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Smile for your supper: Alibaba heralds in grinning payments at KFC

There’s something about KFC in China which makes top tech brands want to partner with it. Earlier this year, Baidu…

Business

UK advertising watchdog to crack down on sexist adverts

Advertisements that promote sexist stereotypes should be banned under proposals put forward by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA). The tougher regulation, outlined in a…

Business

The avocado boom reaches China, as imports of the fruit soar

Avocado exports to China are growing by about 250 percent a year, in response to increasing demand from the second-largest global…

News

Playing chicken: How Subway’s legal action stacks up against some industry classics

Subway is suing the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for a report which said the chain’s brand chicken was only 53.6…

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Faster food: KFC’s uphill battle in China

Baidu (known as the ‘Google of China’) last year partnered up with KFC to form the first ever ‘smart restaurant’ in Beijing, China.…