Tania Branigan

Lhasa, Tibet: Tania Branigan finds a company hoping to make a 21st century drink from a traditional source: the humble yak

Yak milk said to be considerably higher in calcium, vitamin A and amino acids than ordinary milk

Marks and Spencer open doors of first store on Chinese mainland with expansion also planned in India

Shanghai shoppers flood to opening of Marks & Spencer's first store in mainland China, as UK high street retailer tries to shrug off problems at home

Grim trading update piles more pressure on beleaguered executive chairman Sir Stuart Rose

Inspectors sent to destroy contaminated biscuits after Dutch officials say 3,500 packets shipped to Britain

The company at the heart of the tainted milk powder scandal asked officials to help conceal the extent of the problem, the state media said today

Six months after deadly protests against Chinese rule, a semblance of normality has returned to Lhasa. But many Tibetans still live in fear

Residents unwilling to speak out in city hit hard by drop in tourist numbers

British confectioner recalls chocolate made in China after finding it contained melamine

British confectionary company, Cadbury, has recalled Chinese-made chocolate after finding it contained melamine, as the scandal over tainted milk continued to develop

Childhood dream for ex-fighter pilot comes true as China moves a step closer to building a space station

Third manned space flight launches successfully as China makes strides towards moon visit

Vice-president of All-China Women's Federation says economic development has led to cadres of male elite

Tesco takes precautionary measures as unsafe levels of melamine in milk powder kill four