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Starbucks: US sales rise 7.9%, profit slides on China exit
Comparable sales climbed 7.2% worldwide and 7.9% in North America in the quarter to 27 September, but revenue fell 4% after Starbucks closed the sale of its China retail business.
World Barista Champion is Chinese for the first time
Pan Wei of Parking Coffee becomes the first barista from China to win the World Barista Champion title, beating five finalists in Panama City with a routine built on Geisha coffee from Panama and Colombia.
67 Pall Mall opens a Shanghai wine club in a 1925 mansion
The London private members' club takes over a century-old French Concession villa in December, with more than 5,000 wines and a cellar of Chinese labels.
China's farmed sturgeon now supplies 60% of the world's caviar
Yidu, on the Yangtze, ships more than 10,000 tins a day from a breeding valley built where fishing nets once hung. A kilo that cost 160,000 yuan a decade ago now sells by the tin for under 200.
Lanzhou beef noodle soup recipe: the hand-pulled technique
A clear broth, red chilli oil and noodles stretched by hand, not cut: the five-element bowl that built Lanzhou's reputation as a breakfast city.
Best restaurants in Chengdu 2026: 13 tables worth booking
From the city's first three-star dining room to a 1985 canteen where dinner costs under ¥100: the Michelin Guide Chengdu 2027 picks, with districts, price bands and how to book.
What to eat in Chengdu: 10 dishes and where to find them
Mapo tofu, hotpot and a tea culture built to cool it all down: a first-timer's route through Sichuan's capital, dish by dish and address by address.
Best restaurants in Hong Kong 2026: 15 tables worth booking
Fifteen Hong Kong restaurants for 2026, from Asia's number one on Wellington Street to a starred roast goose lunch at HK$179, all checked against the Michelin Guide and Asia's 50 Best.
What to eat in Hong Kong: 10 dishes and where to find them
From Yat Lok's Michelin-starred roast goose to a HK$15 bowl of tofu pudding in Sham Shui Po, ten dishes that define Hong Kong, with addresses, opening hours and prices in Hong Kong dollars.
Hairy crab season opens on Yangcheng Lake with 10,100 tonnes
The Suzhou lake that gave the Chinese autumn crab its name now supplies only a small share of it. Each crab carries a numbered tag, and the first ones reached Beijing the same afternoon.
Michelin Guide Tianjin: first selection due by end of October
The port city will be reviewed for the first time and revealed alongside Beijing at a joint ceremony in Tianjin. No restaurant names have been released yet.
Philippines rice imports shift to broken grains
Manila's ban on premium 5% broken rice is pushing importers toward lower grades, just as China's feed mills compete for the same broken kernels.
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