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Pop Mart’s Labubus boost China’s soft power as its brands find global appeal

Pop Mart’s Labubus boost China’s soft power as its brands find global appeal

For years, China had an image problem it couldn’t shake off — synonymous with cheap exports, heavy censorship, and a state shrouded in secrecy and scandal. That has been changing as the country strives to burnish its image, rising in soft power rankings, with domestic businesses helping Beijing secure a significant facelift. Chinese coffee chains…

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Qantas to pay record fine of  million for pandemic sackings criticized by judge

Qantas to pay record fine of $58 million for pandemic sackings criticized by judge

A court ordered Australia’s largest airline, Qantas Airways, on Monday to pay a record fine of A$90 million ($58.64 million) for illegally sacking 1,800 ground staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and criticized it for a lack of contrition. In imposing the penalty, the largest ordered by a court on a company in the history of Australia’s labor…

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