According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the entrepreneur confidence index in China increased to 120.1 in the third quarter of 2009: an increase of 9.9 points compared with that of previous quarter.

Food manufacture Kemin Agrifoods China has begun the initial phases of a seven year long facility expansion program to its operation in Sanzao Town, Zhuhai.

U.S.-based consulting and outsourcing services company Amerson is setting up a global delivery center in Chengdu, Sichuan.

China RuiTai International Holdings Co., Ltd., a producer and distributor of cellulose ether products in China, has announced that it has completed a pilot test for biopolysaccharide, which is ready for mass production.

Sellers of special goods such as food and healthcare products must present relevant certificates before they can sell their goods on Internet auction website Taobao.com.

DuPont says its partnerships with China's public and private sectors will help increase farm productivity in the country and increase total global supply of key agricultural products.

Hong Kong's Food and Health Bureau has issued new requirements for nutrition labeling of foods and beverages.