Pandemic-era retail: No shoes, no shirt, no mask — no service?
Apr 22, 2021 05:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Masking is currently required to access retail stores across Canada amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Presently, every province has regulations in place that require customers to wear masks before entering stores to shop. All...
Vitafusion issued a recall for select Church & Dwight gummy vitamins
Apr 22, 2021 05:19 am UTC| Business Economy
Vitafusion, a popular vitamin brand, issued a recall on some of its gummy vitamins for children and adults as they could contain metallic mesh. To prevent unfortunate incidents, Church Dwight Company Inc. that owns the...
S. Korea's kimchi exports hit all-time high of $46.57 million in Q1
Apr 22, 2021 01:48 am UTC| Economy Business
South Koreas exports of kimchi reached an all-time high of $46.57 million in the January-March period, up 54.3 from a year earlier, according to the data from the Korea Customs Service and industry sources. It was the...
Foodpanda to deliver Eat Just's cultured meat to homes in Singapore
Apr 21, 2021 15:59 pm UTC| Business Economy
Eat Just has collaborated with Asian grocery delivery platform Foodpanda to provide the worlds first home delivery of cultured meat. The Foodpanda app will feature three dishes containing cultured chicken prepared by...
Japan to regulate lodging houses converted to morgues
Apr 21, 2021 12:47 pm UTC| Business Economy
Experts in Japan are now calling for legislative action to regulate the emergence of the corpse hotel business that left local governments struggling to respond to the uproar from residents The emergence of the business...
All Nippon Airways to offer grounded planes as wedding venues
Apr 21, 2021 12:20 pm UTC| Business Economy
All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) will start offering wedding ceremonies aboard grounded Boeing 777-300ER jets normally used for international flights and wedding receptions at an airport venue in May. Up to 30 people can...
Doosan targets increased presence in global hydrogen market
Apr 21, 2021 11:26 am UTC| Business Economy
Doosan Group formed a task force to tap the global hydrogen market by reviewing the production, distribution, and utilization of hydrogen. The market research task force will operate under its holding company Doosan...
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