No more red face after drinking alcohol? S'pore start-up makes pill to treat Asian flush

Ryan Foo (left) and Solomon Poon created a pill that claims to combat the negative side effects of drinking alcohol. ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
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SINGAPORE - Back in university, Singaporeans Solomon Poon and Ryan Foo, both 25, attended several networking events in their final year - many of which involved drinking alcohol while socialising.

Mr Poon recalls: "Our faces would turn red after the first drink, which did not look professional."

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