More S. Koreans buying LP records and turntables despite easy access to online music
Aug 10, 2021 23:58 pm UTC| Life Economy
Long-playing (LP) records and turntables are gaining popularity among South Koreans despite easy access to music via online resources. Online shopping mall Gmarket reported a 30 percent increase in turntable sales in...
Aug 09, 2021 23:37 pm UTC| Life Economy
Hasbro, the Transformers figures and Monopoly board game maker, placed holiday orders earlier and diversified its sources, ports, and carriers to ensure product availability during the holiday season, said Chief Financial...
Coors betting on its loyal beer drinkers to patronize its whiskey
Aug 07, 2021 09:27 am UTC| Life Economy
Molson Coors would produce and sell whiskey, betting on the loyalty of its beer drinkers to patronize its new offering. It describes Coors Whiskey Co.s first product, Five Trail, as an ultra-premium whiskey. It is a...
Funerals will hit 100 million a year by 2060 – here’s how to make them more sustainable
Aug 07, 2021 01:27 am UTC| Life
Across the world, resting places for the dearly departed are running out of space: and its spelling bad news for the environment. In many countries, splashing the cash to secure a traditional grave in commercial...
4 gambling reform ideas from overseas to save Australia from gambling loss and harm
Aug 06, 2021 09:50 am UTC| Life
Its now well recognised gambling can cause significant harm. However, many countries have done much more to reduce gambling-related harm than we have in Australia. Heres four examples of how other countries have...
Young people are missing the office – here’s how they can thrive in a post-pandemic workplace
Aug 06, 2021 09:44 am UTC| Life
When asked about the governments position on remote working in the long-term, UK chancellor Rishi Sunak recently said that young people in particular would benefit from physically being in the office. It was really...
Heavy beer drinkers force Kirin Brewery to charge for factory tours
Aug 03, 2021 09:33 am UTC| Life Economy
Overconsumption of beer during free tastings in factory tours forced Kirin Brewery Co. to charge participants 500 yen beginning Oct. 1. The change is intended to prevent visitors from repeatedly returning for free beer...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
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