Herbalife Ltd. held a ground-breaking ceremony in Changsha, Hunan, for its state-of-the-art extraction facility for botanical extracts, powders and pure compounds to be used in its inner and outer nutrition products.

According to the 21st Century Business Herald, the non-governmental environmental organization Greenpeace has filed a lawsuit against Wal-Mart which is allegedly selling genetically modified rice in China.

The Hong Kong Tourism Commission and The HK Travel Industry Council have announced they will comprehensively supervise the region's inbound travel services.

Chengdu Food Safety Commission has said that Gufeng Sesame Oil Factory has been engaged in the illegal processing and sale of sesame oil and 13 restaurants in the city have been using in using substandard oils.

According to a report released by the global environmental organization Greenpeace, the U.S.-based retail giant Wal-Mart has been selling genetically modified rice in China.

Hunan Provincial Development and Reform Commission has approved the construction of seven wetland protection and restoration projects in the Dongtinghu Lake area.

The agricultural departments of six provinces in central China have jointly signed an agreement on the quality and safety of farm products, and they will also set up a mechanism to mutually report the on supervision of agricultural products to determine the root cause of substandard products.