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Cryptocurrency casino 'kid' Stake.com co-founder Ed Craven pays $38.5m for Toorak mansion

The buyer of the $38.5m Toorak mansion sold by developer Will Deague was Ed Craven, developer of cryptocurrency betting exchange stake.com.

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China's plastic straw ban faces backlash from bubble-tea fans


China's plastic straw ban faces backlash from bubble-tea fans
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When the Chinese government banned the use of disposable plastic in restaurants this year as part of its newest five-year plan, it unwittingly attracted criticism from a very vocal group — bubble-tea drinkers.
That's because when drinking bubble tea, the straw is essential. How else can you suck up all those chewy tapioca balls?
Most restaurants and cafes in China were using conventional polypropylene straws before the ban, and they made the switch to paper straws en masse. But customers were having none of it.

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Backlash from bubble-tea fans after China bans plastic straws in restaurants


Backlash from bubble-tea fans after China bans plastic straws in restaurants
By Rebecca Kanthor
When China banned plastic straws in restaurants this year, bubble-tea fans were not happy. 
When the Chinese government banned the use of disposable plastic in restaurants this year as part of its newest five-year plan, it unwittingly attracted criticism from a very vocal group — bubble-tea drinkers.
That’s because when drinking bubble tea, the straw is essential. How else can you suck up all those chewy tapioca balls?  
But customers were having none of it. 
Paper straws are no good, said Xiao Cao, while sitting with his girlfriend at a trendy tea shop in Shanghai, drinking his daily cup of bubble tea. If you use them for too long they get all soggy. It affects the taste, he said. 

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