https://www.scmp.com/rss/502559/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As a guest professor at the Institute of Food and Nutrition Development in Beijing, Suresh Babu often finds himself eating out at Chinese restaurants after his lectures. Fortunately for him, Babu is a “rice lover”. “Whenever I go to China, I find hybrid rice in the restaurants, grocery shops, everywhere,” said Babu, who is also a senior fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington. Less fortunately for Babu, while modern China may have what seems like an endless... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3136974/why-didnt-rest-asia-get-taste-chinese-hero-yuan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3136974/why-didnt-rest-asia-get-taste-chinese-hero-yuan?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000 When Ireland-based Philippine migrant Ramon Borje and his daughter were on holiday in Italy in 2018, they broke away from their tour group in Rome to make a side trip to Milan, three hours away. The draw? A meal at Jollibee, a giant Philippine fast food chain known for its burgers, fried chicken and spaghetti.  So beloved is the brand, time and distance are minor inconveniences to homesick overseas Filipinos. How the Philippines’ finest brands took over the world, from fast food to... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3137030/has-filipino-diaspora-fuelled-jollibees-international-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3137030/has-filipino-diaspora-fuelled-jollibees-international-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000