No US Chicken Import, Says China
CHINA - China denies reports of a ban on chicken imports from the US.

Doctors Warn of H9 Flu Danger to Human Health
CHINA - In a letter to New England Journal of Medicine, doctors in China and Hong Kong warn of the potential risk of H9 avian influenza virus to public health following their study of antibodies against H5 and H9 avian influenza among poultry...

DLG Inaugurates New Office in China
CHINA - DLG has announces the opening of a new office for its subsidiary DLG AgroTech Service in Beijing, China. Located in the hub of Beijing’s ministerial and embassy quarter in the Landmark Tower, the office also incorporates the Chinese headquarters...

VIV China Now Annual, to Focus on Meat in 2009
CHINA - This year's VIV China will focus on presenting quality and innovations in the Chinese meat industry.

China Gets Tough Over Food Safety
CHINA - Chinese authorities pledged on 31 May to use the new Food Safety Law as a platform to intensify monitoring and law enforcement, hoping to curb repeated food scandals battering the industry's reputation and consumer confidence.

New Publication on Challenges of Avian Influenza
CHINA - Early 2009, eight human infection cases of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus, with five deaths, were reported in China.

Avian Influenza Confirmed in Northwest China
CHINA - A Tibetan county in northwest China's Qinghai Province is culling poultry, disinfecting farms and banning outsiders from entering on 19 May, two days after an outbreak of H5N1 avian flu outbreak was confirmed among migratory birds.

High Path Bird Flu Reported in China
CHINA - The veterinary authorities have informed the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about a new outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Poultry Companies Belong to New Chinese Food Giant
CHINA - Beijing Sanyuan Group has formed a new company from a milk supplier and two poultry product manufacturers, with assets totalling 15 billion yuan (RMB).

Chinese Feed Output Increasing Year-on-Year
CHINA - In 2008, China's feed industry continued to show a trend of stable development.

Aviagen School Thrives in China
CHINA - Aviagen has recently completed a week-long poultry management course in Beijing. The school brought participants from across China and Taiwan together to learn the latest information in all areas of poultry science and its practical application...

Outbreak of Bird Flu in Tibet Reported to OIE
CHINA - The veterinary authorities have sent a new report to the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) about one new case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI).

Chinese Protest US Poultry Ban
CHINA - The government filed an appeal with the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 17 April, protesting a key clause in a recently approved US law, which prohibits exports of poultry to the US.

China Confirms Bird Flu Outbreak in Lhasa
CHINA - China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) yesterday confirmed a new outbreak of bird flu in Lhasa, southwestern Tibet Autonomous Region.

Shineway to Build Chicken Farm with Nippon Ham
CHINA - The Chinese meat processing giant, Henan Luohe Shineway Industry Group, is to join forces with Japanese Nippon Ham Group in a large chicken farm.

US/China Poultry Trade Row Hots Up
CHINA - The Ministry of Commerce says the US import ban on Chinese poultry products could affect trade policies.

China Blasts US Ban on Its Poultry
CHINA - China on Thursday blasted a US measure blocking Chinese poultry imports, saying the "clearly discriminative measure" can serve as a good example for the World Trade Organisation's training courses.

Reports of Closing of Live Poultry Markets Denied
CHINA - China's Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) yesterday denied a report by the local newspaper Beijing Times that said all live poultry markets in large and medium-sized cities would be closed this year.

China to Sue US Poultry Ban at WTO
CHINA - China will take the US to the WTO regarding the US ban on Chinese poultry products. China reserves the rights for further actions.

Top Chinese Vet Warns of Animal Disease Threats
CHINA - Jia Youling, a leading veterinarian at the Ministry of Agriculture has issued a grave warning about the high risk of the emergence of a a new strains of the bird flu and foot and mouth disease viruses.

China's Industry Squeezed by Bird Flu, Global Crisis
CHINA - Poultry numbers have fallen by around one-third as the industry has been hit hard by falling demand and avian influenza.

China Adopts Food Safety Law
CHINA - The country's first law on food safety was adopted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress last week.

Food Safety Body Set to Take Shape
CHINA - An overarching food safety commission will be set up to improve supervision, according to the latest draft of a food safety law submitted to the top legislature for review Wednesday.

China to Set Up Central Food Safety Commission
CHINA - China's State Council, or Cabinet, will set up a food safety commission to strengthen the country's food monitoring system, whose low efficiency has long been blamed for repeated food scandals.

Feed Supplier Audit Service Launched in China
CHINA - UK-based F.A.C.S. Ltd has launched a new service for the global animal feed and feed additive market, opening an office in Beijing.