Agricultural cooperatives can ensure food safety
2014-03-03 11:12:17
China should focus on agricultural cooperatives to ensure better food safety and quality.
SPP vows crackdown on food, environmental crimes
2014-03-03 11:04:00
The Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) is planning an eight-month crackdown on environmental and food safety crimes after detaining a total of 13,495 suspects for such offenses last year.
World Bank reports continued decline in food prices
2014-03-03 10:49:26
Global food prices continued to decline between October 2013 and January 2014, as crop harvests and a few favorable factors continued to push down prices.
Conflict, urbanization pose threat to food security in Asia, Africa
2014-03-03 10:17:26
Conflict, rapid population growth and urbanization as well as heavy reliance on food imports are posing challenges for food security in West Asia and North Africa.
New Zealand seeks to build food, agribusiness links to Gulf states
2014-03-03 10:04:31
New Zealand Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy will visit three of the country's main export markets in the Middle East next week in a bid to drum up new trade in agribusiness and food.
China rejects US GM corn shipments
2014-03-03 09:47:30
China has returned 887,000 tonnes of U.S. corn shipments tainted with a genetically-modified (GM) strain not approved by the country's agriculture ministry since last October.
Lhasa orphans mark Tibetan New Year with noodle feast
2014-03-03 09:28:05
Auspicious greetings, barley wine, prayer flags, fireworks, and laughter filled the air in Lhasa on Sunday as Tibetans dressed in their best clothes to embrace the Tibetan New Year, known locally as Losar.
Calorie-rich food makes livestock more climate-friendly
2014-02-25 13:38:54
Livestock bred on a high-calorie diet are more climate-friendly and more profitable to farmers, a new Austrian study has found.
Conflict, urbanization pose threat to food security in Asia, Africa
2014-02-25 13:34:49
Conflict, rapid population growth and urbanization as well as heavy reliance on food imports are posing challenges for food security in West Asia and North Africa.
Restaurant Week invites dining adventure to China
2014-02-23 06:47:30
In a foodie's town such as Hong Kong, the very concept of Restaurant Week seems redundant. We have a plethora of good restaurants for all types of budgets and, with a very few exceptions, it is often not difficult to snag a table at one of them.
Guangdong project to ensure fresh water for Hong Kong
2014-02-20 07:43:06
Guangdong's provincial water resources department will make the Pearl River Delta project the top priority in the coming two years in order to secure the water supply of Hong Kong.
More dairy cooperatives will guarantee milk safety: experts
2014-02-20 07:43:06
Experts and government officials have called for the further development of dairy farmers' cooperatives in China to ensure the safety of dairy products and protect farmers' interests.