The head of Wal-Mart's China business has quit, the US retailer said Monday, after Chinese authorities temporarily shut down over a dozen stores found to be selling pork falsely labelled as organic.
Ed Chan left "for personal reasons," Wal-Mart said in a statement, adding that Clara Wong, senior vice president of human resources division of the China operation, has also resigned.
Their departure comes after authorities in the southwestern city of Chongqing detained Wal-Mart staff and ordered the company to pay more than $420,000 in fines and other penalties.
The statement made no mention of the pork incident, which was widely reported in Chinese media. Full story...
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Ed Chan left "for personal reasons," Wal-Mart said in a statement, adding that Clara Wong, senior vice president of human resources division of the China operation, has also resigned.
Their departure comes after authorities in the southwestern city of Chongqing detained Wal-Mart staff and ordered the company to pay more than $420,000 in fines and other penalties.
The statement made no mention of the pork incident, which was widely reported in Chinese media. Full story...
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