After thousands of rabies vaccines were discovered to contain an illegal additive rendering them ineffective, many Chinese injected with them feared vulnerability to the disease and adverse health effects.
Six months after some 290,000 chidren fell ill and several died due to tainted milk, a local Chinese court will hear the first civil lawsuit filed on behalf of a victim's family.
Beleaguered coffee chain Starbucks is hoping new, locally-inspired products at lower prices will entice Chinese customers to consume despite the economic slowdown.
Market analysts are bearish on Huiyuan's share price, which bubbled up for months before a deal with Coca Cola was blocked by Chinese commerce officials on March 18.
Coca-Cola's attempt to purchase a major Chinese beverage company has been blocked on the grounds that it violates Chinese antitrust law, nixing what would have been the largest foreign acquisition of a Chinese firm in history.
Private businesses in China are struggling to share in the stimulus pie despite that they have been a major driver of economic growth for the past several years.
A senior official in China's Ministry of Commerce was deposed after being found guilty of demanding companies to foot his personal bills, the EO learned.
A Chinese auto firm may get a head-start in oversea acquisition with some 10 billion yuan of funding from the Beijing Municipal government, the EO has learned.
A new tax law seeks to change the game for foreign firms operating in China and those seeking to evade taxes on Chinese investments by registering off-shore.
A delegation of US outsourcing industry players recently visited Beijing to discuss directly contracting projects to China. Does it indicate a tipping point in the industry that would see India dethroned?
China is planning to consolidate some state-owned firms into an asset management company akin to its existing sovereign wealth fund, the China Investment Corporation (CIC).
Straining to survive in the downturn after stockpiles have devalued, non-ferrous metal and logistics firms will benefit from 100 billion yuan in government support to be spent over the next two years.
A special compensation team has been tasked to vet insurance claims for over a billion yuan for damages caused by the recent fire at China's state broadcaster's new headquarters.
The EO looks at recent volatility in the Chinese stock markets, where companies have withdrawn leveraged investments and investors have been spooked by fears of a debt defaults abroad.
The Chinese government is caught between keeping soybean prices low enough to protect low-income groups, but high enough to keep farmers interested in planting it.