May 31 2009
How goats on the roof lead to Chinatown, trips to China Vancouver Sun Chad oversees the specialty gifts and toys. Evan runs Wasabi, a surfboard and clothing shop housed in one of the sod-roof cabins. ... and more » |
May 31 2009
 Taiwan Review | Receive Taiwan Review by e-mail : Taiwan Review, Taiwan The traditional folk game of top spinning, which the school's top team members can play in various ways such as throwing the spinning tops several meters away onto a small iron plate, is just one part of the great fun on offer in a "toy wonderland" ... |
May 29 2009
 Thanh Nien Daily | Parents anxious about unsafe Chinese goods Thanh Nien Daily, Vietnam Meanwhile, 67.7 percent of children's furniture and 95 percent of toys from the province were deemed safe, with some of the questionable products containing too much formaldehyde or harmful heavy metals including lead, cadmium and chromium. ... |
May 29 2009
 National Post | Furballs against furniture, Part 2: Dogs National Post, Canada With cat toys everywhere, valuable things to safeguard and all kinds of hazards to eliminate, we had our work cut out for us. Ruby wasn't in the house for 10 minutes before she piddled on my Persian rug. So while my (ahem) dear partner was introducing ... |
May 28 2009
 Antiques and the Arts Online | Blyth Auction Service Antiques and the Arts Online, CT Old full body horse trotting weather vane, Lionel 16 66 engine, old photos, books on baseball from 40s, stereo view cards, iron and lead toy soldiers, tray lots of paper Ephraim, collection of Hassan cigarette baseball cards, Large collection of iron ... |
May 28 2009
 Hamptons.com | mcneill Art Group Starts The Season With A Summer Preview Soiree Hamptons.com, NY To illustrate that point, Muhs walked over to a sculpture he did called “The Lead Gupsie." “It's a lead pacifier because what's the last thing that you'd ever make a pacifier out of? Lead. It's like it was made in China. I was actually in China during ... |
May 28 2009
 AsiaOne | Guangdong-made kids' clothes unsafe AsiaOne, Singapore AN OFFICIAL investigation has found that about half of the clothing and a third of the furniture made for children in China's top manufacturing province are unsafe, with many products containing harmful chemicals. However, Chinese-made toys were ... |
May 28 2009
 Far Eastern Economic Review (subscription) | Activism: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Far Eastern Economic Review (subscription), Hong Kong ... of product manufacturing and its regulation in China, which have become a kind of poster-child for irresponsible, lethal tampering with food and drug ingredients (to say nothing of lead paint in toys and poisonous toothpaste) intended for export. ... |
May 28 2009
 RoadracingWorld.com | AMA Asks State Attorneys General To Follow CPSC Stay Of ... RoadracingWorld.com, CA The CPSIA was designed to protect children from lead in toys that might easily end up in children's mouths. But the law was written so broadly that it also impacted children's books, clothes, bicycles, motorcycles and ATVs. ... |
May 28 2009
 AFP | China-made children's products unsafe: state media AFP ... of the toys made in Guangdong were safe, the report said. Millions of toys made in China -- the world's largest producer of toys -- have been recalled globally in recent years amid fears they were made with toxic lead paints or had design flaws. |
May 27 2009
 China.org.cn | Parents angered by 'unsafe' kids clothes in Guangdong China.org.cn, China Meanwhile, 67.7 percent of children's furniture and 95 percent of toys were considered safe. The quality inspection of clothing, toys and furniture made by companies in the province comes ahead of International Children's Day on June 1. ... |
May 27 2009
 RTT News | Indecision Likely as Recovery Hopes Titillate Traders RTT News, NY Li & Fung, which supplies clothes and toys to major retailers in the US such as Wal-Mart and Target Corp., was the major gainer following the upbeat consumer confidence reading in the US The stock soared 10.82%. In South Korea, the benchmark KOSPI ... |
May 27 2009
 Tampa Tribune | Cavs have LeBron, but Magic are simply better right now Tampa Tribune, FL Late Tuesday, Commissioner David Stern reportedly brought his fist down so hard in his bubble bath that he knocked his LeBron and Kobe squeaker toys clear out of the water. LeBron James walked from the court in Orlando like a LeBreaten man after the ... |
May 27 2009
 Globe and Mail | The Empire Strikes Back Globe and Mail, Canada It has reduced expenses and inventories, hired an independent quality-control company to monitor production in China (where 75% of its toys continue to be manufactured) and shuttered some distribution facilities. “Operationally, Mega's doing what they ... |
May 21 2009
 Hey Johnstown | Hugs or helmets? Hey Johnstown, PA The crib, by the way, was painted in lead-based paint, just like those wonderful toys that we imported from China over the past few years. Those two issues alone sometimes have me wondering if that's what my problem has been for all of these years. ... |
May 17 2009
 Earthtimes (press release) | Taiwan opposition rallies against President Ma - Summary Earthtimes (press release), UK Taipei - Taiwan's main opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) demonstrated Sunday against President Ma Ying-jeou's pro- China policies, which it fears will lead to the island's unification with Beijing. "Ma Ying-jeou, step down," "Denounce ... |
