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  • September 2007

    • Mattel Plans 3rd Recall of Toys Made in China

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 4, 07 7:58 PM CDT

      Mattel Plans 3rd Recall of Toys Made in China

      (Newser) - Barbie accessories will be reined in by the hundreds of thousands by Mattel, which plans to recall another three quarters of a million Chinese-made toys due to dangerously high lead paint levels, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company's third recall this summer will also affect about 100,000 “GeoTrax” train toys and musical instruments for preschool children. More »

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      China  • recall  • Mattel  • product safety  • Barbie  • Walt Disney

    • China Denies Hacking Pentagon

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Sep 4, 07 8:59 AM CDT

      China Denies Hacking Pentagon

      (Newser) - The Chinese military hacked the Pentagon's computer system in June, bringing part of it down for over a week, the Financial Times reports, but Beijing calls the accusation "groundless." The apparently successful hack raises serious worries about the safety of the network because it shows China has "the ability to conduct attacks that disable our system," said an ex-US official. More »

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      China  • Pentagon  • computer  • Defense Department  • Internet security  • hackers

    • US Laborers Work Hard for the Money

      Associated Press  |  Sep 3, 07 1:55 PM CDT

      US Laborers Work Hard for the Money

      (Newser) - Labor Day is a well-deserved rest for Americans, as a new UN report shows US laborers work longer, harder, and get more done than their counterparts worldwide. The average US worker produces the most wealth, raking in $63,885 yearly, followed by Irish laborers at $55,986. Only Norway beat the US in the amount of output generated hourly. More »

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      China  • France  • Japan  • United States  • European Union  • technology  • agriculture  • labor  • Norway  • manufacturing  • fishing  • Belgium  • Luxembourg  • US productivity

    • N. Korea Agrees to Ban Nukes

      BBC  |  Sep 2, 07 1:49 PM CDT

      N. Korea Agrees to Ban Nukes

      (Newser) - North Korea has promised to disable all of its nuclear facilities by the end of this year, the BBC reports, possibly paving the way for warmer relations between the US and a country it now lists as a supporter of terror. After meeting with representatives from the North, US negotiator Christopher Hill called the talks “very good and very substantive.” More »

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      China  • Russia  • Japan  • United States  • North Korea  • South Korea  • nuclear weapons  • Kim Jong Il  • Pyongyang  • nuclear reactor  • Yongbyon  • Christopher Hill

  • August 2007

    • China Finds Worms, Low Standards in US Goods

      Reuters  |  Aug 31, 07 5:35 PM CDT

      China Finds Worms, Low Standards in US Goods

      (Newser) - China got off the latest shot in the war over substandard imports, reporting today it had found tiny worms in wooden packaging and substandard vitamins and children’s fish oil imported from the US. Simultaneously, China unveiled a wide-ranging recall system for its own exports that requires manufacturers to stop production and sales when defects are discovered, Reuters reports. More »

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      China  • exports  • recall  • Mattel  • imports  • international trade  • quality control

    • Feared Extinct, Dolphin Resurfaces

      Associated Press  |  Aug 29, 07 3:11 PM CDT

      Feared Extinct, Dolphin Resurfaces

      (Newser) - A member of a dolphin species so rare that it was reported possibly extinct may have been spotted in the Yangtze River. The baiji, or white flag dolphin, was declared extinct last December, but earlier this month a man shot a video showing what appears to be a baiji frolicking in the river. Hopeful scientists plan to search the area. More »

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      China  • extinction  • dolphin  • Yangtze River

    • Mattel Gets Tough on Chinese Suppliers

      New York Times  |  Aug 29, 07 11:57 AM CDT

      Mattel Gets Tough on Chinese Suppliers

      (Newser) - The first batch of lead-tainted toys it had to recall, Mattel wrote off as an isolated incident—"a single vendor who made a big mistake.” But when it came to recalling 1.5 million unsafe Barbie dolls, Sarge jeeps and other toys made in China, the company knew its relationships with Chinese contractors would have to be overhauled, the New York Times reports.  More »

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      China  • recall  • Mattel  • product recall  • consumer safety  • manufacturer

    • China Unleashes Web Cops

      Associated Press  |  Aug 28, 07 3:43 PM CDT

      China Unleashes Web Cops

      (Newser) - Beijing police have an answer for Internet users who might be tempted to gamble or watch the Paris Hilton sex video: an animated officer who moves across your screen in a virtual car, motorcycle or on foot while admonishing you to steer clear of illegal content. The cartoon alerts will appear every half-hour on China’s 13 main portals starting Sept. 1, the AP reports. More »

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      China  • Internet  • Internet security  • Communist Party  • Big Brother

    • China's Malls Beg for Shoppers

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Aug 28, 07 1:44 PM CDT

      China's Malls Beg for Shoppers

      (Newser) - The malls keep going up in China, but the number of mallrats isn't keeping up with them. Indications abound of retail real-estate bubble, the Christian Science Monitor reports, but warnings to banks about loaning to malls aren’t halting new construction. Consumption is only 37% of Chinese output—half the US rate—as citizens with little welfare to rely on save up instead of spending. More »

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      China  • inflation  • real estate  • shopping  • Prada  • mall

    • In China, Yahoo Names Names

      San Francisco Chronicle  |  Aug 28, 07 1:05 PM CDT

      In China, Yahoo Names Names

      (Newser) - Yahoo asked a US federal court yesterday to dismiss a human rights lawsuit accusing the company of abetting the Chinese government. Two imprisoned Chinese journalists accuse the Web giant of passing along information about users that led to the arrest, imprisonment, and sometimes torture of writers and dissidents, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. More »

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      China  • lawsuit  • Yahoo  • torture  • human rights  • ethics

    • New Vegas Takes Root in Macao

      New York Times  |  Aug 28, 07 10:31 AM CDT

      New Vegas Takes Root in Macao

      (Newser) - Casino developers are sinking staggering amounts of money into making Macao the new Las Vegas. Economic unrest be damned—the immense $2.4 billion Venetian hotel and casino complex that opened today is only the first of dozens to come. But some worry that there aren't enough Chinese high rollers to sustain the boom, the Times reports. More »

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      China  • Las Vegas  • gambling  • casino  • Macao

    • Chinese Follies Are All Too Familiar

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 27, 07 9:28 PM CDT

      Chinese Follies Are All Too Familiar

      (Newser) - Before Americans get on their high horse about China’s recent lapses into substandard products—not to mention those fake Harry Potter translations—they should look long and hard at their own history, the Boston Globe suggests. In the 19th century, it was the US that was considered the nation that cut corners. It’s a normal, if not necessarily forgivable, phase Stephen Mihm calls “adolescent capitalism.” More »

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      China  • Harry Potter  • exports  • capitalism  • contamination  &bull