Samantha Johnson
Hong Kong baby food producer recalls pastas over rice weevil scare
A Hong Kong baby food producer has voluntarily recalled several products from store shelves as a precaution after parents and online users raised concerns that…
China is sending scientists to Iran for rare earth ‘exploration and processing’
China is expanding its scientific collaboration with Iran into the strategically sensitive field of rare earths, including processing technologies that Beijing has increasingly sought to…
Fearing deflated China demand, US soybean growers pivot to new buyers and biofuel
US soybean growers are “adapting” to a steep decline in China-bound exports by selling to third countries and the American biofuel sector, compensating enough to…
The Planet Under Threat
Lessons from mainland Southeast Asia’s river basins …
Japanese authorities feel strain of bear-related complaints as fear grips locals
In Japan, complaints about bears have strained the resources of 40 per cent of local governments amid a surge in encounters with the animals this…

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