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Dateline Southeast Asia

Vietnam: Tougher penalties needed to stamp out food violators

By RJ Whitehead

A lack of tougher penalties and shortage of staff are hindering local authorities’ attempts to tighten control over businesses that violate food safety laws as more samples of meat, vegetables and seafood fail to meet hygiene and quality standards.

Mondelēz to bring belVita to China

By Hal Conick

Mondelēz International will launch its belVita breakfast biscuits in China in hopes of grabbing a larger piece of the country’s biscuit market share.