The trade spat between China and the US will serve to strengthen China’s booming cross-border ecommerce market, industry experts have said, even though uncertainty around regulations is again heightening.
By Lester Wan, Cheryl Tay, Tingmin Koe and Gary Scattergood
Here are our 10 most-read food and beverage stories in April featuring labelling in India, Pepsi's new drink for the Japan market, sugar reduction, how to seize product opportunities in China, and the latest in regional food policies and food safety.
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Daigou shoppers are believed to have accounted for $800m of 'unofficial' supplement exports from Australia to China in the past year, dwarfing the $320m figure for official exports.