New Rules For Foreign Advertising Companies Foreign advertising companies are now allowed to offer design, production, publication and other types of advertising services for Chinese and foreign clients, state media reports. However, a regulatory approval is necessary. Joint ventures between Chinese and foreign ad companies can now be approved as long as all investors are...

China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, which is the national quality watchdog, has published a list of more than 300 testing agencies approved to conduct melamine testing.

Parents of a one-year-old boy who became sick after drinking melamine-contaminated baby formula have filed a lawsuit against Sanlu Group, the WSJ reports.

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., a subsidiary of Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has agreed to invest HKD1.8 bn for a 10 per cent stake in China's battery and carmaker BYD Co., American news wires report.

The European Union said a ban on all food for children imported from China comes into force today, AP reports.

Hangzhou Safari Park Reports Melamine Contamination A young lion and two baby orangutans at the Hangzhou Safari Park are the latest victims of the tainted milk crisis in China. The animals developed kindney stones after they were fed with milk powder produced by Sanlu Group, which is partly owned by New...

TNT Express Opens Eight Branches in China Dutch delivery company TNT said its Express division will add eight new branches in China. The new locations of TNT Express will be built up in cities of the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta including Dongguan, Zhongshan, Foshan and Shunde. By the end of this...

France, South Korea and India have banned Chinese dairy goods after the toxic chemical melamine was found in several imported milk products. The World Health Organisation has said the contamination in China is deplorable.

China's popular White Rabbit Creamy Candies are being withdrawn from Tesco supermarket stores worldwide as fears grow that it may contain contaminated milk, The Times in London reports.

China Eastern Flies to Copenhagen China Eastern Airlines will open a new twice-weekly route from Shanghai to Copenhagen, via Frankfurt, the airline said in a statement. The inaugural flight will take off on 29 October. Flights will depart from Shanghai every Wednesday and Friday, with a return scheduled for each Thursday...