U.S. whiskey exporters struggle after year of EU tariffs
BRISTOL, Pa. (Reuters) – When Europe’s tariffs on U.S. whiskey hit in June 2018, craft distillery Mountain Laurel Spirits LLC lost 10% of its sales overnight as its European distributor…
U.S. surfboard makers not so stoked about China tariffs
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s decision to slap 10% tariffs on imported surfboards convinced surf executive Sue Bowers to move factory jobs out of China – but not…
From shrimp to fake eyelashes, social media sales soar in Facebook-friendly Thailand
SATUN, Thailand (Reuters) – The son of a Thai fisherman, Anurak Saruethai never really took to life at sea. But seafood has been good to him. Anurak Sareuthai is seen…
Foreign casino operators go all in as they vie for Osaka license
OSAKA (Reuters) – In late July, a lavish fireworks display lit up Osaka’s skies in the finale to one of Japan’s most famous festivals, courtesy of a first-time sponsor: Macau…
Silicon Valley employees flex newfound political muscles
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Employees at several of the world’s biggest technology companies have been exercising newfound political power where they work, pushing their bosses on business ethics with help…
China’s multi-story hog hotels elevate industrial farms to new levels
YAJI MOUNTAIN, China (Reuters) – On Yaji Mountain in southern China, they are checking in the sows a thousand head per floor in high-rise “hog hotels”. Guangxi Yangxiang’s high-rise pig…
Insight: China’s multi-story hog hotels elevate industrial farms to new levels
YAJI MOUNTAIN, China (Reuters) – On Yaji Mountain in southern China, they are checking in the sows a thousand head per floor in high-rise “hog hotels”. Guangxi Yangxiang’s high-rise pig…
Victims of Japan’s forced sterilizations demand justice after decades of silence
TOKYO (Reuters) – One day when Saburo Kita was 14, he was taken from an institution for troubled children to see a doctor. Despite protesting that his health was fine,…