How a German Gummy Bear Won Asia
SEOUL, South Korea — On shelves across South Korea, Japan, Singapore, China and Thailand, Haribo no longer looks especially foreign. …
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EU Packaging Rules Raise Trade Barriers
BERLIN, Germany — When the European Union’s new packaging regulation became applicable on Aug. 12, some small German merchants responded …
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Indonesia’s Economy at a Political Crossroads
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The discovery had all the elements of a national morality play: seven suitcases, 74 kilograms of gold …
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BTS Forces the Grammys to Reconsider ‘Asian Pop’
SEOUL, South Korea — Two months after announcing a Grammy for Best Asian Pop Music Performance, the Recording Academy is …
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U.S. Lawmakers Praise ASEAN at 59
WASHINGTON, USA — The bipartisan leaders of the Congressional ASEAN Caucus commemorated the 59th anniversary of the Association of Southeast …
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