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Pets Are Being Killed In China Due To Coronavirus Misinformation
After infectious disease expert Dr Li Lanjuan said on Chinese state television that pets should be quarantined if they have been in contact with suspected patients infected with the novel coronavirus, Chinese social media has been awash!-->…
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China Implements Temporary Wild Animal Trade Ban Due To Coronavirus, Activists Push To Make It Permanent
On Sunday, China ordered a temporary ban on the trade of wild animals in an attempt to contain the novel coronavirus, 2019-nCoV, which is believed to have originated in a market that sold wild animals as food. The new law will prohibit!-->…
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China Announces Single-Use Plastic & Plastic Bag Ban By End 2020
In a recent policy announcement, China will be stepping up its restrictions on the sale, production and use of disposable plastic products. According to the state planner, the country will ban disposable plastic bags in all major cities by!-->…
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China Impossible Foods’ Rival Zhenmeat Seeks US$2M Funding For Major Growth
Beijing-based plant-based meat startup Zhenmeat is now seeking US$ 2 million in funding from global investors in order to capture the growing demand for plant-based meat alternatives in China. This follows the latest news from Silicon!-->…
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Tencent & Alibaba Slammed For Lack Of Clean Energy In Greenpeace China Tech Ranking
Greenpeace has recently released their first-ever “clean energy scorecard” for China’s tech industry. Titled Clean Cloud 2020, the report tracks renewable energy use, and highlights the best and worst environmental offenders within the!-->…
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Taco Bell China Launches Limited Edition Vegan Omnipork Tacos
Taco Bell has just launched a limited edition vegan Omnipork Crunchy Taco across all its Shanghai locations. The plant-based taco will be made with the vegan ground pork alternative Omnipork developed by Hong Kong-based Green Monday’s!-->…
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Future Of Fashion: COS Trials Subscription Rental Service With China’s Rent The Runway
H&M Group, the second largest fashion group in the world, has just announced that its high-end brand COS has partnered up with Chinese rental subscription company YCloset to launch a trial rental program in China. The announcement!-->…
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US Plant-Based FoodTech Giants Impossible & Beyond Look To Conquer China
It's the perfect storm of market factors for a China protein revolution- a pork shortage crisis spurred on by the African Swine Fever epidemic, a trade war that has driven up meat prices, a younger generation motivated by environmental and!-->…
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Impossible Burger Lands In Mainland China, Impossible Pork On Its Way
The Impossible Burger by Silicon Valley startup Impossible Foods has just made its formal launch in mainland China this week at Shanghai’s China International Import Exposition. Throughout the expo event from 5th November - 10th November,!-->…
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Argentina To Replace China As World’s Dumping Ground For Plastic Waste
In August this year, Argentina changed its definition of what counts as “waste”, a move that could enable the import of millions of tonnes of low-grade plastic waste scraps discarded in the United States. Environmental campaigners have!-->…
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Green Common Announces Mainland China Launch, Debuts Omnipork On T-Mall
Plant-based grocery, café chain & distribution outfit Green Common, a concept developed by Hong Kong-born vegetarian movement Green Monday, has just debuted in mainland China with a Tmall Global e-commerce store featuring their range!-->…
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Bulldog Skincare Becomes First Certified Cruelty-Free Brand To Sell In China
London-based men’s brand Bulldog Skincare has just become the first international company to maintain its cruelty-free commitments while on sale in mainland China. After striking up a “unique agreement”, Bulldog Skincare will be able to!-->…
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Major Study Finds Exposure To Air Pollution In China Raises Risk Of Silent Miscarriages
A new study, published in the journal Nature Sustainability, has found that maternal exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased burden of fetus disease and missed or “silent” miscarriages in China. The study, conducted!-->…
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New Childhood Obesity Atlas Shows Rising Rates In Asia, China & India To Face Health Crisis
World Obesity Day, organised by the World Obesity Federation, is observed globally on 11th October in order to raise awareness about the need for a global effort to reduce, prevent and treat obesity.
Childhood obesity is on the rise!-->!-->!-->…
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OmniPork, Zhenmeat Plant-Based Pork Alternatives To Help China Deal With African Swine Fever Epidemic
The country that eats more pork than any other could be looking at a pork-less future. As China battles the African swine fever that has wiped out millions of pigs domestically and across the wider Asian region, the alternative meat!-->…
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Hong Kong & China Feminine Care Startup LUÜNA Launches Organic Sanitary Product Subscription, Menstrual Cup
Hong Kong & Shanghai-based menstrual care brand LUÜNA announced the launch of their organic cotton sanitary products subscription services and menstrual cup this month. The female-led company aims to empower women in Hong Kong with!-->…
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Nongfu Spring: Company Launches China’s First Vegan Yogurt Brand Made From Walnuts, Coconut & Almond
After three years of research and development, the first “mainstream” vegan yogurt alternative by Nongfu Spring is now commercially available to Chinese consumers. The new vegan range by the Chinese food giant will feature three flavours!-->…
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Zhenmeat: China ‘Impossible Foods’ Launches Meat Alternative Products Made From Plant Protein & Fungus
Zhenmeat, a new Chinese food-tech startup, brings plant-based meat analogs tailored to Chinese cuisines, from dimsum to stuffed peppers to mooncakes. The Beijing-based company launches their plant-protein and fungus based meat alternative!-->…
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Plant-Based Milk Company Oatly Tackles China’s Growing Demand for Dairy
Oatly, the Swedish plant-based milk alternative made from milled oats that has taken Hong Kong by storm - it is now regularly served up in the city’s two largest coffee chains Starbucks and Pacific Coffee - is expanding into mainland!-->…
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Almost There: China Announces End To Post-Market Animal Testing For Cosmetic Products
China is on the road to completely banning animal testing for cosmetic products. The Gansu Province National Medical Products Association announced that post-market testing for finished imported and domestically produced cosmetic products!-->…
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Plant-Based JUST Egg Launches Soon In China, Continues Work on Cell-Cultured Chicken Nugget
Silicon Valley foodtech startup, JUST, has announced plans to roll out their innovative vegan egg product in mainland China through a multi-channel approach in the coming months. JUST Egg, made from mung beans and free of antibiotics and!-->…
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