☀️ Bright Spot #1
HK Gym Gets Lifeline | Vietnam Opens Up Gold Market | Female Brewers Fuel India’s Craft Beer Scene | Puzzle #1
Introducing Bright Spot, a curated pick of uplifting stories in a sea of negative news!
In the first edition, a popular Hong Kong gym received a lifeline, Vietnam ended the state monopoly on its gold market, and female brewers power up India’s craft beer scene.
🏋♀️ Hong Kong Gym Gets Lifeline
Pure, the Hong Kong gym chain frequented by the city’s financial elite, has secured commitments for new funding to help it pay down debt.
🪙 Vietnam Opens Up Gold Market
Vietnam is opening up its gold market, ending a state monopoly on imports and exports of raw bullion as well as producing bars.
🍺 Female Brewers Fuel India’s Craft Beer Scene
As a fixture of India’s burgeoning craft beer scene, Varsha Bhat is a rarity twice over: First as a woman who brews alcohol, and second as a woman who drinks it. Bhat is staking a claim to a male-dominated industry in a country where social mores compel most women to stay teetotal.
🧩 Puzzle #1: Eveline’s Takes Edition
If you’ve been reading Eveline’s takes, you should be able to crack this crossword puzzle easily. The row and column will turn green when you type in the right answer – otherwise try again!