Mike Cansfield, associate vice-president of telecom and networking at IDC, said it appears the move is "quite a coup" for BT.

"If the latest application of bans is true and is supported by the court, it will deliver a coup de grace for Apple's sales not only in China but also globally," he said.

The result became an instant topic of conversation in Shanghai and was a publicity coup for Mobike.

He was made up to look like Wang Yun, a bureaucrat in the Eastern Han dynasty (25-220), who was also known for his involvement in a coup against a tyrant.

[Yan Daming/for China Daily]It was quite a coup for startup Vip.

"It's a great coup that the UK is getting the first store outside of Asia," McKeever said.

Mike Cansfield, associate vice president of telecoms and networking at IDC, said it appears the move is "quite a coup" for BT.

"Rob Burns, head of crops export at the UK Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, described the deal as a "real coup" for British farmers.

Released on $9 million bail last month, Ghosn has denied the charges, calling them "meritless" and saying he was the victim of a boardroom coup.

It was a huge coup, positioning the UK right where it wanted to be — Nissan would make the world’s best-selling electric car in Tennessee for the North American market, in Japan for Asia, and in the UK for Europe.

The confident and streamlined look of the Concept A Sedan is best described as a "hot and cool" design that seamlessly fuses the dynamism and balance of a coup with the compactness and practicality of a premium sedan.

HKEX will be counting on its lead banker - Moelis's Caroline Silver - to help it pull off what would be a major coup if it succeeds.