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Food crunch opens door to bioengineered crops

Zeng Yawen’s outdoor laboratory in the hills of southern China is a trove of potential — rice that thrives in cool temperatures or high altitudes.

Company caught packaging two-year-old dumplings

A company in eastern China was ordered to stop production after food safety officials found it was repackaging the filling from two-year-old rice dumplings. Officials in east…

Hu Jintao urges investment in developing nations

Multinational corporations should help redress imbalances in the world economy by putting a higher priority on investing in developing countries, Chinese President Hu Jintao said…

China finance talks target energy prices

High oil prices are among the biggest threats to the global economy and more needs to be done to increase oil production, refining capacity and investment, top financial…

Former leader’s death poses dilemma for Chinese govt

The last time an ousted Chinese leader died, in 1989, millions marched in the streets and gathered in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in student-led protests that shook Beijing’s…

China floods kill 114, dozens missing

Floods unleashed by torrential rains have killed at least 114 people and left dozens more missing in southwestern China, prompting authorities to put the massive Three Gorges…

A million flee as typhoon hits China

Typhoon Aere crashed into mainland China, unleashing torrential rains and prompting the evacuation of nearly a million people as the death toll climbed to 35 on Thursday after a…