On May 29, the 2025 Beijing Chaoyang International Tea Culture Week officially opened. This year's festival, with a main venue at the Junwangfu Hotel and a satellite venue at the China Central Place, creates a tea culture feast that blends tea tasting, opera appreciation, cultural experiences, and consumption. The Junwangfu Hotel, a cultural landmark near Liangma River, features Qing Dynasty architecture and traditional Chinese gardens. During the festival, the hotel is filled with the rich … [Read more...] about Sipping tea while enjoying opera: The 2025 Beijing Chaoyang International Tea Culture Week showcases cultural charm
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Winners are unveiled in the 2025/26 edition of the Spirit of Craft Awards
Asia’s first craft spirits competition returns for its second edition, spotlighting a stellar lineup of global makers across nine countries. The Spirit of Craft Awards (SOCraft Awards) – a global platform honouring excellence in craft spirits – proudly announces its 2025/26 winners, marking the competition’s second year of spotlighting outstanding producers from around the world. After several rounds of rigorous judging, a panel of 20 industry experts – including Asia’s top mixologists, … [Read more...] about Winners are unveiled in the 2025/26 edition of the Spirit of Craft Awards
Lightweighting: Less is more
KHS has set an impressive new benchmark by engineering one of the world’s lightest PET bottles for still beverages to date. Under the working title of Factor 101, in close cooperation with Canadian-based injection molding technology equipment and services provider Husky Technologies, a container has been produced that uses just 5.89 grams of material to hold 591 milliliters of product. This is equivalent to the 20-ounce size common in the United States. At Drinktec 2017, KHS presented … [Read more...] about Lightweighting: Less is more
