In recent months, we have increasingly heard stories of counterfeit or sub-quality face masks, medicines and sanitisers during the pandemic. Fake goods are indeed putting lives in danger.

Southeast Asia has long battled with the problem of fake alcohol. Over the years, a few Asian countries have made worldwide headlines for the wrong reason – illicit and counterfeit booze. In November 2019, a 63-year-old Malaysian man nicknamed the “King of fake liquor” was arrested in Thailand for producing counterfeit foreign whisky for more than 30 years.

The news that almost 60 percent of Vietnamese consume excessive salt and alcohol is one of the negative consequences of its remarkable economic progress.Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam raised the issue at a joint conference held by Vietnam’s Ministry of Health and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Hanoi on Wednesday, highlighting that as much as 57 percent of Vietnam’s population registered low intake of vegetables and excessive consumption of salt and alcohol.The news

Singapore’s decision to ban advertisements of certain fizzy drinks and juices might be just what it needs to change the public’s perception of sugar.The country has one of the highest rates of diabetes in the world, and Thursday’s announcement came after an eight-week public survey earlier in the year on how best to reduce Singaporeans’ sugar intake from sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs).Singapore is among Asia’s biggest per capita consumers of sugar at an average of 12 teaspoons (or 60 grams)