Domestic sales are shrinking and the scramble is on to develop new streams of revenue, whether that be diversifying into products for adults or boosting offerings in overseas markets with younger populations like Southeast Asia and India.Hong Kong-listed Health and Happiness (H&H), which gains nearly half of its revenue from baby products such as infant formula, food and diapers, is one such company.Revenue for its Dodie diaper brand slid 12% in mainland China last year as a fresh decline in the birth rate to a record low exacerbated oversupply and caused prices to drop, says interim Chief Executive Akash Bedi.Global…
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By Reuters  May 11, 2023 | 09:07 am GMT+7 Former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump reacts after arriving at Aberdeen International Airport in Aberdeen, Scotland, Britain, May 1, 2023. Photo by Reuters/Russell Cheyne Former President Donald Trump said he would pardon many supporters convicted for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol in a contentious CNN town hall on Wednesday. When asked by CNN host Kaitlan Collins whether he would acknowledge that he lost to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020, the Republican Trump launched a tirade, reasserting false claims that the election was…
By Tien Hung  May 11, 2023 | 09:00 am GMT+7 My girlfriend and I have been dating for more than a year. We are very compatible, both in our 40s and have stable jobs. We have our disagreements and arguments, but we have always managed to work them out. My girlfriend is addicted to online chatting.She chats with a huge number of people, from strangers to acquaintances, from individuals to group chats, from morning until night. I have expressed my jealousy multiple times over some of her chat partners whom she has since ceased talking to.However, our most recent fight…
The 23-year-old model was one of the faces of “Exotica”, a show celebrating Katy Nguyen’s 10 years in the fashion industry. Zakhidova first walked in a black bikini underneath a mesh skirt. Macrame knitting created the skirt. The highlight of the outfit was a large belt with an 18K gold-plated, nano-coated buckle with a sapphire attached. The look was rounded out with a large tote bag, one of this year’s hot accessory trends, and silver sandals. Zakhidova then walked in a white dress with an asymmetrical bra top. The model has just returned to work after giving birth to her…
Two Filipino beauty queens are set to join the judging panel of the 2023 Miss and Mister Fitness Supermodel World held in Vietnam. The 2017 Miss Earth Karen Ibasco and 2022 Miss Global Shane Tormes will visit the country, and join a jury including Huynh Ngoc Minh, vice president of Southeast Asian Fitness Federation; designer Tuyet Le; 2018 Miss Tourism World Ambassador Phan Thi Mo; the 2012 Miss Ocean Vietnam Dang Thu Thao; and 2018 Man of The World winner Cao Xuan Tai. The 2022 Miss Global Shane Tormes. Photo by Miss and Mister Fitness Supermodel World Tormes, 31, made…
There was a broad bounce in earnings after China ended its zero-Covid policy involving city-wide lockdowns and extensive quarantine in December, but consumer caution over global growth and job prospects have toothed confidence and overall demand.China A-shares posted 3.2% growth in earnings in the first three months from a year earlier, rebounding from a 5.7% drop in the fourth quarter of 2022, BofA Securities estimates.The benefits to companies, however, varied widely even though the economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter.Restaurants and tourism businesses recovered, with travel-related consumer services sector earnings surging 155%, data from China International Capital…
“Today, the world finally knows the truth,” Carroll said in a statement. “This victory is not just for me but for every woman who has suffered because she was not believed.”The former US president, campaigning to retake the White House in 2024, will appeal, his lawyer Joseph Tacopina told reporters outside the Manhattan federal courthouse.Carroll, 79, tested during the civil trial that Trump, 76, raped her in a Bergdorf Goodman department store dressing room in Manhattan in either 1995 or 1996, then harmed her reputation by writing in an October 2022 post on his Truth Social platform that her claims…
Kien, a 33-year-old student, stood in front of the microphone and sang along to the music and the instructor’s rhythmic conductor-like arm motions.He was practicing a famous song by Vietnamese singer Bang Kieu. Although Kien has a warm voice, sometimes his singing doesn’t stay on beat. To fix this error, the teacher showed him tips to count the rhythm with his hands and feet to keep up with the music.Kien works in marketing, so he often has to go out for karaoke with customers after meetings. So Kien is attending singing classes to make sure he can impress people in…
By Reuters  May 10, 2023 | 11:03 am GMT+7 US President Joe Biden is seen through a window being embraced by Japan’s Ambassador to the US Tomita Koji before signing a book of condolence in memory of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, during a visit to the ambassador’s residence in Washington, US, July 8, 2022. Photo by Reuters/Kevin Lamarque Japan is working towards the opening of a NATO liaison office in Tokyo, Japan’s ambassador to theU.S. Koji Tomita said on Tuesday. Tomita made the comment at an event hosted…
Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell, the Senate minority leader, met with Biden and top Democratic leaders at the White House in the latest round of a power struggle threatening massive consequences for the world’s largest economy.Biden said he made one thing clear during the talks: “Default is not an option.”While McCarthy said he “didn’t see any new movement,” he, McConnell, Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Biden would meet again Friday.The lifting of the so-called debt ceiling — a limit on government borrowing to pay for bills already incurred — is…