BIZ BRIEFS

Dabur’s new contest

KATHMANDU: Dabur Nepal has come up with ‘Hajmola Khane Bahana’, a new contest for its consumers. Contest entrants have to write hilarious and entertaining excuses for eating Hajmola within 25 words and send it to the company with four empty sachets of Hajmola or a label from any Hajmola bottle. The first prize is Rs 100,000. The second prize is a personal computer while the third is an LG oven. The fourth prize is an LG mobile phone. Also, the best weekly excuses will win VIP suitcases and 150 early entrants will win wall clocks. — HNS

Vatika Shampoo pack

KATHMANDU: Dabur Nepal will launch Vatika Anit-Dandruff Shampoo in 500 ml packs and consumers will also get a free hair care set with the pack. The set includes a hairbrush, a comb and a hand mirror. The shampoo was previously available in 100 and 200 ml packs. —HNS

China sues US at WTO

GENEVA: Facing a US legal assault, China asserted its rights by filing a World Trade Organization complaint against antidumping duties that the United States applies on Chinese paper imports, trade officials said on Friday. The WTO case is the first initiated by Beijing against Washington in five years and comes on the heels of a series of U.S. trade complaints against China. —AP