Hard-up firms in China use cashmere and pork to repay loans

LI XINTONG DID not want one overpriced cashmere sweater, let alone a hundred. But when his loan to Jicai came due, the investment firm offered to repay him not in cash, but in sweaters. The value of 100 cashmere pullovers, it said, equalled his 150,000 yuan ($ 22,000) loan, and was thus fair compensation. Mr […]

The rescued Thai boys want spicy chicken and barbecued pork, but foods are being reintroduced carefully — here’s how that works

The Thai soccer team that got stuck in a cave for more than two weeks has made it out alive. Since the boys and their coach didn’t eat anything for more than 14 days, doctors are reintroducing them to food slowly and keeping their diets bland. Reintroducing starving people to food too quickly can be […]

Russia-EU pork dispute: Moscow challenges ‘baseless’ EU trade sanctions demand

Published time: 8 Jan, 2018 21:08 Moscow has rejected an EU demand for €1.39 billion in compensation over a Russian pig and pork import ban by calling it “baseless.” The order will be challenged in a court of arbitration. Moscow has fulfilled all the requirements stipulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO) with regard to […]

Olympian Rebecca Adlington champions the health benefits of pork

GETTY Pork is naturally low in fat, while naturally high in protein Featuring the lesser known pork medallion, her Asian meal was revealed as part of a new campaign to highlight the health benefits of pork. Rebecca said: “I got behind the campaign because I believe in a varied diet. I think we all know […]

Ancient mutation helped create delicious, fatty pork. Scientists just fixed it

Enlarge (credit: Getty |Mark Boster) Of all the frights you might experience between now and Halloween, this one might be the worst: Chinese scientists have genetically engineered pigs to be reduced-fat. They meant well. The engineering created hardier, leaner pigs that the scientists argue will improve pig welfare and cut losses and energy use on farms. […]