Vietnam approves 90pc tax rate on beer, alcohol by 2031
Vietnam鈥檚 lawmakers approved raising the tax on beer and strong alcoholic beverages on Saturday to 90 percent by 2031 from the current 65 percent, state media said...
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When the bees disappear, so will we
THE World Bee Day, observed globally on May 20 since its declaration by the United Nations in 2018, serves as a reminder of bees鈥� indispensable role in sustaining our ecosystems. This year鈥檚 theme 鈥� 鈥楤ee inspired by nature to nourish us all鈥� 鈥� carries a message that is as aspirational as it is urgent. Bees and other pollinators make our environment habitable by enabling...
Former Real Madrid coach Leo Beenhakker dies aged 82
Former Real Madrid coach Leo Beenhakker has died aged 82, the Spanish club said Thursday. The Dutchman led the club between 1986 and 1989, and again in 1992. He won six trophies during his four seasons at Real Madrid, including three successive La Liga titles between 1987 and 1989.
EIB investments will enhance Bangladesh-EU cooperation: EuroCham Bangladesh
European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Bangladesh hosted a meeting with vice-president of European Investment Bank, Nicola Beer, and her team on January 8 at the Bay鈥檚 Edgewater in Dhaka, says a press release.
China launches investigation into beef imports
China鈥檚 commerce ministry on Friday launched an investigation into imported beef at the request of representatives from its struggling domestic industry, it said.
Assam bans consumption of beef in hotels, public places
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday announced a statewide ban on serving and consumption of beef in restaurants, hotels and public places, reports NDTV.
Melita joins BATB as independent director
Melita Mehjabeen has joined BAT Bangladesh as its new independent director recently, said a press release...
Ukraine war is lost, three options remain
STARTED listening to George Beebe a few years ago when he was warning about tensions in Ukraine, the real risk of escalation to nuclear war and the dangers of groupthink. Back in 2021 he assessed that Russia was likely to invade Ukraine given the combination of the US鈥檚 determination to bring the country into NATO and the fact that it was...
UK beekeepers and scientists tackle sticky problem of honey fraud
Lynne Ingram cuts a peaceful figure as she tends to a row of humming beehives in a leafy corner of Somerset, southwest England...
Conservative Gulf gets first local beer
Inside his Abu Dhabi gastro pub, Chad McGehee inspects shiny steel tanks fermenting a special brew: the first beer made in the conservative Arab Gulf, where alcohol has long been taboo.
Beef consumption plummets in cattle-crazy Argentina amid economic woes
Beef consumption in Argentina 鈥� one of the world鈥檚 top producers and consumers of the meat 鈥� has fallen to near-record levels amid a biting聽economic crisis, an industry body said Tuesday...
Taiwan urban beekeeping gets positive buzz
Under mulberry trees at a bee farm in Taipei's suburbs, students watched intently as instructor Tsai Ming-hsien wafted smoke over a hive box, explaining to aspiring apiarists how to keep the insects happy in an urban setting.