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India, which bans direct advertising of liquor, is set to announce sweeping rules that will bar even surrogate ads and sponsoring of events, which could force firms such as Carlsberg, Pernod Ricard and Diageo to redraw marketing campaigns. Such “surrogate ads” often get round the ban by ostensibly showing less …

Japanese gym operator Rizap Group is expanding its “convenience gym” chain chocoZAP in China’s mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan. Rizap has already experienced success in Taiwan and Hong Kong, where gym culture is gaining acceptance, according to Hiroki Kobayashi, a company spokesperson, as cited by Nikkei Asia. “In Taiwan and …

The number of Chinese couples who got married in the first half of this year fell to its lowest level since 2013, official data showed, as more young people deferred nuptials amid a slowing economy and a rise in living costs. The number of marriages in China is closely tied …