CIW / China Consumers / How a new pet brand becomes a best-seller in China with US$34 million salesJanuary 13, 2021 By CIW TeamPidan, established for five years targeting the cat food and toys market, sells more than 100 million yuan a year on Tmall. Its second-year sales already reached 50 million yuan.How did they…Continue Reading
The House voted 232-197 to impeach President Trump for “incitement of insurrection” after a violent pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol last week while Congress met to count the Electoral College vote.Why it matters: Trump is now the only president in history to have been impeached twice — his first impeachment happened just over a…Continue Reading
The UK has approved the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine for use, following the same move by the EU earlier in the week. The Department for Health announced on Friday that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has given the green light to the US pharmaceutical company’s vaccine, making it the third to receive approval in…Continue Reading
New York has become the fourth state to record more than 1 million Covid-19 cases since the coronavirus pandemic started.As of Saturday, New York had 1,014,044 confirmed cases, according to NBC News counts. California remains at the top of the list with 2.3 million confirmed cases, the most of any state in the country. Los…Continue Reading
Sacramento, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom selected Secretary of State Alex Padilla on Tuesday to be a United States senator, a pick that sends a Latino to the Senate for the first time in the state’s history.A video released by Mr. Newsom’s office showed Mr. Padilla becoming emotional after Mr. Newsom, a close friend, offered…Continue Reading
China’s do-everything app, WeChat , has become one of the most powerful tools in Beijing’s arsenal for monitoring the public, censoring speech and punishing people who voice discontent with the government. Authorities are increasingly using the app from Tencent Holdings Ltd. to justify arrests or issue threats, say dissidents, consumers and security researchers. Wang Shengsheng,…Continue Reading
At The Marathon Project in Chandler, Arizona, Sara Hall set a personal best, running 2:20:32 to win the race. She was on pace to top Deena Kastor’s American record—2:19:36—but fell off in the final miles.Keira D’Amato and Kellyn Taylor finished second and third respectively, running 2:22:56 and 2:25:22.On the men’s side, Martin Hehir won the…Continue Reading
(Source: CoinDesk) Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com will become the first online platform to accept China’s digital currency, according to announcement issued by the company’s fintech subsidiary JD Digits on Dec. 5. Suzhou residents can now makes purchases with the digital yuan, which refers to the Digital Currency Electronic Payment (DCEP), using their “dual offline wallet”…Continue Reading
Leah Peasall of The Peasall Sisters is the youngest Grammy nominee (and winner) as one of the credited artists on the O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack, which was the 2001 winner for album of the year. Leah was just eight at the time. Leah and her sisters Hannah, 11, and Sarah, 14, provided the singing voices for…Continue Reading
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that will help protect consumers from the harmful effects of a dangerous class of chemicals linked to serious health problems, according to Consumer Reports. The new law drafted by Assemblymember Patricia Fahy and Sen. Brad Hoylman bans polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sometimes called “forever chemicals” because they do not…Continue Reading
LONDON — The U.K. on Wednesday became the first country to authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for emergency use, marking another step in the global battle against the pandemic.The vaccine will now be rolled out in the country next week, with elderly people in care homes and medical workers first in line. The U.K. government is the…Continue Reading
