French food giant plans to sell Russian business – FT

Moscow has placed the shares of Danone’s local business which is controlled by its foreign parent under temporary state control French dairy producer Danone is looking to sell its operations in Russia to local agri-group Vamin Tatarstan, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday, citing relevant documents and people familiar with the situation.

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Starbucks tempts Chinese clients with pork-flavored coffee

Starbucks has made a surprising offer for its customers in China to mark the Lunar New Year, launching a coffee beverage flavored with pork. The new product, dubbed ‘Nian Feng Savory Latte,’ which roughly translates as ‘Abundant Year Savory Latte,’ will be limited to the Chinese year of the dragon, which kicked off on February…

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Putin’s gift to Kim Jong-un ‘illegal’ – Washington

International sanctions bar the transfer of vehicles to North Korea, a senior US spokesman said The US State Department has argued that Russia violated international sanctions on North Korea when President Vladimir Putin gifted a luxury car to DPRK leader Kim Jong-un.

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