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Japan snack firm turns amazake into gut and skin health jelly sticks
Snack brand Hananomi transforms traditional amazake drink into convenient jelly strips to boost gut and skin health for busy consumers…See More
US, Ukraine strike PAC-3 missile production deal — with a catch
During their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Ankara, US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reached a major […]
Embracing ‘genba’: Glico on balancing global trends with localisation
Yukio Kimura, COO of Glico Asia Pacific, says understanding “genba” – the field where operations and consumer interactions take place – is key to keeping […]
Ambition outguns capacity in US plan to deter China
The US is racing to build a new deterrence architecture against China, but the widening gap between its strategic ambitions and its industrial, logistical and […]
The US-Iran ceasefire that never was and never will be
There is a particular rhythm to America’s Middle Eastern wars that has become almost liturgical: the strikes, the declaration of victory, the memorandum of understanding […]
How US muddle made a bad Iran war a quagmire
We have been loath to write about the ceasefire given the limitations and the ongoing circus around the “framework agreement” but have decided that now […]
When gunning for regime change, be careful what you shoot for
Soon after the Israeli and US attacks on Iran assassinated its supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and four of his family members, as well as […]
Growth Asia Summit 2026: Blackmores, Fast&Up to highlight active nutrition
Active nutrition will take the spotlight at this year’s Growth Asia Summit 2026, with Blackmores and Fast&Up taking the stage to share expert insights…See More
Why the West keeps missing the point on Russia
In early June, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky published an open letter to Vladimir Putin proposing a face-to-face meeting to end a war now in its […]
General Mills sees soft demand ahead, but also pockets of opportunity
General Mills expects consumers to remain value-conscious in fiscal 2027 and is betting innovation, packaging and “remarkability” can drive growth…See More
Samsung’s AI overhaul starts in the boardroom – then reaches every employee
Samsung Group is rolling out one of its most comprehensive internal AI initiatives to date, opening external generative AI (GenAI) tools such as ChatGPT, Gemini […]
Iran war 2.0 slams Asia back into the blast zone
TOKYO — The collapse of the US-Iran ceasefire is hitting Asia hard. Again. The region never really left the woods. It had been bracing for […]
Gut health enters a new phase as brands move beyond probiotics
Gut health is evolving beyond probiotics as food brands at the Specialty Food Association’s Summer Fancy Food Show introduce A2 dairy, kimchi and fennel-based products […]
Canada’s German sub buy dives between NATO and the Pacific
By choosing German-Norwegian submarines over South Korean units, Canada did not just buy submarines—it chose the alliance architecture that will shape its place between the […]
Clock ticking down on Iran’s Hormuz gamble
Iran’s move on Hormuz is ultimately a short-term maneuver. And if it doesn’t get its act together soon, the whole region could turn against it. […]
Watchdog blows the whistle on America’s biggest AI villains
With backlash against the artificial intelligence industry growing throughout the US, one government watchdog has created a database to help keep tabs on the people it describes […]
Indonesia is rewriting the emerging-market inflation playbook
For over three decades, the standard playbook for taming inflation has remained virtually unchanged. Faced with surging prices, central banks invariably resort to hiking interest […]
China Deepens Economic Integration with Central Asia
By: Emil Avdaliani The crisis in the Middle East has reinforced for China that, amid ongoing geopolitical fragmentation, economic resilience now depends on diversifying across […]
How PepsiCo’s nutrition lead is making Big Food healthier
PepsiCo nutrition leader Sue Gatenby reflects on four decades in nutrition, from helping shape the precursor to the Eatwell Guide to leading product reformulation, positive […]