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During the Eurofruit Southern Hemisphere Congress 2010 (Punta del Este-Uruguay-1-3 December 2010), John Wang, founder of Lantao Shanghai Great Harvest-Chinese company which imports premium fruit from all over the world-has given an overview of the fresh produce business in China. ...
Jia Qinglin (1st R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), shakes hands with Yang Jia, a member of Jiu San Society, also the vice chairperson of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ...
BEIJING China's top leadership pledged to do more to combat inflation, as new figures showed consumer prices rising at the fastest rate in more than two years. A statement released Sunday at the end of the annual Central Economic Work Conference said Chinese leaders had agreed to ...
Citizens look at price tags in a supermarket in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 11, 2010. China's consumer price index (CPI), a major gauge of inflation, rose to a 28-month high of 5.1 percent in November, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said ...
BEIJING China raised banks' reserve requirements for the third time in a month Friday, acting to cool its economy as inflation topped 5%, exports gained sharply and the real-estate market continued to pick up. Data issued Saturday morning in Beijing showed the consumer price ...
Ching-Long Liu for The Wall Street Journal A $324 bowl of beef noodles at Niu Ba Ba in Taipei, Taiwan Four years ago, Taiwanese restaurateur Wang Cong-yuan asked his VIP clientele--local celebrities, three-star Michelin chefs, and world politicians--how much they would pay for a ...
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao may no longer be in India but you can still discuss the state of India-China relations, and maybe even get a flavor of China in the wake of his visit. Margherita Stancati/The Wall Street Journal There's more to Chinese food in India than Chindian. ...
By Amy Ma Amy Ma/The Wall Street Journal Truffle gnocchi at Shore When it comes to Western food in Hong Kong, some of the simplest things are the hardest to find. A nice juicy burger, a well-made sandwich or a salad that serves more purpose than a garnish. That's where Shore ...
Private equity investors are betting China's hard driving middle class can be convinced to relax and have a drink. Bloomberg News Kweichow Moutai, an expensive brand of baijiu, a sorghum-based liquor, is often faked in China. Why else would a top global firm like KKR & Co. join ...
Rapid urbanisation in China has not only led to improved lifestyles but also sparked a trend of health consciousness; the Chinese are increasingly making food and beverage choices reflecting their concerns over health and nutrition. As per Datamonitor s newly launched report, ...
Many Chinese above the age of 35 who grew up in the countryside can clearly remember the first time they ate meat because it was such a rare and delicious moment. Quite a few Chinese friends say that the first time they tasted cooked animal flesh, usually at around the age of 10 ...
VietNamNet Bridge -Many housewives no longer purchase fruit that originate from China, especially fruit with eye-catching color and appearance. Chinese fruits have been flooding Vietnamese markets for many years because they are cheaper and look more attractive than local fruit. ...
The available volumes of Chinese exotic fruits for export will not increase this year. This is expected by importer Kokkeel of Jin-Jin Europe from Holland. The main cause is the disappointing harvest due to heavy rainfall, but also the increased purchasing power of the Chinese ...
BEIJING, Dec 27, 2010 (AFP) - Six people have been detained, several wineries shut down and bottles pulled from shelves in China after authorities found wine containing several chemical additives, state media said Monday. The incident in Changli county in the central province of ...
At the begining of this month Frans Greidanus, Head of Philips Research and CTO Asia signed on behalf of Philips Lighting an agreement with Lingling Wei, CEO of IEDA. This is the first step in Horticulture solutions for Philips in China. IEDA (Institute of Environment and ...
BEIJING - Wu Ying is determined to have a fancy Christmas in the southern city of Shenzhen this year, including a home-baked Christmas cake with ingredients imported from the United States. Staff members work in the imported wine department at a Metro AG supermarket in Shanghai. ...
China's wather shortfall has put its industry, agriculture and domestic demand on collision course. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images China's 2030 net water demand will be 818 billion cubic meters, while current annual supply is only 618 billiion cubic meters. Of this 2030 ...
BEIJING To combat a surge in food prices that is worrying consumers and economists, China's government is reining in bank lending and selling down reserves of grain. But there is one driver of higher food prices that will be harder to get under control: the steady rise in the ...
The Dalu Robot Restaurant, in Jinan, northern China s Shandong Province, has a very special wait staff indeed. All of the waitresses (six in total) are robots that follow a fixed route that can serve up to 100 diners. Developed by the Shandong Dalu Science and Technology Company, ...
AFP Record food prices put world 'in danger', says UN Food riots, geopolitical tensions, global inflation and increasing hunger among the planet's poorest people are the likely effects of a new surge in world food prices, which have hit an all-time high according to the United ...
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