China eyes farmland investments abroad

12 May 2008
A proposal by China's Ministry of Agriculture will encourage Chinese companies to buy farmland abroad, especially in Africa and South America, to help guarantee food security, the Financial Times reported.  more...

Draft of food safety law released

24 April 2008
China has released a draft of a food safety law that would introduce financial and criminal penalties, including possible life sentences, on makers of unsafe food products, the Christian Science Monitor reported, citing state media.  more...

Huge hike in fertilizer export taxes

18 April 2008
Export taxes on fertilizer and some related raw materials export taxes will be raised by up to 100 percentage points, Bloomberg reported.  more...

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Economists: March inflation dip may be temporary  (16 April 2008)
China to pay farmers more for rice, wheat  (31 March 2008)
Wen calls for cleaner, fairer economy  (6 March 2008)
China promises $9bn in aid to farmers  (22 February 2008)
Blue Ridge to invest $1.45bn in China  (20 February 2008)
Blood thinner facility not licensed to make drugs  (18 February 2008)
China pledges $1bn in snow aid  (15 February 2008)
China facility supplied key ingredient in deadly blood thinner  (14 February 2008)
Beijing lifts bird flu quarantine  (28 January 2008)
Price controls extended to fertilizer  (23 January 2008)
Beijing to educate farmers on land rights  (16 January 2008)
Industry standards created for live pig futures  (8 January 2008)
Grain export taxes introduced  (2 January 2008)
HSBC opens first foreign county-level bank  (17 December 2007)
Inflation reaches 11-year high in November  (12 December 2007)
Corn reserves tapped to ease price pressure  (12 December 2007)
Apple crop to fall short of juice demand  (12 December 2007)