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Tag: Consumers

Posted inEnergy

Oil, gas companies win as energy bills skyrocket

by Jack Marley May 30, 2022May 30, 2022

Your annual energy bill could rise by another US$1,011 in October, according to UK electricity and gas market regulator Ofgem, which is set to lift the cap on energy prices – the maximum that energy suppliers can charge customers on a default tariff – in the autumn. The cap was already raised by $876 last […]

Posted inChina

Fights in Starbucks China over cat-paw mugs

by Ben Kwok February 28, 2019February 18, 2020
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OPPO set to launch first 5G phone in Q2

by Asia Times staff February 25, 2019February 18, 2020
Nanjing Road, the main shopping district of Shanghai. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina

China’s retail sales expected to record 9% growth in 2019

by Asia Times staff December 24, 2018February 18, 2020
Luxury brands are being propped up by consumer spending in China. Photo: iStock
Posted inChina, World

Chinese millennials rule the global luxury market

by Asia Times staff October 1, 2018February 18, 2020
A Mosquito extracts blood after piercing the human skin. Photo: iStock
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The next step in the war against mosquitoes: natural repellents

by Joel Coats September 8, 2018February 18, 2020
A Chinese mobile phone user browses online shopping site Taobao.com. Photo: AFP
Posted inChina

China welcomes its first comprehensive e-commerce law

by Asia Times staff September 4, 2018February 18, 2020
Photo: AFP/Herika Martinez
Posted inChina, World

Consumption is America’s Achilles’ heel in a trade war

by David P. Goldman July 11, 2018February 18, 2020
A cup of instant noodles fresh out of the microwave oven. Photo: iStock
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, World

Instant noodles start to drop off the menu in China

by Robert L. Anderson December 20, 2017February 18, 2020
Photo: Getty Images
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

‘Well-off’ taxi-driver arrested in overcharging sting

by Asia Times staff October 20, 2017February 18, 2020
Photo: baby-kingdom.com
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, World

New World investing in ‘growth’ with Baby Kingdom stake

by Ben Kwok October 11, 2017February 18, 2020
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Posted inAT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Northeast Asia, Philippines, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Jollibee and Pret a Manger: a healthy food combo for China?

by Ben Kwok September 20, 2017February 18, 2020
People line up to get off an American Airlines flight in Miami on April 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters
Posted inChina, Shanghai, World

Compared to Chinese airlines, the United scandal falls flat

by Johan Nylander April 11, 2017February 18, 2020
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Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, Shanghai, Singapore, World

Ay, Caramba! Simpsons stores in China to double in 2017

by Asia Times staff January 26, 2017February 18, 2020
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Posted inUncategorized

Someone finally invents a breast pump that isn’t awful

by Admin January 7, 2017January 7, 2017
It's hardly Ho! Ho! Ho! at this Amazon Fulfilment Center in the US, but at least they still have jobs. Photo: Reuters/Noah Berger
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by Asia Times staff December 25, 2016February 18, 2020

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