Boeing subsidiary to build Virgin Galactic's motherships
Jul 12, 2022 21:01 pm UTC| Business Economy Life
Virgin Galactic is partnering with Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences to manufacture the next generation of the twin-fuselage aircraft used to carry aloft the space tourism companys rocket ship. Two of the...
S. Korea's customs office to allow sex doll parts importation
Jul 12, 2022 20:33 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Law
South Koreas customs office will permit the importation of sex doll parts, but not full-body sex dolls, starting this month. A certain sort of life-size sex doll was allowed to be imported in 2019 by South Koreas...
Major League Baseball taps Distill as official vodka brand
Jul 12, 2022 19:51 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business Life
Major League Baseball (MLB) has signed a multi-year agreement covering the US and Canada making Distill Brands International (DBI) products its official vodka. Through the multi-year relationship, Distill will be able...
Starbucks Japan to launch peach-packed Frappuccino
Jul 09, 2022 23:58 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Starbucks in Japan is introducing the peach-packed version of Momo MORE Frappuccino on July 13th, 2022 that is expected to sell out in droves. Very popular since its first release in 2015, the new version of this icy...
KFC enters China's shop-bought tea drinks market with Grandpa Comfy Tea outlet
Jul 09, 2022 23:48 pm UTC| Life Economy Business
Kentucky Fried Chicken opened its first Grandpa Comfy Tea outlet in Suzhou, signaling its entry into Chinas huge and popular market for shop-bought tea drinks. The new shop offers tea beverages with characteristics from...
KFC promotes pairing of fried chicken with champagne
Jul 07, 2022 23:37 pm UTC| Business Economy Life
KFC Canada is promoting a champagne pairing for its chicken in its Buckets Bubbly campaign in Canada, which has been endorsed by the Foo Fighters Dave Grohl, one of the worlds biggest rock stars. The tandem of fried...
Sacramento Kings strike multi-year betting partnership with Red Hawk Casino
Jul 07, 2022 23:33 pm UTC| Sports Economy Business Life
The NBAs Sacramento Kings have inked a new, multi-year betting partnership designating Red Hawk as the teams official casino partner in California from the start of the 2022/23 season. The new agreement covers a host of...
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