BusinessWeek: Jerry Yang on the Hot Seat. On Nov. 6, Yahoo! CEO and co-founder Jerry Yang answered to Congress for his company’s role in landing Tao behind bars. The House Committee on Foreign Affairs called on Yang on Nov. 6 to explain what reasons the Chinese government gave when it requested information from Tao’s Yahoo [...]
China’s PATRIOT Act
November 6th, 2007 · No Comments
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Poison Me Elmo
August 4th, 2007 · No Comments
Forbes/Associated Press: Experts Urge Blood Tests in Toy Recall. Parents worried their children may have been exposed to excessive levels of lead in recalled Fisher-Price toys should visit the pediatrician for a blood test, experts said Thursday.
So, explain this one to me. Toys that contain lead paint that you are not supposed to [...]
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WSJ Laments the Lack of Product Liability Laws
July 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Wall Street Journal: China Product Scare Hits Home, Too. China is still at the early stages of developing the type of product-liability and product-recall system that is common in many Western countries, a system that leaves little recourse against companies that flout regulations that are rarely enforced. Product-liability lawsuits, common in the U.S., [...]
Tags: china · products liability