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By , on May 21st, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Buy too much rice in Hong Kong and “you could end up in jail”, Chinese media warned tourists in the wake of the Guangzhou cadmium scandal. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Armed with empty suitcases and same-day return tickets, an army of mainland Chinese is descending on suburban outlet shopping malls and international fashion chains in Hong Kong, turning cheap into the new chic as luxury falls out of favour. Wealthy Chinese used to stop over in Hong Kong for a few days to pick up a Louis Vuitton bag or a wristwatch for up to 40 per cent less than in Beijing or Shanghai. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China’s human H7N9 bird flu outbreak has cost the country’s poultry industry more than 400 billion yuan (HK$500 billion) as consumers shun chicken, government officials said according to state media Monday. The sector has been losing an average of one billion yuan a day since the end of March, the Beijing Times said, citing Li Xirong, head of the National Animal Husbandry Service. H7N9 avian influenza has infected 130 people in China, killing 35, since it was found in humans for the first time, according to latest official data. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Is anything in China real? Study finds some silk on sale in Beijing do not contain any silk <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 20th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> China has halted imports of New Zealand meat due to a certification dispute. Hundreds of tonnes of frozen mutton, lamb and beef from New Zealand have been stranded on Chinese docks after China halted imports from the country due to a certification dispute. China is New Zealand’s largest export market and its largest consumer of sheep meat. China has blocked all New Zealand beef and sheep meat that has arrived there in the past two or three weeks, said Dan Coup, trade and economic manager for the Meat Industry Association of New Zealand. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Time was running out for New Year celebrations in a darkened Kwun Tong housing development a few years ago. Electricity supply to Tsui Ping Estate had been cut shortly after 9pm when smoke was seen coming from switches in the ground-floor transformer room. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 17th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The dire manners and “uncivilised behaviour” of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country’s image, said a top official who lamented their poor “quality and breeding”, according to state-run media. Wang Yang, one of China’s four vice premiers, singled out for condemnation “talking loudly in public places, jay-walking, spitting and willfully carving characters on items in scenic zones”. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By Daniel Gross, on May 16th, 2013 Maybe if Walmart paid its workers more, its workers—along with millions of other low-paid U.S. consumers—would buy more stuff at Walmart. Daniel Gross on the company’s profit problem.
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By , on May 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Twelve years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, another company aims to resurrect high-tech spuds. This month, tuber processing giant J.R. Simplot Co. asked the US government to approve five varieties of biotech potatoes. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Supplier of potatoes to McDonald’s ‘risks ire of consumers’ with biotech spuds project
By , on May 15th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The Consumer Council warned Hongkongers on Wednesday to beware of the deceptive tactics used by some salespeople trying to entice them into buying or renewing hotel or dining club memberships. The consumer watchdog said that it had received 124 complaints dealing with club memberships last year, down from 132 in 2011. And despite fewer complaints, the watchdog said, the nature of the sales practices had worsened from merely misleading to bordering on deceptive. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading Beware of dodgy club membership pitches, says consumer council
By , on May 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> European authorities have raided the offices of oil majors Shell, BP and Statoil as part of a probe into suspected manipulation of prices, one of the biggest cross-border actions since the Libor rigging scandal. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
Continue reading EU raids oil majors – BP, Shell and Statoil – over price-fixing probe
By , on May 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets fell Tuesday despite data showing that U.S. consumers were revving up their retail spending last month, as investors made off with profits following recent rallies. The Commerce Department in Washington said retail sales increased 0.1 percent in April from March, an improvement from March’s 0.5 percent decline. Economists had forecast that sales declined by 0.3 percent in April. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 14th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday in a lukewarm reaction to data showing that U.S. consumers revved up their retail spending last month. The Commerce Department in Washington said retail sales increased 0.1 percent in April from March, an improvement from March’s 0.5 percent decline. Economists had forecast that sales declined by 0.3 percent in April. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By Sarah Begley, on May 12th, 2013 A Wisconsin dairy farmer is set to go on trial for a strange offense: selling raw milk to a group of consumers who were members of a private buyer’s club. Sarah Begley reports on the clash between regulators and foodies.
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By By STUART ELLIOTT and TANZINA VEGA, on May 11th, 2013 Some of the biggest names in marketing have had to apologize after consumers objected to ads that hinged on race, rape and suicide.
Continue reading Trying to Be Hip and Edgy, Ads Become Offensive
By , on May 10th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> Apple is evading taxes in China and spreading pornography, said a Chinese consumer protection group in Beijing on Friday. The China Association of Consumer Protection Law, in a report published by the Legal Daily newspaper, accused Apple’s online stores in China of not paying import taxes for software that they sell to mainland consumers. The accusations come amid a global debate on how online retailers should be taxed. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 8th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> The Dutch government yesterday ordered an investigation into persistent shortages of certain brands of baby formula, blamed on networks of traffickers who ship milk powder to China where it is sold at premium prices. Deputy Economic Affairs Minister Sharon Dijksma ordered the Dutch food and consumer watchdog to look into a huge rise in demand for baby milk linked to so-called “baby milk runners”, who bulk-buy powder in shops before sending it to China. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By Nina Strochlic, on May 8th, 2013 JPMorgan Chase is one of America’s largest and most highly regarded banks. But in the past few years, it has paid out several billion dollars to settle lawsuits from consumers and regulators.
Continue reading JPMorgan Chase’s Crazy Fine Tally
By , on May 6th, 2013 <!– google_ad_section_start –> HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong dockworkers have accepted a 9.8 percent pay increase, ending a 40-day strike that slowed traffic at one of the world’s busiest ports. About 90 percent of the workers voted late Monday in favor of the offer from four middleman contractors that provide staff to a container terminal operator controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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By , on May 5th, 2013 Baz Luhrmann’s “Gatsby,” J. J. Abrams’s “Star Trek,” breakthrough performances, movie listings and more.
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Is rice the new ‘milk powder’ for cross-border tensions?
<!– google_ad_section_start –> Buy too much rice in Hong Kong and “you could end up in jail”, Chinese media warned tourists in the wake of the Guangzhou cadmium scandal. <!– google_ad_section_end –>
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