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WORLDLululemon apologises after Japanese drum row at Great Wall yoga event<p>Online uproar follows Canadian brand’s use of taiko drum at sponsored festival held to celebrate Chinese culture</p><p>The activewear brand Lululemon has apologised after a promotional event held on the Great Wall of China appeared to mistakenly feature a Japanese drum, prompting an uproar.</p><pThe Guardian·1w ago
WORLDLululemon apologises after Japanese drum row at Great Wall yoga event<p>Online uproar follows Canadian brand’s use of taiko drum at sponsored festival held to celebrate Chinese culture</p><p>The activewear brand Lululemon has apologised after a promotional event held on the Great Wall of China appeared to mistakenly feature a Japanese drum, prompting an uproar.</p><pThe Guardian·1w ago
WORLDLululemon apologises after Japanese drum row at Great Wall yoga event<p>Online uproar follows Canadian brand’s use of taiko drum at sponsored festival held to celebrate Chinese culture</p><p>The activewear brand Lululemon has apologised after a promotional event held on the Great Wall of China appeared to mistakenly feature a Japanese drum, prompting an uproar.</p><pThe Guardian·1w ago
WORLDLululemon apologises after Japanese drum row at Great Wall yoga event<p>Online uproar follows Canadian brand’s use of taiko drum at sponsored festival held to celebrate Chinese culture</p><p>The activewear brand Lululemon has apologised after a promotional event held on the Great Wall of China appeared to mistakenly feature a Japanese drum, prompting an uproar.</p><pThe Guardian·1w ago
WORLDVietnam police rescue hundreds of cats stolen for meat by crime ring<p>Major operation launched after spate of pet thefts in Ho Chi Minh City, according to local media</p><p>Police in Vietnam have rescued more than 400 cats in a bust of a cat meat crime ring in Ho Chi Minh City, according to animal welfare groups and local media reports.</p><p>More than 40 cats wereThe Guardian·1w ago
