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North KoreaThe new capitalistsEven as another nuclear provocation looms, hope glimmers for the world’s most oppressed peopleFeb 9th 2013 |From the print edition http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21571421-even-another-nuclear-provocation-looms-hope-glimmers-worlds-most-oppressed-people NOT long ago North Korea-watchers were speculating that the new leader, Kim Jong Un, might prove a modernise..

OP-ED COLUMNISTIndia vs. China vs. EgyptBy THOMAS L. FRIEDMANPublished: February 5, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/opinion/friedman-india-vs-china-vs-egypt.html?ref=opinion&_r=1& It’s hard to escape a visit to India without someone asking you to compare it to China. This visit was no exception, but I think it’s more revealing to widen the aperture and compare India, China and Egypt. Indi..

OP-ED CONTRIBUTORThe Global Farmland RushBy MICHAEL KUGELMANPublished: February 5, 2013 http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/06/opinion/the-global-farmland-rush.html?ref=opinion&_r=0 OVER the last decade, as populations have grown, capital has flowed across borders and crop yields have leveled off, food-importing nations and private investors have been securing land abroad to use for agriculture. Poor..

Food & DrinkWhey! The Downside to the Greek Yogurt ExplosionBy Bryan Gruley on January 31, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-31/whey-the-downside-to-the-greek-yogurt-explosion#r=nav-r-story You know the verse: Little Miss Muffet, sat on a tuffet, eating of curds and whey. … But you never really knew what whey was, did you? Whey is the watery byproduct of cheese, yogurt, and other..

Companies & IndustriesBurger King Will Start DNA Testing for Horse MeatBy Venessa Wong on January 31, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-31/burger-king-will-start-dna-testing-for-horse-meat#r=hpt-ls Just to be clear: Burger King (BKW) says there is no horse meat in its burgers. And just to make sure, Burger King tells Bloomberg Businessweek, it plans to test its beef patties for f..

South Korea's rocket launchHare overtakes tortoiseJan 31st 2013, 8:34 by D.T. | SEOUL http://www.economist.com/blogs/banyan/2013/01/south-koreas-rocket-launch OFFICIALS in Seoul watched with baited breath as another rocket blasted off from the Korean peninsula this Wednesday. This time, thankfully, it was one of their own. In reaching space, South Korea now joins its northern neighbour as part o..

Food ScienceVenture Capital Sees Promise in Lab-Created Eco-FoodsBy Brad Stone on January 24, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-24/venture-capital-sees-promise-in-lab-created-eco-foods Nestled among Internet startups in the bustling South of Market neighborhood of San Francisco is an innovator of another sort. The year-old Hampton Creek Foods’ 2,400-square-foot office is home to ..

CheckoutPanera Doesn’t Offer a Free Lunch—It Offers CaringBy Venessa Wong on January 28, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-28/panera-doesnt-offer-a-free-lunch-it-offers-caring#r=nav-r-story What happens when a business does not require customers to pay for its products? Panera Cares would know. The community-based, pay-what-you-want, nonprofit arm of bakery-cafe chain Panera Brea..

BeveragesChina's Unsafe Water Is Nestlé's OpportunityBy Dermot Doherty on January 24, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-24/chinas-unsafe-water-is-nestl-s-opportunity#r=hp-ls A television ad in China for Nestlé’s (NESN) Pure Life brand of bottled water shows children making unhappy faces after tasting water. One child pours his glass into a fish tank instead of drinking it; his fa..

FeaturesHow the Experts Would Fix the Food CrisisPosted on January 10, 2013 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-01-10/how-the-experts-would-fix-the-food-crisis The challenge of making food nutritious, sustainable, and abundant is hard enough for a nuclear family. Now mix in climate change, volatile markets, and inefficient safety standards—along with a global population estimated to add 2 ..