Overcrowded farms led to pig dumping
Overcrowding on pig farms around Shanghai may have led to the dumping of some 16,000 hog carcasses
Agriculture
Bird flu losses in poultry sector reach US$1.6bn
The outbreak of the H7N9 strain of avian flu has cost China’s poultry sector more than US$1.6 billi
Report: Lasting damage to China's soil
China's soil is highly contaminated with fertilizers and pesticides misused during the country's pu
Big bad bird
Which companies stand to gain and lose most from China’s bird flu outbreak?
Which companies stand to gain and lose most from China’s bird flu outbreak?
Selling the family farm
How much longer will China’s traditional farmer plow the fields?
How much longer will China’s traditional farmer plow the fields?
US cotton prices rise on weak sales of Chinese stockpiles
US cotton prices hit a 12-week high, as demand from Chinese mills increased in light of the poor fi
China corn imports on pace to top 4m-ton USDA estimate
China has purchased 120,000 metric tons of US corn for shipment by the end of August, bringing its
China’s water woes
In Iowa, an unlikely solution
In Iowa, an unlikely solution
Asian Citrus raises dividend following fraud allegations
Asian Citrus (ACHL.LON, 0073.HKG), a Chinese company that makes and sells vegetable and fruit juice
This week in China
Feel my soft power; suspicious bulges
Feel my soft power; suspicious bulges
New Zealand to reconsider Chinese farm purchases
New Zealand's High Court ordered the government to reconsider a Chinese company's purchase of 16 fa
China signs $4.3bn soybean deal with US
China agreed to import 8.62 million metric tons of soybean oilseed from US suppliers, a pledge valu
Xi's Iowa visit may point to deeper agricultural ties
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will make a two-day stop in Iowa this week that may result in dee
China's Wen calls for better land protection
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for better protection of the land rights of farmers during a visi
Chinese government to allocate 10 percent land sales for irrigation construction
The Chinese government is set to release specific guidelines on allocating 10 percent of the net pr
Officials remove tax on vegetables
China has removed a value-added tax (VAT) on vegetable distribution as part of an effort to combat
China's land supply up 37 percent in 2011
GM me
A hungry nation debates genetically modified food
A hungry nation debates genetically modified food
Chinese fisherman stabs South Korean coastguard in scuffle
A South Korean coastguard officer was stabbed to death while trying to seize a Chinese fishing boat
Near half of China's grain storage purchased
Around 31,000 tons of the total 68,000 tons of grain in the Chinese State temporary storage was pur
South China villagers riot over latest land grab
China's corn output reaches record levels
China's corn output increased 6.7% this year as farmers planted more of the crop to meet rising dem
Strength in renewables
With low-cost manufacturing and a booming market, Chinese firms are set to dominate renewable energy
With low-cost manufacturing and a booming market, Chinese firms are set to dominate renewable energy
Cooperation for change
Peggy Liu, Chairperson and co-founder of JUCCCE, talks about how the US and China can work together on the world’s biggest challenges
Peggy Liu, Chairperson and co-founder of JUCCCE, talks about how the US and China can work together on the world’s biggest challenges
Floors for the future
Interface¬FLOR’s new factory in Taicang, Jiangsu province explores new models of sustainable manufacturing
Interface¬FLOR’s new factory in Taicang, Jiangsu province explores new models of sustainable manufacturing
News briefs
Beijing tightens green car subsidy standards
It’s good to be green
How quickly can China achieve environmentally sustainable development?
How quickly can China achieve environmentally sustainable development?
One step back
Beijing’s decision to buy back shares in the Big Four banks highlights the stalled state of financial reform
Beijing’s decision to buy back shares in the Big Four banks highlights the stalled state of financial reform
Crouching tiger, angry bird
Chinese consumers are embracing mobile games wholeheartedly
Chinese consumers are embracing mobile games wholeheartedly
Untapped
China’s beer market presents hurdles for would-be importers
China’s beer market presents hurdles for would-be importers
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