there,” the representative said.

    The Covid pandemic has affected Xiaomi’s logistics and supply to the region, so expanding production to Vietnam will reduce costs and improve supply proficiency, the rep added.

    Xiaomi is the second largest smartphone producer in Vietnam, according to a first quarter report by analyst Canalys. Counterpoint Research said it accounted for 20.6 percent of smartphone sales in Vietnam in the first three months.

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  • TikTok comes clean and admits China

    TikTok comes clean and admits China

    There might be something fishy about China’s ByteDance’s short-form video app TikTok’s data security practices after all, suggests a new Bloomberg report.
    Former US President Donald Trump deemed TikTok a security risk and tried to ban it. He wanted the parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok’s US business. President Joe Biden revoked the ban in June 2021.
    Responding to those nine senators, TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Zi Chew admitted in a letter that some China-based employees can access information from US users, including public videos and comments. He added that none of that data is shared with the Chinese government and is subject to tough security controls.

    Chew also said that TikTok has limited links to ByteDance and the information that non-US-based employees are able to access is non-sensitive in nature and this sharing helps ensure global interoperability.

    This led to more criticism from US lawmakers about TikTok’s data-sharing protocols.
    TikTok’s response confirms our fears about the CCP’s influence in the company were well founded. The Chinese-run company should have come clean from the start, but it attempted to shroud its work in secrecy. Americans need to know if they are on TikTok, Communist China has their information. ” – Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee
    TikTok says it’s working with the US government to strengthen security around consumer data, especially the information that the Committee on Foreign Investment (CFIUS) defines as protected.
    Under an effort called “Project Texas,’ the social media company is making moves to address lawmakers’ concerns. This includes physically storing information about US customers on US servers owned by Oracle. TikTok is also shifting its platform to the American software company’s cloud infrastructure.

    Currently, 100 percent of US traffic is routed to Oracle Corp, but that data is backed up to the company’s own data centers in the US and Singapore. TikTok intends to fully migrate to Oracle’s US servers in the future and delete the information from its own systems.

    According to app intelligence company SensorTower, TikTok has been downloaded 321.6 million times in the US.
  • Nestle buys New Zealand honey brand

    Nestle buys New Zealand honey brand

    Nestlé has added to its portfolio of health-focused assets with the acquisition of New Zealand business The Better Health Company.

    Financial terms were not disclosed. The Better Health Company (TBHC) is the company behind the supplement brand Go Healthy, as well as Egmont Manuka honey.

    Nestlé acquired the business from China asset-management firm CDH Investments and TBHC’s founding shareholders. CDH Investments first backed TBHC in 2016 when it became its majority investor.

    Demand for gold as an investment has grown at an average annual rate of 15% since 2001, but what impact is an ever-sharper focus on sustainable investing having on this most robust of asset classes? Invesco’s Christopher Mellor discusses the efforts being made to ensure ethical and environmental provenance for those looking to incorporate responsible gold into their investment mix.

    Gold has always been a popular investment – and why not? Long viewed as a good hedge against inflation and economic turmoil, the metal’s price has often tracked counter to market swings.

    Yet amid the continued enthusiasm for the precious metal, investors are also increasingly conscious about its provenance, with investment strategies intrinsically linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals. Traditionally, investors could only gain exposure to gold by physically buying bars and coins, entailing delivery, storage and insurance costs. A recent development is the rise of gold exchange-traded commodities (ETCs), which remove the costs of physical ownership, but also present potential issues around ensuring environmental and ethical merits.

    The deal is the latest acquisition made by the world’s largest food company as it looks to take on more businesses centred on health and wellness.

    Paul Bruhn, the head of the Oceania business for Nestlé’s Health arm, said the Go Healthy and Egmont brands “complement our global portfolio of active lifestyle and health-and-wellness nutrition brands very well”.

    The transaction also includes a manufacturing facility in Auckland for minerals and supplements.

    Jennifer Chappell, the CEO of Nestlé’s business in New Zealand, said: “This will strengthen our presence not just in New Zealand, but more broadly across the region, with the Go Healthy brand which is already present in Australia, China, Singapore, South Korea and Vietnam, and the globally-known Egmont brand.”

    Last month, the Swiss food giant snapped up Brazil-based health foods and supplements business Puravida.

    In February, Nestlé made an acquisition in the area of “nutrition products” with a majority stake in US-based Orgain, a supplier of protein powders, snack bars and shakes.

    Last year, the group snapped up the vitamins and supplement brands of US-based The Bountiful Company in a deal valued at US$5.75bn. That transaction included the Nature’s Bounty, Solgar, Osteo Bi-Flex and Puritan’s Pride lines, as well as Bountiful’s private-label business.

    In May last year, we reported on a document issued among Nestlé executives the publication said stated more than 60% of the company’s mainstream food and drinks could not be considered healthy under a “recognised definition of health”.

    According to the FT, the presentation excluded from its analysis products in sectors such as infant formula, pet food, coffee and medical nutrition. In response, Nestlé issued a statement to say it is “working on a company-wide project to update its pioneering nutrition and health strategy”.

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  • ZTE and IPMA partner for innovative project management in Philippines

    ZTE and IPMA partner for innovative project management in Philippines

    ZTE has signed an MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on strategic cooperation with International Project Management Association (IPMA) Philippines in Manila. The strategic cooperation between IPMA Philippines and ZTE Philippines further recognizes ZTE’s mature corporate project management capability.

    This is ZTE’s first overseas IPMA corporate membership, and the company has become a corporate member simultaneously certificated by IPMA International and IPMA Philippines.

    IPMA is a non-profit international academic organization, with commitment to promoting professional development of international project management. IPMA, PMP and PRINCE2, are known as the three major international project management organizations. IPMA’s membership certification is widely recognized, representing the highest-level certification of project management across the globe.

    At the ceremony, IPMA Philippines and ZTE Philippines principally agreed on joint development and win-win collaboration. IPMA will invite ZTE to deeply participate in industry symposiums, industry forums and professional training meetings, as well as joint application for telecommunications-related awards and reviews of outstanding project management cases. In return, ZTE will give its priority to the interviewees who have passed the IPMA certification.

    “With the development of its business in the Philippines for more than 15 years, ZTE has extensive experience in project management and project delivery,” said Jin Zhichao, General Manager of ZTE Philippines. “ZTE is keen to explore and learn excellent experience and effective management approaches from different industries or IPMA corporate members, further improving the level of ZTE’s project management and corporate competitiveness. At the same time, we are willing to share our own experience with them.”

    “I am looking forward to the cooperation between the two parties. IPMA has been developing project management competencies for years, and regularly organized various symposiums and forums every year,” said Prof. Mariano Roque Senga, Chairman of IPMA Philippines. “I hope ZTE, as a leading enterprise in the field of telecommunication engineering, can participate in exploration and in-depth cooperation with other corporate members on project management approach.”

  • China Broadnet Launches 5G Services

    China Broadnet Launches 5G Services

    China Broadnet has officially launched its services, joining China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom to become the country’s fourth mobile operator.

    The state-owned telecom operator launched its official website to debut 5G mobile phone services on 27 June 2022. Integrating local radio and TV carriers across China, this service brings new developments to the integration of national cable TV networks and 5G.

    In 2019, China Broadnet obtained its 5G commercial license from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. It has been assigned the 700 MHz band to cater for wireless network developments nationwide. China Broadnet has also entered into an agreement with China Mobile to share its network.

    According to China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), the total number of mobile phone users reached 1.66 billion as of end of May. Of which, 428 million were 5G users, up 73.34 million from the previous year.

  • H&M closes Shanghai flagship after Covid lockdowns

    H&M closes Shanghai flagship after Covid lockdowns

    H&M has shut its flagship Shanghai store, its latest closure in China where consumer demand has slumped amid COVID-19 lockdowns and the fast-fashion retailer has borne the brunt of a backlash against companies that refuse to use Xinjiang cotton.

    Although it was open earlier this month, the three-storey building in downtown Shanghai was on Friday boarded up with its H&M signage gone.

    The world’s second-biggest fast-fashion retailer entered China in 2007 with the opening of the Shanghai flagship store and rapidly expanded. It had more than 500 stores in mainland China early last year but its website currently only lists 376, including the flagship Shanghai store.

    The company declined to comment, citing a blackout period prior to its first-half earnings report on June 29.

    Although nearly a month has passed since Shanghai lifted a strict two-month lockdown, consumers have yet to return to malls in significant numbers.

    Chinese consumers have also beat a retreat from its products after a letter in which H&M expressed concerns about allegations of forced labour in the Xinjiang region came to light in 2021.

    Other brands that publicly disavowed Xinjiang cotton such as Inditex’s, Zara, Nike and Adidas have also suffered with Chinese netizens calling for boycotts and Chinese celebrities refusing to work with them.

    But the backlash against H&M, the first foreign retailer to express concerns, has been particularly harsh. Unlike other brands, its products remain unavailable on major Chinese e-commerce sites such as Tmall and JD.com.

    UN experts and rights groups estimate over a million people, mainly Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities, have been detained in recent years in a vast system of camps in China’s western Xinjiang region.

    Many former inmates have said they were subject to ideological training and abuse in the camps. China denies all accusations of abuse.

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  • Wine Australia shuts China office as exports slump

    Wine Australia shuts China office as exports slump

    Australian government-backed industry body Wine Australia said on Tuesday that it will shut its office in Shanghai, as Australian wine imports into the Chinese market continue to slump after Beijing levied hefty tariffs on the product.

    It was Wine Australia’s only office in China.

    “This decision follows extensive consultation with the Australian grape and wine sector and is based on the current environment and market opportunity,” a Wine Australia spokesperson said.

    “Wine Australia will continue to maintain our brand presence in China via our wine trade and consumer facing social media channels, and will continue to work closely with in-market trade representatives on brand building and marketing campaign.”

    China was Australia’s largest market for wine exports until the country in 2020 begun an anti-dumping probe into imports of Australian wine and imposed tariffs.

    The actions by Beijing came after its relations with Canberra had soured over issues such as Australia’s 2018 ban on Huawei Technologies from its 5G broadband network and Canberra’s call for an independent investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

    China also imposed tariffs on Australian commodities such as coal, beef and barley. Wine Australia last month said Australian wine exports to China in the year to March declined by $844 million due to the tariffs.

    In March, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreed to establish a dispute settlement panel after Australia said China’s anti-dumping duties of between 116.2 and 218.4 per cent were inconsistent with its obligations under the WTO Agreements.

  • Tesla Sold 32,165 China-Made Vehicles In May

    Tesla Sold 32,165 China-Made Vehicles In May

    U.S. electric vehicle maker Tesla sold 32,165 China-made vehicles in May, including 22,340 for export, the China Passenger Car Association (CPCA) said on Thursday.

    That compares with 1,152 vehicles sold and none exported in April. The Tesla factory halted work for 22 days beginning late March to comply with a city-wide lockdown in Shanghai.

    The plant, which manufactures Model 3s and Model Ys, reopened on April 19 and resumed exports on May 11 but has struggled to get production back to pre-lockdown levels.

    Tesla’s Shanghai factory produced 33,544 vehicles in May, up 212% from April, the association added.

    China’s BYD delivered 114,183 cars in May. Electric vehicle maker Li Auto delivered 11,496 and Xpeng Inc 10,125.

    CPCA also said passenger car sales in May in China had totalled 1.37 million, down 17.3% from a year earlier.

    June sales should be 10% to 20% higher than a year earlier, CPCA secretary general Cui Dongshu told reporters. Demand from earlier months, suppressed by lockdowns that have now eased, would support June sales, Cui said.

    The world’s biggest auto market is recovering from its worst monthly drop since March 2020 after China’s efforts to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks across multiple cities disrupted supply chains and dampened demand.

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  • ZTE Lands Largest Share of China Mobile 10G GPON ONT Tender

    ZTE Lands Largest Share of China Mobile 10G GPON ONT Tender

    Bandwidth-intensive 4K video, gaming and IPTV applications, coupled with emerging 5G and IoT services, spur unprecedented demand for higher bandwidth.

    According to the Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), the number of IoT connections will reach close to 25 billion by 2025. In addition, a surge in connected devices in homes and across industries makes it pressing for operators to evolve toward gigabit broadband, through the adoption of passive optical networking (PON) technology, to deliver gigabit experiences.Data from the consultancy Global Market Insights shows that global shipments of GPON products crossed 250 million units in 2021. The GPON market is forecasted to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 10% from 2022 to 2028. A market segment that contributes to significant GPON growth is fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), which is essential for the implementation of smart home applications like home automation and home security.

    Large-scale deployment of newer services requires the evolution of GPON to 10G GPON. Many operators across the globe are deploying 10G GPON to provide higher bandwidth and lower latency. In China, which is a frontrunner in gigabit construction, the three major operators have been accelerating 10G GPON deployment in recent years.

    In May 2022, China Mobile announced the results of its optical network terminal (ONT) tender for 2022-2023. With a total volume of 26.3025 million units, the tender represented the largest centralized procurement of ONTs by any operator in the Chinese market this year, drawing participation from numerous vendors.

    Based on the tender results, ZTE clinched a portion of all the five bidding packages and was the top winner in three of them. In the two packages for 10G GPON with Wi-Fi 6 and 10G GPON without Wi-Fi, ZTE landed the largest share, which testifies to its leadership in the commercial deployment of 10G GPON technology.

    ZTE ranked first for shipments of PON ONT devices with a 33% share of the global market in 2021, according to research firm Dell’Oro Group.

  • Banana exports to China boom despite Covid restrictions

    Banana exports to China boom despite Covid restrictions

    Banana exports to China increased by 10 percent in the first five months though total vegetable and fruit exports to that country were down 28 percent.

    Vietnam was China’s largest supplier of bananas at 742,000 tons or 43 percent of its total imports, according to the Vietnam Fruit & Vegetables Association (Vinafruit).

    Vo Quang Huy, director of agriculture firm Huy Long An Co. Ltd, said his company’s banana exports to China were up almost 30 percent year-on-year despite the Covid-19 restrictions and safety measures in place there.

    Nguyen Van Cu, director of a northern exporter, agreed, saying his company’s exports doubled to around 500 tons.

    “Prices have surged from VND3,000 (13 U.S. cents) a kilogram last year to VND5,000-8,000.”

    Vinafruit chairman Dang Phuc Nguyen attributed the rise to falling output in China, where banana farms have been plagued by Fusarium wilt, a lethal fungal disease that has no cure, and rising input costs.

    But packaging and logistic costs of up to VND13,000 a kilogram eat up profits, exporters said.

    They expect exports and prices to rise sharply in the second half of this year.

    Vietnamese exports need to improve their quality and origin traceability to increase their chances of entering the Chinese market, Nguyen added.

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  • Fruit exports to China slump on tightened Covid-19 restrictions

    Fruit exports to China slump on tightened Covid-19 restrictions

    Vietnam’s vegetable and fruit exports to China fell 28 percent year-on-year to $625 million in the first four months as the major importer extended its zero Covid strategy.

    The plunge resulted in a 14 percent drop in total fruit and vegetable export value, as China accounts for over 50 percent of Vietnam’s $1.17 billion worth of fruits and vegetables export.

    China has been tightening control over imported agro products through stricter monitoring of farm and packing facilities, said Le Thanh Tung, deputy head of the Department of Crop Production under the agriculture ministry.

    Its stringent lockdowns have also lengthened the export negotiation process, with Chinese experts unable to inspect farming areas in person.

    Chinese authorities have also strengthened quarantine regulations and clearance procedures, causing congestion of fruit trucks at border gates.

    On May 23, some 815 and 287 trucks were stuck in the northern provinces of Lang Son and Quang Ninh, respectively, with 35 percent of them carrying fresh fruits.

    Tung also pointed out that Vietnamese farmers were suffering skyrocketing input costs, driven by higher fertilizer and pesticide prices.

    Vietnam mainly exports fresh fruits and other agricultural produce due to limited domestic capacity in processing, so the sector has been severely impacted by adverse conditions.

    Tung called on the agriculture ministry to restructure the production chain of agro produce, including issuing guidelines on building chain-based logistical supply systems.

    It is also necessary to boost cooperation with global partners to open up new markets, he said.

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  • Nike says to end run club app in China

    Nike says to end run club app in China

    Nike is deactivating its Run Club app in China, becoming the latest Western company to reconfigure its business in the world’s second largest economy.

    The US sportswear giant posted a notice to runners in mainland China, saying the app will “cease service and operation” there starting July 8. A Nike spokesperson said that it would roll out a “localized” platform for Chinese runners in future, and continue to invest in updating its digital platforms in China.
    “We are creating an ecosystem from China for China, specifically catered to the region’s unique consumer needs,” the representative said.
    China is one of Nike’s top markets. The company made nearly $8.3 billion in revenue in Greater China, which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan, in the last fiscal year, according to its most recent annual report. That was more than its sales in the rest of Asia Pacific and Latin America combined.
    China is also a key manufacturing hub for the brand, with about a fifth of Nike’s footwear and apparel being made there.
    Nike Run Club, which allows users to track their runs and perform challenges with friends, has more than 8 million users in China who have collectively covered more than 600 million kilometers (nearly 373 million miles), according to a company statement on the app.
    Nike has notified its 8 million users of the Run Club app in China that the platform will be discontinued soon.
    Local users will be able to export their fitness data, Nike said.
    The move is the latest in a series of changes big Western companies have made to their businesses in mainland China in recent months. Last week, Amazon announced the closure of its Kindle bookstore in the country, as well as the discontinuation of Kindle device sales to retailers.
    This summer, Airbnb will take down all its listings in the country and concentrate instead on outbound travelers. The company made the decision because of mounting costs that were worsened by Covid-19.
    Last October, LinkedIn said that it would shut down the local version of its platform in China, citing a “significantly more challenging operating environment” and compliance hurdles. The platform, which is owned by Microsoft has decided to introduce an all-new, even more localized service, called InJobs.