A Chinese social media influencer died less than 12 hours after consuming seven bottles of Baijiu, known as 'Chinese vodka', during a live stream on Douyin, China's version of TikTok, CNN reported.

The influencer named Zhong Yuan Huang Ge, died on June 2 after binging excessive amounts of Baijiu, during a viral drinking challenge. He participated in a challenge that involves drinking Baijiu, a ...

Liquor exports from China to North Korea roared back in the third quarter for the first time since the isolated and heavily-sanctioned nation sealed its border due to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020.

A new vodka from China that’s hitting town promises a buzz but no hangover. The new Asian vodka Han – named after China’s golden-age Han Dynasty – is touted by its importer for its smooth taste and ...

The brand's latest ‘Slurp vs Suck’ digital campaign, via TBWA Shanghai, has just been launched across 15 cities in China (Ningbo, Shanghai, Nanjing, Kunming, Chengdu, Chongqing, Xi'an, Wuhan, ...

A man tried to smuggle 24 plastic bags of vodka into Russia by attaching them to a vest. In hindsight it probably wasn’t the best of ideas. But the suspect, who has not been named, had seemed pretty ...

A fiery Chinese liquor sampled by Boris Yeltsin and Vladimir Putin is about to make its debut in Russia, entering a country known as the homeland of vodka at a time of recession. Moutai, produced by ...

Simply sign up to the Retail & Consumer industry myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. “Party Marty” Newell is out to convince the Chinese to forsake traditional local liquor for vodka – ...