Fast-food restaurants in mainland China have found a magic bullet for both health and company profit: offering consumers meal options that limit sugar and salt and provide balanced nutrition. Lighter meals are rising in popularity in China, with an estimated consumer base of about 33 million across the country, and are becoming a game-changer in the food and drink sector , with big-name restaurant...
Fast-food restaurants in mainland China have found a magic bullet for both health and company profit: offering consumers meal options that limit sugar and salt and provide balanced nutrition. Lighter meals are rising in popularity in China, with an estimated consumer base of about 33 million across the country, and are becoming a game-changer in the food and drink sector , with big-name restaurant chains like KFC seeking to capitalise on the rising trend. Yum China, the owner of KFC and Pizza Hut brands on the mainland, announced recently that the number of KPRO stores – which sell healthy meals like sandwiches high in protein and yogurt smoothies– would hit 600 at the end of 2026, 200 more than it targeted at the beginning of this year. Advertisement “The food is healthy, very reasonable calories, but you’re still full, and you’re not hungry,” Yum China CEO Joey Wat told analysts during an earnings briefing on April 29. KPRO meals feature calorie labels to help consumers make informed choices, and its prices per meal ranges from around 30 yuan (US$4.41) to 50 yuan per KPRO meal. Advertisement Wat said that Yum China researched the lighter meal market for seven years before launching its first KPRO store in Guangzhou in late 2024. By the end of 2025, after just one year and amid mainland consumers’ surging demand for healthy food, the number of KPRO shops – all of which are side-by-side with KFC stores – across the country stood at 200.
During the four-day trip, the first state visit by a Philippine leader to Japan in over a decade, Marcos is expected to discuss boosting defence and other ties between Manila and Tokyo amid the security challenge posed by China’s growing maritime assertiveness, according to analysts. Marcos will meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday before leaving on Friday, with energy issues al...
During the four-day trip, the first state visit by a Philippine leader to Japan in over a decade, Marcos is expected to discuss boosting defence and other ties between Manila and Tokyo amid the security challenge posed by China’s growing maritime assertiveness, according to analysts. Marcos will meet Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday before leaving on Friday, with energy issues also expected to be high on the agenda due to the ongoing Middle East conflict Advertisement The Philippines would discuss the potential import of Japanese military weapons and equipment, including aircraft, missiles and radar systems, Marcos told Japanese journalists in Manila on Monday before his departure. He said that he would discuss with Takaichi how Tokyo’s new defence posture, particularly last month’s lifting of its post-World War II ban on the export of lethal weapons, could benefit the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries. Advertisement Manila and Tokyo “have experienced the same difficulties in terms of coercive acts, in terms of different grey zone tactics”, particularly in the South China Sea, Marcos said.
US deployment of the Typhon missile system to southern Japan could directly threaten China’s coastal cities and block crucial naval routes to the Pacific, a Chinese analyst has warned. The Typhon mid-range missile launcher was expected to be positioned in southwestern Japan next month for joint US-Japan military exercises, Kyodo News reported last week. Fu Qianshao , a Beijing-based military analy...
US deployment of the Typhon missile system to southern Japan could directly threaten China’s coastal cities and block crucial naval routes to the Pacific, a Chinese analyst has warned. The Typhon mid-range missile launcher was expected to be positioned in southwestern Japan next month for joint US-Japan military exercises, Kyodo News reported last week. Fu Qianshao , a Beijing-based military analyst, said the reported deployment site – Kanoya Airbase in Kagoshima prefecture – was alarming because of its proximity to mainland China. Advertisement “The deployment location is relatively close to the Chinese mainland. If cruise missiles are deployed there with a certain level of launch capability, it will pose a threat to relevant Chinese [land] targets,” Fu said. 01:36 China slams Japan’s first overseas missile launch in 80 years Kanoya Airbase – on Kyushu island facing the East China Sea – is closer to China than most other Japanese bases.
A taxi driver in China has been applauded online for waving the fare of a young boy and teaching him how to communicate when he is short of money. The video of the incident from the cab’s surveillance camera has trended on social media after it was reported by state media CCTV, garnering more than 1.2 million likes. On the afternoon of May 17, a boy, who is about 10 years old, took a taxi alone in...
A taxi driver in China has been applauded online for waving the fare of a young boy and teaching him how to communicate when he is short of money. The video of the incident from the cab’s surveillance camera has trended on social media after it was reported by state media CCTV, garnering more than 1.2 million likes. On the afternoon of May 17, a boy, who is about 10 years old, took a taxi alone in Zunyi, southwestern Guizhou province. Advertisement While stuck in a traffic jam he became anxious and called his mother on his smartphone. An image from the taxi’s surveillance camera shows the boy calling his mother as the driver looks in the rear-view mirror Photo: Douyin “Mum, the traffic is bad, all the lights are red. There is still a long way to home, but the fare already reached 9.4 yuan (US$1.3) and I only have 10 yuan in my pocket,” said the boy.
Here's something that might surprise you as you plan for your retirement: You might have set up a my Social Security account at the Social Security Administration (SSA) website -- which is a smart thing for each of us to do, regardless of our age. By doing so, you will have been able to see estimates of your future benefits, depending on when you claim them. It's smart to use those estimates as yo...
Here's something that might surprise you as you plan for your retirement: You might have set up a my Social Security account at the Social Security Administration (SSA) website -- which is a smart thing for each of us to do, regardless of our age. By doing so, you will have been able to see estimates of your future benefits, depending on when you claim them. It's smart to use those estimates as you plan for your retirement. But there's a possible big surprise around the corner -- and it's big enough to wreak havoc with your retirement if you're not prepared. The big Social Security surprise So what's the big surprise? Well, it's that you might not get all the benefits you've earned in retirement. You might only get around 77% of them -- or less! So if you're expecting, say, $2,500 checks in your first year of collecting Social Security, you might end up with only $1,925. Surprising, right? Here's why: As you probably know, Social Security works by collecting taxes from workers and using that money to pay retirees. The system has worked so well for many decades -- so well that it has long run a surplus, collecting more than it paid out. But those good times are ending. Many people are living longer and retiring earlier, and the surplus is running dry because Social Security is paying out more than it collects. Check out how the ratio of workers to Social Security beneficiaries has shrunk over time: Year Ratio of Covered Workers to Beneficiaries 1945 41.9 1955 8.6 1965 4.0 1975 3.2 1985 3.3 1995 3.3 2005 3.3 2015 2.8 2020 2.7 2025 2.6 2030* 2.5 2035* 2.3 If nothing is done to strengthen it, Social Security's trust funds' surplus will run out within a few years, resulting in benefits shrinking to around 77% of the amount due to beneficiaries. (Note that they won't go to zero, because workers will still be taxed on their earnings.) What to do That nasty surprise could be catastrophic for those counting on Social Security to survive. Many do, after all. Per the SSA, Soci...
India’s dangerously torrid summer days have long been a climate warning. Now the country is increasingly dealing with sweltering nights too, as global warming and poor urban planning put millions at risk. For eight of the past 10 years, average minimum temperatures during March to May — a proxy for nighttime heat over the pre-monsoon season — have been higher than the long-term average, according ...
India’s dangerously torrid summer days have long been a climate warning. Now the country is increasingly dealing with sweltering nights too, as global warming and poor urban planning put millions at risk. For eight of the past 10 years, average minimum temperatures during March to May — a proxy for nighttime heat over the pre-monsoon season — have been higher than the long-term average, according to data from the India Meteorological Department. Only 2020 and 2023 bucked the trend. Earlier this month, the IMD warned this summer would again see above-normal minimum temperatures across India. That means heat will linger even when cooler weather should instead be allowing humans and power infrastructure to recover from the day’s strain, putting both at risk. “Sustained high temperatures through the night are becoming a bigger cause of heat exhaustion than the day-time heat,” said Rohit Magotra, a director at New Delhi-based think-tank Integrated Research and Action for Development, or IRADe, who advises the Indian government on heat mitigation. “Especially for people without access to adequate water and consistent, affordable cooling.” Part of the problem is a changing climate — India is one of the most vulnerable nations when it comes to the effects of rising temperatures. But hotter nights are also the consequence of so-called urban heat islands , when concrete in densely packed neighborhoods absorbs daytime solar radiation and slowly releases the trapped heat at nights, pushing the indoor temperatures above the outside readings. In the poorest areas of India’s cities, inhabitants often work outdoors by day — and now struggle to recuperate in the evening. “Climate change is driving baseline temperatures higher, but the way we build our cities is what traps that heat,” said Vishwas Chitale, team lead for climate resilience at the New Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water. “More than half of extreme heat in India cities is driven by rapid concretization ...
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首爾高架橋拆卸期間坍塌至少3死 仍有工人受困 李在明指示調查 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】南韓首爾一座高架橋拆卸期間倒塌，至少3死，多人受傷。 網上流傳閉路電視片段，事發一刻部分橋面突然斷裂和塌...
首爾高架橋拆卸期間坍塌至少3死 仍有工人受困 李在明指示調查 To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video 【有線新聞】南韓首爾一座高架橋拆卸期間倒塌，至少3死，多人受傷。 網上流傳閉路電視片段，事發一刻部分橋面突然斷裂和塌陷，揚起大量沙塵。現場位於首爾西大門區的西小門高架道路。據悉，有一輛施工車輛未能及時駛離被瓦礫掩埋。當局估計仍有工人受困，消防發布應急響應，調配人手全力展開搜救。 拆除工程原定下月初完工，總統李在明指示調查事故。受意外影響，相關路段已封鎖，來往首爾站至新村站的鐵路服務中斷。
Key Points CRISPR Therapeutics has an approved product and several gene editing medicines in development. Beam Therapeutics is exploring ways to develop safer gene-editing therapies. One of these stocks is a lot less risky than the other. 10 stocks we like better than CRISPR Therapeutics › The gene-editing niche of the biotech industry is gaining momentum, as various companies focused on these tec...
Key Points CRISPR Therapeutics has an approved product and several gene editing medicines in development. Beam Therapeutics is exploring ways to develop safer gene-editing therapies. One of these stocks is a lot less risky than the other. 10 stocks we like better than CRISPR Therapeutics › The gene-editing niche of the biotech industry is gaining momentum, as various companies focused on these techniques -- which allow scientists to alter patients' DNA to treat some diseases -- have made significant clinical progress over the past decade or so. Two notable gene-editing drugmakers are CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) and Beam Therapeutics (NASDAQ: BEAM). Both have performed well over the past year and could see further gains ahead, given the important catalysts on the horizon. But which one is the better gene editing stock? Let's find out. Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue » The case for CRISPR Therapeutics CRISPR Therapeutics focuses on CRISPR-based gene editing, a technique that earned its creators a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. The biotech made a significant breakthrough in 2023 when it landed approval for Casgevy, a medicine for two rare blood-related disorders, sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia (TDT). CRISPR Therapeutics developed this therapy with Vertex Pharmaceuticals. Casgevy has not generated much revenue yet. Gene editing medicines are expensive and complex to administer. However, CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex have made progress getting third-party payers on board. The medicine should see significant commercial momentum in the next few years. Meanwhile, CRISPR Therapeutics has important pipeline candidates. To name just one: The company's CTX310 is being developed to help lower LDL cholesterol, which, in high levels, can cause various cardio...
Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’. What we know on day 1,553 Sergei Lavrov pressured the US to evacuate staff from its embassy in Kyiv during a phone call with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Monday. Russia has threatened “systematic strikes” on the capital and demanded that foreigners leave. The U...
Sergei Lavrov tells Marco Rubio that Washington should evacuate its embassy because Moscow is planning ‘systematic strikes’. What we know on day 1,553 Sergei Lavrov pressured the US to evacuate staff from its embassy in Kyiv during a phone call with the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, on Monday. Russia has threatened “systematic strikes” on the capital and demanded that foreigners leave. The Ukrainian foreign minister, Andrii Sybiha, urged Kyiv’s allies not to give in to “Russian blackmail” . Katarina Mathernova, the head of the EU mission in Kyiv, said the 27-nation bloc was “not going anywhere”. Mathernova said: “Russia wants fear, panic, isolation of Ukraine. It will not work. The EU is not going anywhere. We are staying in Kyiv. We are staying with Ukraine.” In Kyiv, rescuers tackled the aftermath of Sunday’s strikes , which authorities said killed at least four people and injured 91 . More than 70 foreign diplomats paid their respects to the victims of the strikes, visiting the heavily damaged neighbourhood of Lukyanivka. Agence France-Presse reported that Kyiv residents returned to their normal routines on Monday – sunbathing on terraces, playing in the streets, sitting at cafes – with some saying they had become desensitised after more than four years of war. “We’re used to it,” said Roman, a 36-year-old firefighter who helped clear the ruins from one of many destroyed buildings. “Emotions take a back seat,” he said as behind him a young man stepped over a heap of charred debris, taking care not to spill his latte macchiato. On one street, children played metres from the site of a Russian strike. “Watch out for glass!” one woman shouted at them. After one coffee shop was damage by a strike , dozens of Kyiv residents flocked to support the business, queueing up to make orders despite the damage. The owner, Yevgen Prusak, became a minor social media celebrity after serving hot drinks to rescuers through the blown-out windows of his shop. “Yesterday I though...