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Korean church blamed for COVID-19 outbreak hires US lobby shop
A US branch of the South Korean megachurch blamed for the country's largest COVID-19 outbreak has hired a lobby shop...
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Daschle hire divides Hong Kong grassroots advocates
An anonymous Hong Kong pro-democracy group's decision to hire a Democrat-led lobbying firm has some activists fretting about inadvertent harm...
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WeChat owner Tencent registers in-house lobby shop
The owner of China's ubiquitous WeChat app has registered to lobby in-house as it continues to build up its response...
Read moreTencent hires top M&A lawyer in response to Trump’s WeChat order
The company behind China’s most popular mobile application has hired a top Mergers & Acquisitions lawyer after coming under fire...
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South Korea hires PR firm to help its candidate for WTO chief
South Korea has hired a US public relations shop to help boost its bid for the top spot at the...
Read moreChina’s most popular app enlists lobby firm to shape Trump order
The company behind China's most popular mobile application has retained a New York-based international law firm to help shape a...
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Education Department probes Stanford, Fordham over China ties
The US Department of Education has announced new investigations into Stanford and Fordham universities over their ties to China. The...
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Warring Caucasus parties take their fight to Washington
Azerbaijan is stepping up its Washington lobbying as its frozen conflict with Armenia over the disputed enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh once...
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Ex-GOP aides disclose work for Chinese state company accused of stealing US tech
A public relations firm run by former Republican aides has just disclosed months-old work for a Chinese chip-maker accused of...
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Thailand hires USTR veteran to undo Trump tariff hit
Thailand has hired a veteran US trade official to lobby Congress and the Donald Trump administration regarding trade preferences for...
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