Industry

HEALTH

Spoiled Rabies Vaccine Saga Continues

After thousands of rabies vaccines were discovered to contain an illegal additive rendering them ineffective, many Chinese injected with them feared vulnerability to the disease and adverse health effects.

Wang Yanan | 2009-03-27

FOOD SAFETY

Chinese Court Accepts First Civil Suit in Milk Scandal

Six months after some 290,000 chidren fell ill and several died due to tainted milk, a local Chinese court will hear the first civil lawsuit filed on behalf of a victim's family.

Wang Biqiang, Xie Liangbing | 2009-03-26

Starbucks... Tofu?

Beleaguered coffee chain Starbucks is hoping new, locally-inspired products at lower prices will entice Chinese customers to consume despite the economic slowdown.

He Wen | 2009-03-24

STATE FIRMS

Industrial Bank Boycotted by State Firms in Shenzhen

State-owned firms in Shenzhen were retaliating against a bank for a lawsuit it won against one of their own.

Yang Dong | 2009-03-20

Dim Hope for Huiyuan Juice Shares

Market analysts are bearish on Huiyuan's share price, which bubbled up for months before a deal with Coca Cola was blocked by Chinese commerce officials on March 18.

He Wen | 2009-03-19

AGRICULTURE

Major Chinese Soybean Presser Softens to Foreign Investment

An icon of China's soybean industry tells the EO of how two market shakeups have given foreign investors a strangehold over his trade.

Li Ping | 2009-03-19

FOREIGN ACQUISITIONS

China to Coca-Cola: No Deal

Coca-Cola's attempt to purchase a major Chinese beverage company has been blocked on the grounds that it violates Chinese antitrust law, nixing what would have been the largest foreign acquisition of a Chinese firm in history.

Zhang Bin, Ren Yujie | 2009-03-18