Chinese exec fined for insider trading
The board chairman of Chinese pharmaceutical company Hunan Fangsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd has been fined 600,000 yuan. (~€77,000/~$91,000) in an insider trading case. Chinese officials started…
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Hemp has a key role in Chinese province’s development plans
The city of Kunming, China has outlined an essential role for hemp in a plan released by the municipal government aimed at local development of…
Low CBD prices? Chinese foodmaker says it’s no problem
Chinese foodmaker Chenguang Biotech Group Co., Ltd. said it has reached elevated extraction yield levels that give the company a significant edge in the production…
China’s Dezhan launches 2 products
China’s Dezhan Health said it launched a hemp cosmetics series and a hemp-based drink on the domestic market on a trial basis, and announced a…
The Chinese Strategy: Planning a roadmap to hemp’s future
[Third & last in a series] As Chinese planners see the future, the nation will transition from a global factory for cheap, low-quality goods up…
The Chinese Strategy: ‘Add more fuel’ to the hemp juggernaut
[Second in a series] As China sharply turns renewed attention to the potential of industrial hemp, it is quickly developing the financial resources and infrastructure…
Israel, Yunnan plan hemp tech initiative
Development of industrial hemp technology is among cooperative initiatives planned between Israel and the Chinese province of Yunnan, representatives of both sides said during the…
Pushing the outer limits of what can be done with the plant
[First in a series] The recent report that the Institute of Hemp at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences has developed a suite of new…
Chinese company launches skincare line
China’s Shenzhen Hanyu Pharmaceuticals launched the first products in its Hanyu Original skincare line. Yu Pinxiang, Hanyu’s CEO, said the company plans more products under…
Chinese pharma giant backs hemp project
The board of China’s Renhe Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. agreed to develop a broad-based industrial hemp project and three other initiatives in the medical sector. Projects…