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China Brings E-Cigarettes Under Tobacco Monopoly Law

China amended its tobacco monopoly law on Friday to include e-cigarettes, stepping up regulation of the fast-growing vaping industry in the world...

L'Oreal Offers Vouchers To Resolve Singles Day Shopping Spat

L'Oreal is offering shopping vouchers to some Chinese customers to settle a dispute over discounts that drew the ire of the country's top two livestre...

Alibaba Warns Of Slowest Revenue Growth Since Debut

China's Alibaba Group Holding Ltd forecast annual revenue to grow at its slowest pace since its 2014 debut and its second-quarter results missed...

Bird Flu Spreads In Europe And Asia

Several outbreaks of severe bird flu in Europe and Asia have been reported in recent days to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).

Alibaba's Toned-Down Singles' Day Enters Final Stretch

Alibaba said that nearly 400 brands, including Apple Inc and L'Oréal SA, raked in more than $15 million (€13.1 million) in sales each during it...

Chinese Stock Up On Food As Temperatures Fall And COVID-19 Spreads

Beijing shoppers stocked up on cabbage, rice and flour for the winter on Wednesday, after the government urged people to keep stores of basic goods in case...

China's New Pig Farmers Aim To Ride Out Boom-Bust Cycle

China's huge hog sector is struggling with excess production after millions of small, often first-time, pig farmers entered the industry to capitalise on r...

China To Produce Animal Feed Protein From Carbon Monoxide

Chinese researchers say they have found a way to produce an animal feed protein from carbon monoxide in what is being hailed as a breakthrough that could h...