Web retailers expect to cash in agricultural products
2014-01-20 15:48:39
Online retail is big business, but not, it seems, if you’re selling fresh food.
Food security, rural environment top No.1 document
2014-01-20 15:31:48
This is the 11th year in a row that Central government’s first policy document of the year, known as the Number 1 document focuses on agriculture.
Life sentence for poisoning dumplings
2014-01-20 15:28:53
A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for adding poison to frozen dumplings that left four Chinese and nine Japanese citizens ill in 2007 and 2008.
German beer brewers fined for price manipulating
2014-01-20 15:19:57
German anti-trust authority fined five beer brewers for their price manipulation on Monday, warning that investigation were still ongoing against more brewers.
Australia's Bega Cheese to sell 18.8 pct Warrnambool stake to Saputo
2014-01-20 15:09:22
Australian dairy company Bega Cheese on Thursday announced its intention to sell its 18.8 percent stake in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter Factory Company Holdings Limited (WCB) to Canadian dairy company Saputo.
China warns consumers after Fonterra cream recall
2014-01-20 11:15:02
China's top quality watchdog warned Chinese consumers on Tuesday not to eat a batch of fresh cream products currently being recalled by Fonterra.
First chocolate salon in Brussels set for Feb
2014-01-20 09:50:09
The first chocolate salon in Brussels will be held from Feb 7 to 9 in the Belgian capital.
Going out for a taste of China
2014-01-16 07:55:10
To use the rich content of China's culinary culture to enhance the country's soft power, the government should introduce policies to encourage Chinese eatery enterprises to expand overseas.
Austrian food exports up 4.5 pct in 2013
2014-01-17 16:53:57
Austrian food exports in 2013 rose 4.5 percent to 9.5 billion euros (around 13 billion U.S. dollars).
Int'l Green Week opens in Berlin
2014-01-17 16:33:13
The 79th International Green Week Berlin agriculture fair was officially opened on Thursday evening.
Food safety stressed as Spring Festival nears
2014-01-17 16:29:10
Chinese authorities on Thursday stressed the need to ensure food safety ahead of China's Spring Festival holiday.
Netherlands tops world in food quality
2014-01-16 09:59:45
The Netherlands is the number one place in the world when it comes to food quality and eating.