Jonathan Watts in Beijing
Guardian Unlimited
China's most respected troubleshooter, vice-premier Wu Yi, was appointed head of a new consumer safety panel today as Beijing attempted to reverse a growing trust deficit with overseas trade partners and domestic shoppers.
Friday, August 17, 2007
Johnson & Johnson tracks down maker of phony diabetes test
NEW YORK: A global manhunt begun by Johnson & Johnson has traced to China counterfeit versions of an at-home diabetes test used by 10 million Americans to take sensitive measurements of blood sugar levels.
Potentially dangerous copies of the OneTouch Test Strip sold by Johnson & Johnson's LifeScan unit surfaced in U.S. and Canadian pharmacies last year, according to federal court documents unsealed in June.
Court filings disclose, for the first time, that China is the source of about one million phony test strips, which have turned up in at least 35 states and in Canada, Greece, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
International Herald Tribune
Potentially dangerous copies of the OneTouch Test Strip sold by Johnson & Johnson's LifeScan unit surfaced in U.S. and Canadian pharmacies last year, according to federal court documents unsealed in June.
Court filings disclose, for the first time, that China is the source of about one million phony test strips, which have turned up in at least 35 states and in Canada, Greece, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
International Herald Tribune
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
China River Pollution Kills 88,000 Pounds of Fish
The Washington Post | Reuters
(BEIJING) - Waste water dumped by factories into a river in southwest China has poisoned and killed about 40,000 kg (88,180 lb) of fish, media said on Tuesday.
Eighty government officials went door to door in Chongan town, Guizhou province, to warn villagers not to eat, sell or transport the fish, state radio and news portal www.sina.com.cn reported.
Dead fish were found floating on a 5-km (3-mile) stretch of the murky and foul-smelling river on August 10, the media said, adding it would take another four to five days to clear them away.
Officials blamed the deaths on upstream factories dumping excessive levels of fluorine, phosphate and arsenium into the river, the media reports said
(BEIJING) - Waste water dumped by factories into a river in southwest China has poisoned and killed about 40,000 kg (88,180 lb) of fish, media said on Tuesday.
Eighty government officials went door to door in Chongan town, Guizhou province, to warn villagers not to eat, sell or transport the fish, state radio and news portal www.sina.com.cn reported.
Dead fish were found floating on a 5-km (3-mile) stretch of the murky and foul-smelling river on August 10, the media said, adding it would take another four to five days to clear them away.
Officials blamed the deaths on upstream factories dumping excessive levels of fluorine, phosphate and arsenium into the river, the media reports said
China and Potato Farming
China Studies Humble Potato As Way To Beat Drought
Reuters
(BEIJING) - Chinese farming experts are considering planting potatoes instead of rice and wheat as a way to beat crippling drought each year, state media said on Tuesday.
But the government would have to provide subsidies to persuade farmers to make the switch, they said.
"The potato is more drought-resistant than rice and wheat, which suits China better as 60 percent of the country's arable land is dry," Qu Dongyu, a potato farming specialist with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying.
China, widely hit by summer floods, also suffers from a shortage of 30 billion cubic meters of water for irrigation every year.
Reuters
(BEIJING) - Chinese farming experts are considering planting potatoes instead of rice and wheat as a way to beat crippling drought each year, state media said on Tuesday.
But the government would have to provide subsidies to persuade farmers to make the switch, they said.
"The potato is more drought-resistant than rice and wheat, which suits China better as 60 percent of the country's arable land is dry," Qu Dongyu, a potato farming specialist with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, was quoted by Xinhua news agency as saying.
China, widely hit by summer floods, also suffers from a shortage of 30 billion cubic meters of water for irrigation every year.
College Football: Oregon vs Boise St. in 2009?
Long-distance invite
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The University of Oregon is scheduled to travel to Boise State at the start of the 2009 season to play the Broncos on their blue turf, but the Ducks have suggested playing the game elsewhere -- in China.
Jeff Hawkins, Oregon's director of football operations, said that Oregon athletic director Pat Kilkenny made the invitation to Boise State athletic director Gene Bleymaier last spring.
Boise State is considering the invitation.
Read more::: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- The University of Oregon is scheduled to travel to Boise State at the start of the 2009 season to play the Broncos on their blue turf, but the Ducks have suggested playing the game elsewhere -- in China.
Jeff Hawkins, Oregon's director of football operations, said that Oregon athletic director Pat Kilkenny made the invitation to Boise State athletic director Gene Bleymaier last spring.
Boise State is considering the invitation.
Read more::: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
Friday, August 10, 2007
Recall: Raleigh bikes made in China
1,200 Raleigh bicycles recalled
komotv.com | AP
By Associated Press About 1,200 Raleigh Cadent bicycles with Carbonage carbon forks, manufactured by Carbonage Technology in China have been recalled.
Manufacturers say the forks on the bike can break during use, causing the rider to lose control, fall and suffer injuries. Raleigh America has received three reports of forks breaking, resulting in injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, a concussion and a broken jaw.
The recall includes the 2007 Raleigh Cadent 1.0, Cadent 2.0 and Cadent Carbon bicycle models with carbon forks.
komotv.com | AP
By Associated Press About 1,200 Raleigh Cadent bicycles with Carbonage carbon forks, manufactured by Carbonage Technology in China have been recalled.
Manufacturers say the forks on the bike can break during use, causing the rider to lose control, fall and suffer injuries. Raleigh America has received three reports of forks breaking, resulting in injuries, including a dislocated shoulder, a concussion and a broken jaw.
The recall includes the 2007 Raleigh Cadent 1.0, Cadent 2.0 and Cadent Carbon bicycle models with carbon forks.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
China threatens 'nuclear option' of dollar sales
UK Telegraph | Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
The Chinese government has begun a concerted campaign of economic threats against the United States, hinting that it may liquidate its vast holding of US treasuries if Washington imposes trade sanctions to force a yuan revaluation.
Blog - Dollar to collapse? Fistful of dollars - China's trade surplus reached $26.9bn in June
Two officials at leading Communist Party bodies have given interviews in recent days warning - for the first time - that Beijing may use its $1.33 trillion (£658bn) of foreign reserves as a political weapon to counter pressure from the US Congress.
Poll: Americans extremely wary of China goods
Zogby: 2/3 for boycotting Chinese goods
U.S. consumers are extremely wary of products made in China in the wake of a series of safety scandals, with nearly two-thirds saying they would support a boycott of Chinese goods, a poll showed on Tuesday.
Asked by pollster Zogby International whether they were concerned about buying Chinese products, 82 percent of respondents said yes and only 30 percent said they believed food imports from China were safe.
U.S. consumers are extremely wary of products made in China in the wake of a series of safety scandals, with nearly two-thirds saying they would support a boycott of Chinese goods, a poll showed on Tuesday.
Asked by pollster Zogby International whether they were concerned about buying Chinese products, 82 percent of respondents said yes and only 30 percent said they believed food imports from China were safe.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Chinese Commerce Minister: over 99 per cent of China’s exports are safe
In the face of a growing crisis of confidence in Chinese goods, Bo Xilai, Commerce Minister, said that “over 99 per cent of China’s export products are good and safe”. In comments published on Thursday on the ministry’s website, “We hope that all parties can treat Chinese products objectively, fairly and rationally. Don’t let this damage the normal development of trade.”
Financial Times
Financial Times
Recall: Fisher-Price toys
Toymaker Fisher Price is to recall almost one million Chinese-made toys over fears that their paint contains too much lead.
read::: Washington Post
read::: Washington Post
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