Tempest over herbal tea continues despite 'truce'

Even after they vowed to call a truce in their public war of words last year and concentrate on developing better products, two famed Chinese herbal tea makers have again locked horns in a legal battle.

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings, best known for making Wong Lo Kat herbal tea, announced last week that it prevailed over Hong Kongbased JDB in their most recent dispute, this time over advertising slogans, Beijing Business Daily reported.

Chongqing No 5 Intermediate People's Court ordered JDB to pay Guangzhou Pharmaceutical more than 800,000 yuan ($129,990) in compensation for false advertising and directed it to stop using misleading slogans.