Monday, 2 March 2009

Sunday, March 01, 2009

 

China's Manufacturing Shrinks

The economic crisis has cut demand.
China’s manufacturing shrank for a seventh month in February as the global financial crisis cut exports and growth across Asia.
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China's Food Safety Situation Still Grim

China's food safety situation is still grim although some improvements have been made in the wake of a scandal last year that killed at least six babies and made another 300,000 sick, the Health Ministry said Monday.

The comments from the ministry come after China's legislature enacted a tough food safety law Saturday, promising tougher penalties for makers of tainted products in the wake of scandals that exposed serious flaws in monitoring of the nation's food supply.
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