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BEIJING - China has made "remarkable progress" in growing sufficient food to feed its people but its official efforts to silence people who alert the public to food safety problems are worrisome, a U.N. official said Thursday. China shifted from a food aid recipient to a ...
Dec. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Wheat and soybeans advanced on expectations of increased demand for U.S. exports as supplies of high-quality grain may tighten and China, the world s biggest food consumer, may increase imports. China will expand import channels of grain and cotton and ...
Chinese consumers are becoming increasingly receptive to international soft drink brands but success does depend on an appreciation of local flavour preferences, according to Datamonitor. Big global players have struggled in the past to make major inroads in China because of a ...
WIDESPREAD unease about future irrigation cuts in the Murray-Darling Basin isn't bothering Spanish rice company boss, Antonio Hernandez Callejas, as he tries to secure his $600 million takeover bid for iconic Australian brand, SunRice. The Madrid-based Ebro Foods, chief executive ...
Thai hom mali (jasmine) rice faces a big challenge to regain market share in Hong Kong and Macau since consumers in those two cities have shifted to lower-quality rice because of high prices and unclear standards, Petchanet Pratruangkrai observed from a market survey last week. ...
CHINA - Steady and rapid development of the Chinese fishing sector has continued, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Over the past five years,the output of aquatic products has kept an annual growth rate of about four per cent with continuously improved product mix and ...
China's estimate for fresh asparagus production in MY2010 is lowered 16 percent to 210,000 metric tons (MT) based on lower acreage and unfavorable weather conditions. Rising labor costs for white asparagus has led farmers to plant more green asparagus (a less labor intensive crop...
China's strawberry growers, already the world's biggest, are to ramp up output by 30% this year, and even then will only be able to match growth in domestic consumption, US Department of Agriculture staff believe. The dynamics provide a glimmer of hope to rivals in the frozen ...
GLOBAL - Dr Bernard Vallat, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) says 2011 is a landmark year for the veterinary profession around the world. According to Dr Bernard Vallat: "In 1761, Claude Bourgelat managed to persuade King Louis XV of France of ...
Local media reports from China have revealed that the government of China is working on a massive crackdown, as reports emerged that large amounts of rice noodles made with rotten grain and potentially carcinogenic additives are actively being sold in southern China. Earlier ...
Carlsberg has sold a brewery in Dresden to Frankfurter Brauhaus in order to focus on key brands in the region. The Danish brewer has also just increased its investment in the Chinese firm Chongqing Brewery. The Dresden brewery employs 172 people and produces the Swiss beer brand ...
China's fresh strawberry production is estimated at 1.35 million metric tons (MMT) in MY2010, a 10 percent decrease from MY2009, mainly due to unfavorable weather conditions during harvest season. Frozen strawberry production in MY2010 is down 10 percent at 130,000 MT. China's ...
In an effort that could limit import growth, the government of China is working on a proposal to raise the country's agricultural products self-sufficiency level for vegetable oils, cotton and sugar over the next five years. China's ministry of Agriculture has announced that the ...
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- We have heard many times this will be China s century, but the second decade could prove tougher than the first. Last year's massive stimulus may have secured another year of 10% plus GDP growth but it came at a cost to the economy in terms of soaring ...
(Reuters Life) - Following the explosion in demand for designer bags, Italian suits and fast cars, expensive French and Italian wines are set to be the next must-have accessory for the wealthy Chinese consumer. Wine bars are proliferating rapidly in Shanghai, the country's glitzy ...
Food safety is a major concern among almost 70 percent of Chinese consumers according to a nationwide survey that covered 24 food categories including vegetables, bottled water, cooking oil and seafood. The "2010-2011 Consumer Food Confidence Report" released by Insight China ...
Earlier in december, Wal-Mart has announced the creation of a new supermarket chain in China. Specially designed for rural places and low income buyers. Mr Doug McMillon, International Manager of Wal-Mart has declared that China is in the top priorities of the American retailer ...
BEIJING, Dec 30 (Reuters) - China's corn harvest rose by more than 10 million tonnes this year, Agriculture Minister Han Changfu said in a speech published on his ministry's website on Thursday. The lengthy Dec. 21 speech, reflecting on 2010 and looking forward to plans for 2011 ...
BEIJING -- Large amounts of rice noodles made with rotten grain and potentially carcinogenic additives are being sold in south China, state press said Friday, in the country's latest food safety scare. Up to 50 factories in south China's Dongguan city near Hong Kong are producing ...
Indonesian and Chinese scientists have jointly conducted a technical research program aimed at developing best hybrid rice variety for Indonesia with the effective research period set to due in 2013. The program was designed to be effective within three years starting from April ...
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Bill Gates talks nuclear
Bill Gates talks nuclear
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China offers inspirations to global dilemmas
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IMF chief warns of risks to recovery
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