APAC (Non-Japan) January Headline News

Here is a list of the top APAC (non-Japan) January stories to take note of.
China
Danone Yili bottled mineral water calls it a day in China amid intense market competition
Fighting ‘pan-halal tendency’: Three Chinese provinces abolish halal food identification standards
The charm of premiumisation: Malaysia’s halal food sales in China growing by two digits yearly
China culls over 900,000 pigs since ASF outbreak
India, Thailand
New Zealand
Malaysia
"Love palm oil": Malaysian minister calls for halt to ‘no palm oil’ labelled imports
Global
Top 7 from 7: The key global food industry news of the past 7 days (Jan 14)