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Walmart To Invest $1.2bn In China To Upgrade Logistics

Walmart plans to invest 8 billion yuan (€1.03 billion) in China over the next 10 years to upgrade logistics, the US retail giant said on its...

China's JD.com To Partner With Carrefour For Logistics Services

China’s second-largest e-commerce firm, JD.com, is to partner with French retail giant Carrefour to facilitate cross-border logistics services, repor...

Agriculture Secretary Says US Farmers Are 'Casualties' Of Trade War: CNN

US agriculture secretary Sonny Perdue acknowledged that American farmers are "casualties" of President Donald Trump's trade war with China, accor...

African Swine Fever Hits Industrial Farms In Vietnam, 2.8m Pigs Culled

Vietnam has culled nearly 10% of its pig herd to contain an African swine fever outbreak that has started hitting large-scale industrial farms, the go...

China's Pork Imports Surge In May, Near Three-Year High

China's pork imports surged nearly 63% in May from the same month last year, customs data showed, as the world's top consumer of the meat stocked...

Carrefour Will Be Keen To Retain 'Laboratory' Aspect Of Chinese Venture: Analysis

While discounter Aldi has just made its first foray into the Chinese market, Carrefour has become the latest big name retailer to announce a retreat from t...

Carrefour Offloads 80% Stake In Chinese Operation

Carrefour has announced it is to sell an 80% equity interest in its Chinese arm to Suning.com. The deal values Carrefour's Chinese operations at around &eu...