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Popeyes signs first lease for China market as it seeks to take on KFC

U.S. fried chicken chain Popeyes wants to become the top chicken brand in China, the chief executive of its parent company said on Tuesday, as it prepares to take on KFC, the no.1 player in the world’s most populuous market. Popeyes signed a lease in Shanghai for its first store in China on Monday, which is slated to open next year. The company outlined plans in July to build 1,500 restaurants in China in the coming decade, becoming the last of Toronto-based Restaurant Brands International Inc’s main brands to enter the country. …read more […]

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A year after arrest, Ghosn seeks trial date, access to evidence

A year after his arrest, Nissan ex-Chairman Carlos Ghosn remains stuck in Tokyo under stringent bail conditions and without a trial date as he seeks access to a trove of Nissan emails and other evidence to fight charges of financial misconduct. The once-feted executive has spent 129 days in detention since his arrest shortly after his private jet touched down at a Tokyo airport on Nov. 19, 2018. Nissan sacked Ghosn, saying its internal investigations revealed misconduct ranging from understating his salary while he was its chief executive, and transferring $5 million of Nissan funds to an account …read more […]

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HK shares end at 1-week high on stimulus prospects, Alibaba boost

Hong Kong stocks on Tuesday closed at a one-week high as China central bank’s rate cut stoked hopes that Beijing is keen to stem an economic slowdown with stimulus measures, while strong demand ahead of Alibaba’s listing boosted sentiment. ** The Hang Seng index was up 1.6% at 27,093.80, its highest close since November 8. The China Enterprises Index closed 1.3% higher at 10,696.56 points. …read more […]

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UPDATE 1-Russia's Sberbank, Mail.Ru to invest $1 billion in online food, taxi venture

Russian internet company Mail.Ru and state lender Sberbank have finalised the terms of a joint food and taxi platform and plan to invest 64.6 billion roubles ($1 billion) in the business, Mail.Ru said on Tuesday. The deal, first revealed in July, should be closed by the end of the year and will hand the firms equal stakes in the joint venture, it said. The move marks a significant step in Sberbank’s pursuit of a stronger presence in Russia’s digital economy and offers competition to the country’s leading technology company, Yandex , which dominates the ride-hailing market. …read more […]