Asahi to boost sales of non-alcoholic, low-alcohol beverages

Dec 14, 2022 23:26 pm UTC| Economy Business Investing Life Health

Asahi Group Holdings would begin making minority investments in US start-ups from January 2023 through its Asahi Group Beverages Innovation Fund which will open up new markets for low-alcohol and non-alcohol...

Luxury skincare brand Cha Ling shuts stores in China due to COVID-19 disruptions

Dec 13, 2022 22:52 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Health

Luxury skincare brand Cha Ling has closed all its physical stores in China to optimize its retail strategy as Covid-19 disruptions continue The LVMH-owned Cha Ling, which operated stores in China for five years, also...

Canadian university identifies low carbon foods in student meals

Dec 13, 2022 22:50 pm UTC| Health Nature Science Economy Business

Polytechnique Montreal grades cafeteria dishes from A to F corresponding to equivalent CO2 emissions in kilograms, according to Patrick Cigana of the schools Office of Sustainable Development. This allows students to...

China could face a catastrophic COVID surge as it lifts restrictions – here’s how it might play out

Dec 08, 2022 10:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

China is the only major country which, until now, has continued to enforce a zero-COVID strategy. Other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, also sought to eliminate COVID entirely earlier in the...

As homelessness grows, its stark impact on health is becoming clearer across Europe

Dec 08, 2022 10:46 am UTC| Health

The latest data compiled by the Spanish National Institute of Statistics show that the number of homeless people has grown by 25% in Spain in the last ten years. This social problem has gone from affecting 22,900 people in...

Pepsi launches zero-calorie cola to pair with Christmas fried chicken in Japan

Nov 30, 2022 21:56 pm UTC| Life Economy Business Health

Pepsi is following up a Japanese Christmas-seasonal formula designed to be paired with Japanese-style fried chicken, dubbed Pepsi Zero Karaage Senyo Cola on Dec. 6. The name translates in English to Pepsi Zero Cola...

Scientists test mRNA technology for universal flu vaccine

Nov 27, 2022 22:51 pm UTC| Science Health Business

An experimental vaccine was found to potentially open a pathway to a universal flu shot that might help prevent future pandemics, according to a US study. In initial tests in mice and ferrets, the two-dos vaccine...