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NEWS ABOUT: imports

imports stories: 24 news summaries

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China's Surplus Soars to $26.9B

Weak yuan is driving China's economy to a record expansion; trade surplus nearly doubled

Jul 10, 07 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - China's trade surplus surged to a record $26.9B in June, an 87% increase since last year. Economists attribute the trade gap to China's significantly—as much as 40%—underpriced currency, the yuan, reports Bloomberg. Half of China's surplus is with the US, which recently began preparing legislation to sanction... More »

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China • US-China trade deficit • United States • world economy • imports • trade • exports • China food exports • consumer goods • trade surplus • yuan • US economy

Chinese Goods Flunk Gov't Safety Tests

Nearly 20% of domestic consumer products can't meet quality standards

Jul 4, 07 3:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chinese government acknowledged today what people around the world suspected—many products manufactured by the world's largest exporter of consumer goods are unsafe. One-fifth of its manufactured wares fail to meet government safety standards, a regulatory agency said in a posting on its website. Despite the findings, which did... More »

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China • food • consumer • pet food recall • imports • exports • safety • contamination • recall

FDA Flags Chinese Seafood

Officials put the brakes on imports of species tainted with unapproved drugs

Jun 28, 07 6:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Add farmed seafood to the list of unsafe goods imported from China. The FDA will detain three varieties of fish as well as shrimp and eel, the agency said today, after tests revealed the presence of antibiotics and antifungals that aren't approved in the US for use in aquaculture. The... More »

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China • banned foods • food • FDA • drug safety • imports • contamination • seafood

EU Set to Ban Cat and Dog Fur

Pet fur is used in everything from coats to stuffed toys

Jun 19, 07 6:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The EU is about to ban cat and dog fur imports, in a bid to stop the trade in pet pelts in China, where the way the animals are slaughtered is called "horrific." The fur is used as lining in boots and gloves, in stuffed toys, and in... More »

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China • European Union • imports • fur • trade • dog • cat

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