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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…