Singapore is relaxing its lockdown starting from this Monday, writes Ch'ng Poh Tiong. Read More
Wine
Here are the essential readings on China's wine industry this week: a Chinese official from the country's drinks association warned 2020 will the toughest year; April wine imports plummeted; and China's own wine rating system is starting to take shape. Read More
Frequent drinkers in China increased spending during the lockdown months in China, while occasional drinkers dialed back on alcohol consumption, a new report by consumer data giant Nielsen has found. Read More
Gu Gan, the Chinese painter and calligrapher, who became the first Chinese artist to have his painting printed on Bordeaux first growth Chateau Mouton Rothschild's 1996 vintage has passed away on May 30. Read More
Ales Kristančič is the magician behind Slovenia's iconic winery Movia in Brda. An enigmatic and energetic scion of the family estate bordering Italy's Collio, Kristančič, is among the few who modernized and catapulted Slovenia's winemaking to international renown. Read More
A new IWSR report predicts that it will take five years for the global drinks industry to rebound to pre-crisis level because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read More
China's biggest and oldest winery, Changyu Pioneer Wine Company, is calling for the removal of consumer tax on wines to boost the country's domestic wine consumption. Read More
Hong Kong government is slashing exhibition prices for the November HKTDC International Wine & Spirits Fair by half to draw in wineries and visitors amid the city's dwindling tourists and economic downturn. Read More
Here are your essential readings on China's wine market this week: China extended international travel ban; wine merchants in Wuhan complained sales so far only recovered about 10-20%, and OurHours, a convenience store set up to sell wine and grocery, went bust. Read More
Australian wine exports in the first four months of the year have been dented by the coronavirus pandemic, with China seeing the sharpest decline, and the future of wine trading between the two countries dogged by fears of escalating political tensions. Read More