Feb 28 2011
Tiny Freddie cries when left alone even briefly Chicago Sun-Times Make sure your Maltese has plenty of healthy chewies (bully sticks are great), and indestructible toys (say a Kong stuffed with peanut butter) when you're not home. Also, give Freddie a vigorous walk before you leave. When you come back home or when ... |
Feb 27 2011
 Telegraph.co.uk | Beijing's Silicon Valley is taking off Telegraph.co.uk Only last week, investors were buzzing with reports that Renren.com, China's Facebook clone, will seek a $500m listing this year. The obvious potential of the Chinese internet market has lead to talk of a "Chinese Silicon Valley" in Beijing, ... and more » |
Feb 25 2011
How Quickly They Forget FairWarning By The New York Times on February 25, 2011 Following the recall of millions of toys from China because of lead paint and other hazards, Congress got its act together in 2008 and passed the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Bipartisan majorities ... and more » |
Feb 25 2011
Made in the USA Cleveland Jewish News In its story on Americans' economic anxiety, National Journal quotes a Florida teacher who says, “It seems like everything I pick up says 'Made in China' on it.” To someone shopping for toys, shoes or sporting equipment, it often can seem that way. ... and more » |
Feb 24 2011
China using the silver spike to supply fake coins to US consumers Examiner.com The country has also been admonished for manufacturing childrens toys with lead paint, causing numerous health problems that could have easily been avoided. Now China is moving into the manufacture and distribution of counterfeit silver coins to ... |
Feb 23 2011
 Consumer Affairs | Wouldn't You Want To Know If Your Child's Toys Contain Lead? Care2.com (blog) 2007 was the 'summer of recalls' when millions children's toys and products---including 'Polly Pocket' and Barbie play sets and mostly made in China---were recalled by their manufacturers for safety hazards. Some products had lead paint; some toys ... Will the GOP Help Keep Lead in Kids' Toys?Mother Jones Child-Product Makers Seek to Soften New RulesNew York Times Toy Manufacturers Try To Block Online Injury Report DatabaseThe Consumerist all 28 news articles » |
Feb 23 2011
What good is a touch screen if your fingers are too numb to feel the screen? Natural Resources Defense Council (blog) Stories about industrial, environmental, and health problems in China can frequently be convenient windows for looking into our own regulatory structure for protecting the public, whether from contaminated food, dangerous toys, or the use of unsafe ... and more » |
Feb 23 2011
Ignorance is bliss South End News Make sure your Maltese has plenty of healthy chewies (bully sticks are great), and indestructible toys (say a Kong stuffed with peanut butter) when you're not home. Also, give Freddie a vigorous walk before you leave. When you come back home or when ... |
Feb 23 2011
Consider this: Lead in toys Syracuse.com (blog) By The Post-Standard Editorial Board Remember the “summer of recalls” in 2007, when millions of toys and children's products — most made in China — were removed from sale because they contained lead paint, teeny-tiny magnets and other hazards? ... |
Feb 22 2011
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 23/2 VietNamNet Bridge In January this year alone, two Chinese projects with a combined investment of US$1.3 million were licensed, placing China in eighth ranking on the list of foreign investors in Vietnam. The Vietnamese leaders will lead the country's development and ... |
Feb 22 2011
Ex-Goldman Economist Moyo Sees Chimerica Hara-Kiri, US Default: Books Bloomberg So the West is, in effect, swapping its comparative advantage for cheap toys and shoes. Moyo walks the reader through the troubling evidence of America's slide and China's ascent, from the collapse of Minnesota's busiest bridge to Shanghai's speedy ... and more » |
Feb 22 2011
Global TV Shipment Growth Improves to 15% Y/Y in Q4??10 as LCD Share Surges DMN Newswire (press release) China was the only region to decline in Q4a??10, falling 2% Y/Y as a significant decline in CRT TV shipments more than offset growth of LCD and plasma. For the first time since Q1a??10, LCD TV had stronger Y/Y growth than plasma TV, as prices for ... and more » |
Feb 22 2011
Consumer Affairs | Will the GOP Help Keep Lead in Kids' Toys? Mother Jones The GOP has already targeted the new safety rules that were passed after the public outcry in 2007, when millions of hazardous toys, mostly from China, were recalled. Republicans are now arguing that the new rules are too onerous and could spur ... Child-Product Makers Seek to Soften New RulesNew York Times all 12 news articles » |
Feb 22 2011
Global TV Shipment Growth Improves to 15% Y/Y in Q4'10 as LCD Share Surges Benzinga China was the only region to decline in Q4'10, falling 2% Y/Y as a significant decline in CRT TV shipments more than offset growth of LCD and plasma. For the first time since Q1'10, LCD TV had stronger Y/Y growth than plasma TV, as prices for ... and more » |
Feb 21 2011
Children's Product Makers Take Aim at New Safety Rules New York Times But 2007 brought about a “summer of recalls” in which millions of toys and children's products, mostly manufactured in China, were pulled from store shelves because they contained lead paint or potentially ingestible magnets, among other hazards. ... and more » |
Feb 21 2011
Why the WTO Is Obsolete Big Think (blog) It's not fun anymore for the rich countries; they're getting ready to pick up their toys and go home. BT: Okay, so give us the bottom line here. DA: The WTO has outlived its usefulness as a setting for trade negotiations. It can still be a good place ... and more » |
