China's efforts to raise genetically modified (GM) crops are stuck in a bureaucratic logjam and advocates are looking to President Xi Jinping to break it. Xi backed the program in a speech last year b ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-23
... modified (GM) but not commercially cultivated, like rice and peanuts, are not allowed to use “non-transgenic” in the script. Advertisements for products involving crops that have commercially cultivat ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-10
... In 2016, GM will sell a 2017 model Cadillac CTS sedan equipped with vehicle-to-vehicle technology. However, the car can only communicate with similarly equipped vehicles and it will take time for the ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-08
... carmakers GM (GM.US) and Volkswagen (VOWG.DE) and numerous drug and milk powder makers. Beijing can hardly afford such a negative perception just as its economy shows signs of a major slowdown, since ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-27
Kenya’s ban on imports of genetically modified (GM) crops reflects a troubling trend in a country traditionally seen as an agricultural innovator. The move also represents a giant leap backward for a ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
... supplies GM and other after-market service companies in the United Sttes, according to the website. GM said it didn't have a direct relationship with Zhongrong, but used parts processed by Zhongrong ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-04
... s against GM over the switch recall have been consolidated. Since the beginning of the year, GM has recalled nearly 15 million vehicles worldwide over potentially defective ignition switches, the rep ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
China vowed zero tolerance and harsh punishment for the production and sale of genetically modified crops days after media reported that GM rice was being sold at a supermarket in Wuhan, the official ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-30
There are concerns in Hong Kong that genetically modified rice, or GM rice, that is being sold illegally in mainland China may be imported into the city and affect public health, Sky Post reported Tue ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-29
... task for GM was to investigate and report on the company’s faulty ignition switches, which have been linked to 13 deaths. The targeted firm then typically fires the most egregious wrongdoers and puts ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-16
... fied,” or GM) plants – but only those that were modified with the most precise techniques and predictable results. Except for wild berries and wild mushrooms, virtually all the fruits, vegetables, an ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-16
... t against GM by the family of a Georgia woman who died in a Cobalt crash in 2010. -- Contact us at [email protected] RC/RA ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-06
... overhaul GM's culture and management, including the departure of more employees, when she publicly presents the investigative findings by former US prosecutor Anton Valukas, the report said. The dism ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-05
... y issues. GM has recalled 15 million vehicles worldwide this year, some of them due to faulty ignition switches, while Toyota recalled 6.4 million vehicles worldwide in April for a range of faults, FT ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-30
... saying. "GM knew about the safety defect, but did not act to protect Americans from that defect until this year. The families and friends of those lost in the crashes… deserve straight answers about ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-28
... d States. GM said there have been no fatalities associated with the latest recalls. The actions affect the Buick Enclave, Chevrolet Traverse, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook full-size crossover vehicles ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-21
An internal inquiry into how General Motors handled a safety defect linked to 13 deaths will focus on the carmaker's legal department. On Friday, US regulators slapped a US$35 million fine on GM for i ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-19
... modified (GM) foods, is another example. Some applications could bring enormous net benefits to human health, but society is not enjoying those benefits – and people are suffering and dying as a resul ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-07
US car giant General Motors Co. (GM) has revealed plans to invest US$12 billion in China over the next four years after its president paid a visit to Beijing and vowed to help develop the country's au ...More
EJ Insight2014-04-22
... ssed from GM crops, soya bean oil to be specific," Han was quoted as saying at a press conference in Beijing, where the National People's Congress is meeting. Most soybean oil products sold in mainlan ...More
EJ Insight2014-03-07
