Japan's first zero-sugar and zero-carb beer proves to be a huge success upon release, affirming the country's growing health trend for low-carb beverages. Read More
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The Japanese government has announced they will revise liquor taxes in October. Mari Yasuda reports from Japan on the impacts, and reactions from importers and merchants. Read More
It seems that coronavirus is a bygone memory in China, as the 30th Tsingtao International Beer Festival returns. Read More
Remember when people used to say that beer tasted like urine? Some people in China started spreading rumors that it doesn't just taste like it but is made out of it. Read More
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has announced that it will launch a suite of beer qualifications in partnership with the Institute of Brewing & Distilling (IBD), expanding its offers beyond wine, spirits and sake. 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
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
AB InBev, the world’s biggest brewery, has announced its plan to revive listing for its Asian business, Budweiser APAC division, in Hong Kong this week, after scratching the plan in July. Read More
Hong Kong's richest man Li Ka-Shing has agreed to buy UK’s largest listed pubs and brewery group, Greene King, in a deal worth £4.6 billion. Read More
South Korea will introduce a new liquor tax regime next year, the first change after 50 years, which will tax alcoholic beverages based on volume instead of price, starting with beer and domestic rice wine. Read More