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New, light-energised material could power future smart devices for next-gen IoT

December 3, 2020

A new semi-conducting material developed by an Australia-China team at Queensland University of Technology will make smart devices used in IoT systems faster, more effective and less pricey to produce.

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Australia signs largest-ever trade deal

November 16, 2020

On 15 November 2020, Australia signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), alongside China, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and all the ASEAN nations, together comprising the world’s biggest trading bloc.

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Blackmores dips PAW into global pet-health market

October 28, 2020

After a year marred by COVID-19-related disruptions, Australia’s iconic but struggling supplements brand is pivoting to a promising new market: pet-health products.

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‘Exceptional opportunities for smaller brands’: Chinese millennials looking for new supplement stars

June 30, 2020

Australian e-commerce platform BuyNatural believes there are ‘exceptional opportunities’ in China for local dietary supplement brands, with consumers eager to purchase ‘newer and smaller’ brands.

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Digital transformation: Alibaba predicts boom in China retail digitisation and healthy foods

June 17, 2020

China online commerce giant Alibaba has predicted that the retail sector in China will see a boom in digitisation as well as a rise in healthy food options as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak.

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Midstream-tech start-ups surge in China, meeting consumer demand for safe, speedy food supply

June 12, 2020

Online ag-food supply-chain platform Lehe Food raised 400 million Yuan (US$56m) in its third round of funding, reflecting the rise of digital start-ups streamlining the journey from farm to fork.

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China’s meat-import bans are a supply-chain traceability issue, says ag-tech entrepreneur

May 29, 2020

China’s recent suspension of Australian meat exports highlights the need to improve supply-chain transparency and traceability, contends farmer and digital ag-tech entrepreneur Justin Webb in this opinion piece for AgFunder News.

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Chinese dietary-supplement buyers value quality and listed ingredients most, finds USP

May 27, 2020

According to data from the United States Pharmacopeia, the top three purchase criteria for dietary supplements among Chinese consumers are product quality (79 per cent), ingredient list (60%) and quality assurance seal (53%).

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Clinical trials for potential COVID-19 therapies: zinc, honey and more…

April 22, 2020

Around the world, clinical trials are underway to test the efficacy of various potential therapeutic ingredients for COVID-19 symptoms, from zinc and omega-3 to honey.

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Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge: the quest to grow fruit and veg remotely continues

March 18, 2020

The world’s in lockdown but cherry tomatoes grow on, minus human contact, in the greenhouses at Wageningen University and Research in the Netherlands.

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