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Hong Kong health and beauty retailer AS Watson Group, owner of the iconic Watsons brand, is intensifying its focus on key growth areas, particularly instant retail and community stores in mainland China, as the company explores strategies to “enhance long-term value for shareholders”. The retail arm of conglomerate CK Hutchison, Watsons had accelerated its expansion in mainland China by increasing the number of physical stores and boosting online sales in response to shifting market dynamics,...

A Chinese son invited a violinist to play for his dying mother as she lay in her hospital bed, moving many people online with a melody dubbed “the most tender farewell”. Huang Haile, from southern China’s Guangdong province, bid farewell to his mother Ye Jindi on January 6, at the Dongguan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. A video of the violinist performing Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi’s famous song, Mother, featured in the 1999 film Kikujiro, in Ye’s intensive care unit (ICU) ward,...

Le pouvoir iranien a affirmé mercredi être parvenu à réprimer les manifestations antigouvernementales meurtrières qui ont secoué le pays, évoquant un premier bilan officiel de plus de 3 000 morts. « La sédition est désormais terminée », a assuré le procureur général iranien.

Après Le Crayon, qui a sorti le milliardaire proche de l’extrême droite de son capital en fin d’année dernière, c’est au tour des médias vidéos Neo et Lou de ne plus compter Pierre-Edouard Stérin en tant qu’actionnaire.