Russia has agreed to build Vietnam's first nuclear power plant in a ceremony in Hanoi presided over by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, according to GulfNews.com.
Chinese law makers last week adopted legislation that would give foreign employees the same social insurance benefits as Chinese nationals, according to ChinaDaily.com.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that global air cargo traffic rose by 14.8% in September, down from 19% growth the previous month, translating into a month-to-month decline of 2.1% when adjusted for seasonal factors, according to the Shipping Gazette.
The leading traders of physical raw sugar claim that the commodity is likely to surge to a 30-year high in the coming months, with all eyes on the pending Indian sugar crop output which is hoped will ease supply pressures, according to FoodNavigator.com.
Food and beverage companies are increasingly ditching bisphenol A (BPA) from food can linings in response to growing consumer concern over the chemical, according to FoodProductionDaily.com, citing a study on safer packaging.
Cargill’s sweetener experts are set to introduce a lower-calorie chocolate made with patented sweeters at the end of 2011, according to ConfectioneryNews.com.
Representatives of the UK dairy industry have called on politicians to take tougher legislative action to stamp out misleading origin labelling, according to FoodProduction Daily.com.
Deliveries of new containerships have hit 1.29 million TEU this year and will rise to 1.42 million TEU by January despite slackening demand on major trade lanes, according to the Shipping Gazette, citing the Paris-based consultancy Alphaliner.
A German company has patented its process for ‘nocturnal milk’ which it claims contains 100 times more melatonin, a hormone that helps to regulate sleep, than normal milk, according to Dairyreporter.com.
Milk production in New Zealand will rebound by 10% next year to a record high, feeding a recovery in exports – assuming the world's top exporter gets a break from the poor weather which has for two years sent output lower, according to AgriMoney.com.
Beijing had approximately 90,000 people waiting for a place in a nursing home, at the end of 2009, but there were only 30,000 beds available, according to official statistics.
Under the scheme qualifying companies will get the opportunity to develop their ideas into prototypes and proofs of concept at a heavily discounted rate.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman said China is headed for a “trade conflict” with the US and other western countries as tensions rise about how to rebalance the global economy, according to a Bloomberg report.
THE US Export-Import Bank has authorised a record US$24.5 (NZD$ 32.65 billion) in export financing in fiscal year 2010, supporting $34.4 billion worth of exports, according to the Shipping Gazette, citing a report by American Shipper.
The European Commission has proposed a temporary ban on animal cloning for food production in the European Union, at a meeting of the European Commission, Council and Parliament held in Strasbourg this week, according to FoodProductionDaily.com.
Low levels of R&D, high input costs and uneven relations with retailers are amongst the reasons emerging economies are outpacing growth of the EU food and drink sector, according to AP-FoodTechnology.com.
According to Bakeryandsnacks.com, the crispy snack technology by Crisp Sensation Holdings not only produces crispy snacks but has a significantly reduced fat content, about 70% less fat.
Telecommunications analysis company IDC forecasts Apple iPhones and Google Android-based phones will each account for 17% of total smartphone shipments into New Zealand by the end of the year, with Blackberry's share seen sitting at 12%, according to Stuff.co.nz.
