China still has a long way to go
2014-01-27 08:25:41
Wine is like a book of mysteries. It intrigues you, so you keep reading, but the more you read, the less you know.
From vineyards of Bordeaux to Chinese cellars
2014-01-27 08:30:40
The biggest wine deal in Chinese history ended in tragedy last month when billionaire Hao Lin, his 12-year-old son and two other people were killed in a helicopter crash, their aircraft plunging into the River Dordogne as they toured a chateau and vineyard in Bordeaux.
Top 5 Spring Festival customs in China
2014-01-27 09:39:10
On the Chinese New Year, families in China decorate their front doors with poetic couplets of calligraphy written with fragrant India ink, expressing the feeling of life's renewal and the return of spring.
China to reform mechanism on food subsidies
2014-01-23 15:43:22
The Information Office of China's State Council released details on the country's latest push to reform its agricultural policies.
Polluted farmland restored for food safety
2014-01-23 15:33:13
Arable land contaminated by heavy metals across China will be withdrawn from agricultural production.
No modification of China's GM food regime
2014-01-23 15:02:58
As consumer concern rises in China, an agriculture official insisted on Wednesday that strict standards still apply to genetically modified (GM) foods.
Origin of Chinese dumplings
2014-01-23 14:36:49
Now, with so many people observing the day by making and eating dumplings, or "Jiao Zi", we thought it would be appropriate to tell you the origin of the custom.
Traditional Chinese 'Little New Year' festival
2014-01-23 11:10:56
Little New Year, which falls about a week before the lunar New Year, is also known as the Festival of the Kitchen God, the deity who oversees the moral character of each household.
Home-style cuisine packs a punch in warmth of family gathering
2014-01-23 08:23:37
Hakka people often find excuses for the lack of presentation for their food, especially compared with their seafood-rich neighbors of Chaozhou and Shantou, where more attention is paid to how dishes are prepared and presented.
Delicious fun
2014-01-23 08:23:37
The chocolate factory has come to Southwest China, but without eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka from the book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Chocolate theme park World Chocolate Wonderland arrived in Chongqing on Dec 30 and will remain until March 31, offering a visual and sweet feast to locals and tourists. "I had so much fun today," 20-year-old Guo Xueyu says, adding that immersing herself in a sweet chocolate kingdom is one of her dreams come true.
Three dead, 13 hospitalized in China food poisoning
2014-01-22 15:59:31
A suspected food poisoning in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has killed three people and left 13 more hospitalized.
China's farm produce prices drop slightly
2014-01-22 15:50:18
Farm produce prices in 36 major Chinese cities dropped slightly in the week ending Jan 19 compared with the previous week.