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Pride of place

[2014-01-05 08:21]

Austin Hu's kitchen is like a little museum of local seasonal specialties from all over China.

Which wine with dinner? A pro's view

[2014-01-04 07:40]

When choosing a wine to go with a meal, what are you looking for?

Taste of home

[2014-01-04 07:40]

No sign outside, which can be tricky at night if you are looking for the new Home Plate Bar-B-Que. But fans - lots of them - are apparently following their noses.

Crustacean sensation

[2014-01-04 07:40]

By buying directly from Canada, a Beijing restaurant makes a bargain out of lobster meals that don't pinch the pocket. Ye Jun tucks in a bib for a tasting.

Better rules on GM food labels needed: expert

[2014-01-03 10:11]

A biotechnology researcher has called on China to improve its regulations on labeling genetically modified food, saying the current rules fail to inform consumers.

China tightens rules for baby formula makers

[2013-12-31 14:55]

China is tightening rules for infant formula makers to improve food safety. China's Food and Drug Administration, or CFDA.

China to increase safety checks over food, pharmaceuticals

[2013-12-31 14:48]

China will increase safety checks on food products and crack down on shoddy pharmaceuticals next year as part of its stepped-up supervision over the food and drug sector.

Substantial incentives for farming are needed

[2013-12-31 14:42]

After decades since the great rural-to-urban migration began in the 1980s, the children of those first migrants are choosing to remain in the cities where they were born and raised.

Chinese province orders separate GM food sales

[2013-12-31 14:32]

The food and drug authority in northwest China's Gansu province on Thursday told markets to set up special zones for genetically modified (GM) food.

Food security tops rural development tasks

[2013-12-31 11:03]

China has stressed the high priority of food security in its agricultural modernization and urged better arable land use and rural management.

China expects professional farmers to modernize agriculture

[2013-12-31 10:47]

In Tieshiya village, farming is mostly left to the over 60's as about a third of its population have gone to work in towns or cities.

Tale of Xi's dumplings draws crowd

[2013-12-31 07:05]

"A president's set meal," said Sun Zhengcai as he waited to be served at the Qing Feng Steamed Dumpling Shop in Beijing's Xicheng district.

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