China is investing heavily in biotechnology, hoping to feed its growing population in the coming decades. From Bloomberg: Diversion of food crops to biofuels has finally caught the attention of policy makers in China. Even as the country seeks to use 10 million tons of bio- ethanol and 2 million tons of bio-diesel annually by […]
Read MoreFrom AFP: China agreed to send two giant pandas to Australia Thursday at a meeting between Prime Minister John Howard and President Hu Jintao ahead of an Asia-Pacific summit. Wangwang, a two-year-old male panda and Funi, a one-year-old female, will spend 10 years at Adelaide Zoo as part of a breeding program to ensure the […]
Read MoreFrom Internet News: Security firm Sophos has posted the findings of its August report on malware and found China far and away had the most compromised Web pages serving up malware. In examining 8 billion Web pages, China (including Hong Kong) came away as the single largest source of Web pages hosting some kind of […]
Read MoreAirbus plans to enhance its partnership with China by ordering millions of dollars worth of Chinese-made airline components. From Reuters: European plane-maker Airbus wants to source more parts from China and grab more market share from arch-foe Boeing in a market it expects to double every five to six years. The firm owned by EADS, […]
Read More“Abandoned Factory.” There are fewer younger workers. From SonyaÊêú‰Ω†‰∏´, via Flickr.
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