Starbucks launches first China-sourced coffee BEIJING (AFP) - Starbucks has launched its first coffee to be made with beans grown in China, the company said. China, Vietnam settle long-disputed land border HANOI (AFP) - Communist China and Vietnam on Wednesday said they had settled their long disputed land border, only hours before a deadline was due to expire and nearly 30 years after they fought a border war. Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops KUNMING, China - Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential -- rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron.