A Rhode Island-based organization has awarded a New York Times team $75,000 for its reporting on pollution in China. The Grantham Prize is administered by the University of Rhode Island's Metcalf Institute for Marine and Environmental Reporting.

By Keith Bradsher and Andrew Martin At least 29 countries have sharply curbed food exports in recent months to ensure that their people have enough to eat, at affordable prices. When it comes to rice, India, Vietnam, China and 11 other countries have limited or banned exports.

By Keith Bradsher Canon is no longer building or expanding factories in China, but the company is doubling its work force to 8,000 at a printer factory outside Hanoi. Nissan is expanding a vehicle engineering center nearby.

By Michael J. de la Merced and Keith Bradsher Morgan Stanley posted its first quarterly loss ever Wednesday after taking an additional $5.7 billion write-down related to subprime mortgages.

By Elisabeth Rosenthal and Keith Bradsher Governments worldwide have spent billions in recent months planning for a potential influenza pandemic: purchasing medicines, running disaster drills, developing strategies for tighter border controls.