Chinese juice drinks maker Huiyuan has published its semi-annual results for the first half of 2010, stating that due to the implementation of special distribution network and sales channel managements, the company realized sales of CNY1.481 billion, a year-on-year increase of 68.4%.

Greenpeace recently published a report on pesticide residues in vegetables and fruit in China, which shows five kinds of fruit and vegetables contained extremely poisonous pesticide and produce sold in supermarkets contain higher level of pesticide residue than those sold in agricultural markets.

According to just-released February statistics from China's National Bureau of Statistics, the consumer price index was up by 8.7 percent over the same month last year.