Last year Chinese consumed 21 billion litres of mineral water and annual sales of premium-bottled water are expected to top 10 billion yuan (Z$2 billion) in five years, according to ChinaDaily.com.
Japanese shipping line MOL will implement a general rate increase of US$160 (NZ$219) TEU and $274 per FEU as well as on 40-foot high cube boxes from June 1 on cargo from Canada to Asia, which includes west Asia and the Indian subcontinent.
In its consumer surveys carried out in 2008 and 2009, Datamonitor found that 25% of global consumers said products with reduced packaging had a high or very high degree of influence over their purchases, with the same number saying they bought such goods most or all of the time.
New Zealand’s Izon Science will unveil its latest breakthrough in nanoparticle analysis in the US this week, introducing its latest nano particle measurement system at the BIO International Convention in Chicago which runs from May 3 to 6.
The New Zealand cabinet has agreed to a range of amendments that will help boost the sector's potential to generate sustainable economic growth for the industry in New Zealand.
DHL has set its sights on air and ocean freight shipments between China and the South Asia Pacific (SAP) region, an area which has shown the fastest growing intra-Asian trade by volume.
Indian ready meals and accompaniments sold in UK supermarkets contain “frankly outrageous” levels of salt, according to a survey by UK lobby group CASH (Consensus Action on Salt and Health).
European and North American beverage makers are increasingly turning to producing niche products, no longer relying on their strong brands to grow market share.
The indefinite suspensions of 15 international and 30 domestic routes bring Japan Airlines Corp's total route cuts to 78, effectively slashing 40% of its international operation and 30% of domestic operation. The airline, known as JAL, had suspended 33 routes during the fiscal year ended March.
The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) is building a US$22-billion ($NZ30.71 billion) carbon-neutral city in the desert near Abu Dhabi to be powered entirely by renewable energies including solar power.
Sixteen major food companies have become the first to commit to New York City’s National Salt Reduction Initiative. The 16 companies that signed up to the program include some key players in the industry, such as Kraft, Unilever, Heinz, and McCain Foods.
Chinese tourists spent US$44 billion (NZ$61.4 billion) on their travels abroad in 2009 despite the global economic downturn, propping up other economies by eating out, occupying hotel rooms and visiting attractions.
China's Ministry of Commerce ruled this week broiler chicken products imports from the United States were subsidised, and as a result would be levied from 3.8 to 31.4% in anti-subsidy duties.
The French Food Safety Agency (AFSSA) has recommended that consumers should be alerted to the presence of bisphenol A (BPA) in packaging via a system of “systematic labelling”.
Fans flooded an official website calling for applications after it opened yesterday morning and demand had reached nearly 90,000 match tickets in the first six hours.
The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines says passenger and cargo traffic volumes are close to returning to levels last achieved before the recession began to hit hard in mid-2008. Careful management of capacity has also helped improve airline assets.
Baidu and a Japanese e-commerce operator called Rakuten plan to establish China's largest online mall in Beijing's Tongzhou district to capitalise on China's growing online trade.
DHL expects airfreight demand from Asia to pick up this year with China leading the demand. Global imbalance of supply and demand will continue into Q2 and Q3, so capacity is likely to stay tight.
Foreigners who invest in South Korea will get more cash support from the government starting next year. Currently, the country provides around 15 billion won in cash support for foreign investments annually.
