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Global Times
Coverage of Global Times in the Nexus archive.
- Louis Vuitton court victory against Chinese tea chain stirs up a debate over copyrights
A Chinese court ordered Molly Tea to pay Louis Vuitton $1.5 million for trademark infringement over a four-petal flower design. The ruling has sparked debate in China about whether Louis Vuitton's monogram, inspired by neo-gothic and Japonism, improperly claims traditional Chinese motifs. Molly Tea plans to appeal the decision.
- Robot runner handily beats humans in half-marathon, setting new record
Humanoid robots set a new half-marathon record in Beijing, with Honor's robot completing the 13-mile race in 50 minutes 26 seconds, surpassing the human world record of 57 minutes 20 seconds set by Ugandan runner Jacob Kiplimo. The robot's design, inspired by human athletes, featured long legs and a custom liquid-cooling system developed by Honor engineer Du Xiaodi.