Tag Archives: China
Chinese Slapped in Steel Dispute
Trade Panel Rules That Subsidized Imports Damaged the U.S. Industry
By KRIS MAHER and HENRY J. PULIZZI
AP/Getty images
A labourer works at a steel plant in Huaibei in eastern China’s Anhui province.
U.S. steelmakers won a case over Chinese steel imports, as the U.S. International Trade Commission voted that the domestic industry has been damaged by subsidized steel [...]
Outsourcing Isn’t Just for Christmas
LIAM DENNING
Another Christmas, another triumph for the world’s foremost exponent of vertical integration.
Imagine if Santa Claus outsourced instead. Pinkerton might be hired to keep tabs on how well children behaved. Toys would no doubt be churned out in Chinese factories rather than Polar workshops. Santa could stay home and brainstorm with his elves on brand [...]
China Plea Dismissed by WTO
JOHN W. MILLER
The World Trade Organization on Monday dismissed an appeal from Beijing over the WTO’s August ruling against Chinese restrictions on distribution of Hollywood movies and other Western media, sealing one of China’s biggest-ever losses at the WTO.
The decision, if implemented by China, could prove lucrative for U.S. and other foreign companies. Despite its [...]
China executes 2 for role in tainted milk scandal
BEIJING – China executed two people Tuesday for their roles in a tainted milk powder scandal in which at least six children died and more than 300,000 became sick.
Zhang Yujun was executed for endangering public safety and Geng Jinping was executed for producing and selling toxic food, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.
Their [...]
Feds To Release Second Chinese Drywall Report
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The federal government is set to release its second report on problematic imported Chinese drywall.The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is leading the investigation, was set Monday to release findings from a 51-home indoor air quality study, including preliminary data about electrical corrosion and fire safety.The agency last month [...]
Group finds lead in Barbie, Disney toys; focus is still on China
A California environmental health advocacy group commissioned testing on some 250 toys and found high lead levels in seven of them, including Barbie and Disney-branded products.
While the percentage that failed was low, the findings released by the Center for Environmental Health were disturbing nonetheless for just how high the levels were — in some toys [...]
US manufacturing grows most since April '06
TALI ARBEL, AP Business Writer Tali Arbel, Ap Business Writer
NEW YORK – A private measure of U.S. manufacturing activity grew in October at the fastest pace in more than three years, helped by government spending and higher demand from overseas. The better-than-expected reading is a positive signal for the fledgling economic recovery.
The [...]
South Florida home buyers leery about Chinese drywall
By Paul Owers
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Home buyers in South Florida are petrified of tainted Chinese drywall.
rule out entire neighborhoods or houses and condos built within the past seven years. Others don’t want anything to do with builders known to have used Chinese drywall. And buyers who do sign contracts seek [...]
China manufacturing grows for eighth month
China’s manufacturing sector expanded for the eighth straight month in October, pointing to further signs that the recovering economy is on firmer ground, a survey by an industry group said Sunday.
The state-sanctioned China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said its purchasing managers index, or PMI, rose to 55.2, nearly a full point higher than in [...]
Slump Sinks H-1B Visa Program
By MIRIAM JORDAN
A coveted visa program that feeds skilled workers to top-tier U.S. technology companies and universities is on track to leave thousands of spots unfilled for the first time since 2003, a sign of how the weak economy has eroded employment even among highly trained professionals.
The program, known as H-1B, has been a mainstay [...]