Archives for May 26, 2015

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China

China now world’s second most obese nation

By RJ Whitehead

Now with one in every four people in the country being overweight, China has placed second in the list of countries with the largest number of obese inhabitants, leading analysts to call for the introduction of a tax on unhealthy foods.

China expands import of beef and lamb from New Zealand

By Elsa Reed, in Shenzhen

China has become New Zealand’s second-largest market for beef and the largest for its lamb in the 12 months ending 31 March 2015, the Meat Industrial Association (MIA) of New Zealand has told GlobalMeatNews.

Region in focus

This week Down Under

By Richard Whitehead

Bargains work on most Australians, though Aldi bucks the trend