diff --git a/core-designsystem/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/designsystem/component/Tag.kt b/core-designsystem/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/designsystem/component/Tag.kt
index c2790c538..d45bdb226 100644
--- a/core-designsystem/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/designsystem/component/Tag.kt
+++ b/core-designsystem/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/designsystem/component/Tag.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.designsystem.component
 
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.material3.MaterialTheme
+import androidx.compose.material3.Text
 import androidx.compose.material3.contentColorFor
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.getValue
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.setValue
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
+import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.designsystem.R
 
 @Composable
 fun NiaTopicTag(
@@ -36,9 +39,9 @@ fun NiaTopicTag(
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier,
     enabled: Boolean = true,
     text: @Composable () -> Unit,
-    followText: @Composable () -> Unit,
-    unFollowText: @Composable () -> Unit,
-    browseText: @Composable () -> Unit
+    followText: @Composable () -> Unit = { Text(stringResource(R.string.follow)) },
+    unFollowText: @Composable () -> Unit = { Text(stringResource(R.string.unfollow)) },
+    browseText: @Composable () -> Unit = { Text(stringResource(R.string.browse_topic)) }
 ) {
     var expanded by remember { mutableStateOf(false) }
     Box(modifier = modifier) {
diff --git a/core-designsystem/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/core-designsystem/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d1158888
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-designsystem/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+     Copyright 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<resources>
+    <string name="follow">Follow</string>
+    <string name="unfollow">Unfollow</string>
+    <string name="browse_topic">Browse topic</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/core-ui/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsResourceCard.kt b/core-ui/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsResourceCard.kt
index dcf9ecba2..82cd9537b 100644
--- a/core-ui/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsResourceCard.kt
+++ b/core-ui/src/main/java/com/google/samples/apps/nowinandroid/core/ui/NewsResourceCard.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.ui
 
 import androidx.compose.foundation.background
+import androidx.compose.foundation.horizontalScroll
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Arrangement
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Box
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.Column
@@ -27,8 +28,7 @@ import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.height
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.padding
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.size
 import androidx.compose.foundation.layout.width
-import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.LazyRow
-import androidx.compose.foundation.lazy.items
+import androidx.compose.foundation.rememberScrollState
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.CircleShape
 import androidx.compose.foundation.shape.RoundedCornerShape
 import androidx.compose.material3.Card
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
 import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
-import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalConfiguration
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalContext
 import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalInspectionMode
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.painterResource
@@ -57,10 +56,9 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.onClick
 import androidx.compose.ui.semantics.semantics
 import androidx.compose.ui.tooling.preview.Preview
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
-import androidx.core.os.ConfigurationCompat
 import coil.compose.AsyncImage
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.designsystem.component.NiaToggleButton
-import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.designsystem.component.NiaTopicChip
+import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.designsystem.component.NiaTopicTag
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.designsystem.icon.NiaIcons
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.designsystem.theme.NiaTheme
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.model.data.Author
@@ -69,6 +67,7 @@ import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.model.data.Topic
 import com.google.samples.apps.nowinandroid.core.model.data.previewNewsResources
 import java.time.ZoneId
 import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
+import java.util.Locale
 import kotlinx.datetime.Instant
 import kotlinx.datetime.toJavaInstant
 
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ fun NewsResourceAuthors(
         // Only display first author for now
         val author = authors[0]
 
-        val authorNameFormatted = uppercaseFormat(author.name)
+        val authorNameFormatted = author.name.uppercase(Locale.getDefault())
 
         val authorImageUrl = author.imageUrl
 
@@ -269,34 +268,22 @@ fun NewsResourceTopics(
     topics: List<Topic>,
     modifier: Modifier = Modifier
 ) {
-    LazyRow(
-        modifier = modifier,
-        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp)
+    Row(
+        modifier = modifier.horizontalScroll(rememberScrollState()), // causes narrow chips
+        horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
     ) {
-        items(items = topics, key = { item -> item.id }) { topic ->
-            NiaTopicChip(
-                enabled = true, // ToDo: Chip should be disabled if user is not following
-                onClick = { }, // ToDo: Handle topic chip interaction
-            ) {
-                Text(uppercaseFormat(topic.name))
-            }
+        for (topic in topics) {
+            NiaTopicTag(
+                followed = true, // Todo
+                onFollowClick = { }, // Todo
+                onUnfollowClick = { }, // Todo
+                onBrowseClick = { }, // Todo
+                text = { Text(text = topic.name.uppercase(Locale.getDefault())) }
+            )
         }
     }
 }
 
-@Composable
-private fun uppercaseFormat(string: String): String {
-    val locale = ConfigurationCompat.getLocales(LocalConfiguration.current).get(0)
-
-    val uppercaseFormatted = if (locale != null) {
-        string.uppercase(locale)
-    } else {
-        string.uppercase()
-    }
-
-    return uppercaseFormatted
-}
-
 @Preview("Bookmark Button")
 @Composable
 fun BookmarkButtonPreview() {