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Two Chinese nationals have been charged by the FBI after attempting to smuggle a dangerous fungus into the United States. Not just any deadly wheat virus in the form of a mould - Fusarium graminearum, the crop-wrecking culprit behind Fusarium Head Blight. This isn’t a garden-variety contaminant. It’s a pinkish, spore-spewing agri-menace capable of decimating wheat, corn, barley and rice...

At a jaw-clenching $638 billion and climbing, China’s wellness economy isn’t quietly evolving, it’s erupting. And the world’s most populous nation isn’t waiting around for anyone else’s version of clean living. It’s building its own - a hybrid of ancient belief systems, cutting-edge tech, and wellness formats feeling distinctly local, modern, and commercial.

China’s mushroom industry has exploded 700-fold since 1978 and the next wave could be even bigger for those paying attention. Mushroom industry specialist Zlatko Vidmar from Sylvan Inc. says what started as a modest 60,000 tons a year has now soared to a staggering 42 million tons annually. That’s a $55 billion sector employing over 25 million people, more than 2% of China’s entire population. Mushrooms, it seems, are no longer just a side dish in China. They’re an economic e

While the US flexes its economic biceps with another round of tariffs on Chinese goods, on the ground in China, no one’s reaching for Americ

If you’re in the business of making functional drinks and not thinking about China, you’re already behind. Iain Langridge, Managing Director

China has opened a state-of-the-art cultivated meat centre, backed by a substantial $11 million investment from local government and busines

In a move which has caught the attention of US national security experts, China is pushing aggressively to establish its own cultivated mea

An investment company with links to Louis Vuitton is venturing into the Chinese plant-based milk market . L Catterton. the consumer-focused

Launched three years ago via a combination of private enterprise and local government assistance, the Hongqiao AI Canteen, with its 30-seat

A new report by ProVeg International has found that 98% of Chinese consumers will choose a higher volume of plant-based foods once they are

China's Dairy Process Fermentation Advances Threaten New Zealand's Export Market