In the news: Apple removes apps, US-China trade-war saga, and vaccine scandal

August 22, 2018 | BY

Jacelyn Johnson

Apple pulled out almost 25,000 gambling apps from its China app store, President Trump in no hurry to end the trade-war with China, and CFDA regulators sacked following vaccine scandals ignited by Changsheng

Apple pulls out gambling apps from China App Store

Apple Inc. had come under scrutiny in China again this week, resulting in the U.S. tech giant having to pull out almost 25,000 gambling-related apps from its App Store in China.

The removal of apps followed reports by state-run China Central Television of users losing money from using fake lottery app downloaded from the App Store. The television state criticized Apple for letting gambling apps proliferate and not protecting consumers.

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