#260 - US-born Chinese athlete Eileen Gu wins Olympic gold & NTUC Fairprice accused of fowl play with chicken weight

American-born Chinese athlete Eileen Gu was crowned the new golden girl of China athletics after she won gold at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. But why has her meteoric rise captured the attention of both Western and Chinese media as well as online commentators? Back home, a TikTok video accusing NTUC Fairprice of mislabelling the weight of a chicken product went viral, and prompted multiple PR statements from the company. Why is this issue ruffling so many feathers?

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NTUC Fairprice accused of fowl play with chicken weight

• Woman cries foul after realising label on chicken sold in NTUC FairPrice is inaccurate
• FairPrice: Contact us directly if pricing of items wrong, don't circulate unverified claims
• Sheng Siong & Cold Storage give more chicken than weight on packaging indicates: Shin Min Daily News

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