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• UPDATE 1-U.S. lawmakers air concerns about Smithfield-Shuanghui deal Wednesday, 5 Jun 2013 | 7:12 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 5- Chinese meat company Shuanghui International's plans to buy U.S.-based pork producer Smithfield Foods Inc has some lawmakers worried the deal could create food safety issues for U.S. consumers.

• With big U.S. pork buy and diet shift, China now asks: 'Where's the beef?' Wednesday, 5 Jun 2013 | 4:53 PM ET

  DACHANG, China, June 6- With more money in their pockets, millions of Chinese are seeking a richer diet and switching to beef, driving imports to record levels and sending local meat firms abroad to scout for potential acquisition targets among beef farmers and processors.

• U.S. senator says Smithfield deal has food safety implications Wednesday, 5 Jun 2013 | 11:17 AM ET

  WASHINGTON, June 5- The head of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Wednesday said she was concerned about the food safety implications posed by the proposed purchase of pork producer Smithfield Foods by Shuanghui International, a Chinese meat products company.

• UPDATE 4-Relatives demand answers after Chinese fire kills 120 Tuesday, 4 Jun 2013 | 10:50 AM ET

  *Death toll at least 120, with 77 injured in hospital. DEHUI, China, June 4- Relatives of workers killed when fire engulfed a chicken processing plant in rural northeast China blocked traffic and scuffled with police on Tuesday, demanding answers to one of China's worst industrial disasters in recent years.

• UPDATE 1-Relatives scuffle with police after China fire kills 120 Tuesday, 4 Jun 2013 | 4:02 AM ET

  *Disaster is embarrassment for' modern' China, world's No.2 economy. DEHUI, China, June 4- Relatives of workers killed as fire engulfed a chicken processing plant in rural northeast China blocked traffic and scuffled with police on Tuesday, demanding answers to one of China's worst industrial disasters in recent years.

• Relatives scuffle with police after China fire kills 120 Tuesday, 4 Jun 2013 | 12:29 AM ET

  DEHUI, China, June 4- Relatives of workers killed as fire swept through a poultry slaughterhouse in rural northeast China blocked traffic and scuffled with police on Tuesday demanding answers to one of China's worst industrial disasters in recent years.

• China Tycoon Pays $1 Billion for NYC Building Stake Sunday, 2 Jun 2013 | 11:15 PM ET

  

  A group of investors, including Chinese real estate tycoon Zhang Xin, paid about $1 billion for a New York office building in the latest sign of a U.S. commercial real estate market recovery.

• Two big Manhattan property deals signal recovery, China interest Sunday, 2 Jun 2013 | 7:12 PM ET

  NEW YORK, June 2- A group of investors, including Chinese real estate tycoon Zhang Xin, paid about $1 billion for a 40 percent stake in a landmark New York office building, a person familiar with the deal said on Sunday, in the latest sign of how foreign investors are fueling a U.S. commercial real estate market recovery.

• UPDATE 1-China Inc's Smithfield bid expected to pass Washington test Friday, 31 May 2013 | 2:23 PM ET

  May 31- Washington may still be digesting news of China Inc's latest bold move into America with the nearly $5 billion takeover of Smithfield Foods Inc, but early indications are the deal will not inflame enough nationalistic opposition to kill it, and success could pave the way for more Chinese purchases.

• DEALTALK-China Inc's Smithfield bid expected to pass Washington test Friday, 31 May 2013 | 1:11 PM ET

  May 31- Washington may still be digesting news of China Inc's latest bold move into America with the nearly $5 billion takeover of Smithfield Foods Inc, but early indications are the deal will not inflame enough nationalistic opposition to kill it, and success could pave the way for more Chinese purchases.

• So You're Not Saving Enough for Your Retirement... Friday, 31 May 2013 | 7:30 AM ET

  

  BlackRock boss Larry Fink and Budget Chairman Rep. Paul Ryan sound the alarm on Americans' insufficient retirement savings and what needs to be done to grow their nest eggs.

• Bacon Backlash Unlikely Over China-Smithfield Deal Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 3:57 PM ET

  

  The proposed $4.7 billion acquisition of Smithfield Foods by China's Shuanghui International is unlikely to change pork-buying habits of American consumers.

• With big-name backers, Chinese firm eyes Smithfield's know-how, brands Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 9:52 AM ET

  SHANGHAI/ BEIJING, May 30- In three decades, Wan Long has turned Shuanghui International Holdings from a small, loss-making meat processor into China's largest, and is making his country's biggest takeover of a U.S. company- the $4.7 billion acquisition of Smithfield Foods Inc, the world's leading pork producer.

• China's Grab of US Hogs Stokes Interest on Capitol Hill Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 9:36 AM ET

  

  China's largest acquisition to date of a U.S. company, Smithfield Foods, is raising eyebrows among market watchers who question China's interest in taking possession of one of America's largest food producers.

• China in Hog Heaven  Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 7:35 AM ET

  

  Smithfield Foods bought by China's largest meat producer, Shuanghui, is facing regulatory and political scrutiny, reports CNBC's Michelle Caruso-Cabrera.

• Shuanghui's Smithfield deal pushes M.Stanley to top of Asia M&A tables Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 5:36 AM ET

  HONG KONG, May 30- Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd's $4.7 billion agreed offer for Smithfield Foods Inc has injected life back into Asian M&A, and helped Morgan Stanley to claim the top slot in the advisory league table in the Asia-Pacific region as the mid-year benchmark approaches.

• Nikkei Falls Over 5% in Steep Afternoon Sell-Off Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 3:05 AM ET

  Japan's benchmark index skidded below the 14,000 mark to a one-month low on Thursday, weighed down by a strengthening yen and volatile Japanese government bond yields (JGBs). The session brought the benchmark's total losses to 14 percent since last Thursday's plunge.

• UPDATE 5-China's appetite for pork spurs $4.7 bln Smithfield buy Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 1:15 AM ET

  *Smithfield shares trade close to $34/ shr offer price. HONG KONG/ NEW YORK, May 30- Shuanghui International Holdings is buying Smithfield Foods Inc, the world's biggest hog producer, for $4.7 billion to feed a growing Chinese appetite for U.S. pork, in a deal that has stirred concern among U.S. politicians.

• Hong Kong shares at one-month low as utilities slide Thursday, 30 May 2013 | 1:10 AM ET

  HONG KONG, May 30- Hong Kong shares sank to their lowest in a month on Thursday, with the utilities sector joining a downward spiral in high yielding counters on fears that the U.S. At midday, the Hang Seng Index was down 0.5 percent, while the China Enterprises Index of the top Chinese listings in Hong Kong slid 1 percent.

• Thailand's CP Foods says considered bidding for Smithfield Wednesday, 29 May 2013 | 11:34 PM ET

  HONG KONG, May 30- Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc, controlled by Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, said on Thursday it had considered bidding for Smithfield Foods Inc.