Beverages
BEIJING - Twelve billion dollars. That's what it takes to be named the richest person in China.
SAN FRANCISCO - If you've ever sent a virtual gift to a friend on Facebook - perhaps an image of a tasty-looking cocktail - you may have wished that icy-looking, pixelated glass was the real thing.
ON TAP: San Francisco-based startup Webtab offers a service called Bartab that lets you send friends vouchers for actual drinks using a cell phone and Facebook.

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia's top Islamic body declared Tuesday that Muslims can drink civet coffee - the world's most expensive coffee, which is extracted from the dung of civet cats.
SAN FRANCISCO - Everyone likes a wine with character.