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China tackles waste problem after Double 11 shopping frenzy

FollowingtheDouble11shoppingfestival,10departmentsincludingtheStatePostBureau,theNationalDevelopmentandReformCommissionandtheMinistryofScienceandTechnologyjoint

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China faces waste hangover after Singles' Day buying binge

China’sSingles’DayonlinediscountsalesbonanzaonSaturdaysawbargain-hungrybuyersspendover$38billion,floodingthepostalandcourierbusinesseswitharound331millionpackag

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Hong Kong store selling strawberries individually wrapped - for HK$168 - defends its packaging

The pricey fruit - sold as Valentine’s Day gifts - was imported from Japan pre-wrapped for ‘quality protection’, supermarket chain says, and it pledges to seek a balance between packaging and hygiene amid outcry from green groups

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Plain-packaging push for tobacco products in China

As Beijing marked the first anniversary of China's toughest anti-smoking measures, experts called for stronger regulations to safeguard the population. Wang Xiaodong reports.

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Tobacco industry faces plain packaging regime in New Zealand this year

​Proposals to take the gloss of tobacco packaging were unveiled by the New Zealand government Tuesday as part of its campaign to eradicate smoking by 2025.

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Pressure mounts for plain tobacco packaging rules in New Zealand

​New Zealand legislators and health advocates on Tuesday renewed calls for the introduction of plain packaging on tobacco products following the tobacco industry' s failure to stop similar moves in Australia.

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China's e-shopping frenzy leads to garbage hangover

Beijing shop owner Shi Chun wraps a small package in several layers of plastic tape before sending it to the courier.

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Luxury Packaging Design Salon opens in Paris

People visit at the 10th Luxury Packaging Design Salon in Paris, capital of France, Nov. 20, 2012. The 3-day salon opened here on Tuesday displaying different technologies of design and luxury packaging including those for perfume, metal, crystal, plastic, paper, glass and etc.