China's delivery giant Meituan, which entered the annual June 18 shopping festival, or 618 festival, for the first time this year, saw total transaction volume on its platform double in the first 24 hours after the campaign launch on May 28. Read More
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China’s new generation of young couples is opting for milk tea instead of alcohol at their weddings — a growing trend gaining traction across social media.
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A new generation of Chinese winemakers is breaking away from big-budget châteaux and industrial formulas. United by a shared passion for craft, identity, and terroir, these indie producers are banding together to reshape the future of Chinese wine—at home and on the global stage. Read More
Changyu, China’s largest wine producer, is selling its French Cognac estate and related property for 4.8 million euros (about US$5.2 million) as part of ongoing efforts to offload underperforming assets and shore up its finances. Read More
South African wine could be the next to enjoy zero-tariff access to China under a sweeping new trade policy that Beijing has proposed this week for 53 African countries. Read More
Is Lafite’s First Chinese White Wine on the Way? With 20,000 grapevines just been shipped to Long Dai in Shandong, all signs point to a white wine debut from Lafite’s Chinese estate soon. Read More
China and French brandy producers have reached a preliminary agreement on pricing, a key development in Beijing’s anti-dumping investigation into European brandy imports that signals easing tensions between the two sides. Read More
Will the latest alcohol ban for Party and government meals spur home consumption and non-alcoholic sales? We talked to experts to find out. Read More
China’s bar industry is undergoing a quiet transformation, expanding rapidly into lower-tier cities and localising its offerings to appeal to regional tastes, according to a new report. Read More
A consumer behaviour study by the Ministry of Commerce found that 60% of urban consumption now takes place at night, driven by young consumers born after 1995. Read More