Manufacturing
Companies Brace for End of Cheap Made-in-China Era.
Factory workers demanding better wages and working conditions are hastening the eventual end of an era of cheap costs that helped make southern coastal China the world's factory floor. Read More....
Microsoft sending labor inspectors to China factory.
After a labor group's allegations that Microsoft hardware workers are mistreated at a Chinese factory, Microsoft announced Thursday that is it sending inspectors to the KYE Systems facility in Dongguan. Read More....
Business brings jobs back from China.
Clarkesville -- A button maker in this hilly north Georgia town did the unthinkable: It closed a factory in China and saved American jobs. Read More....
Contrarian Investor Sees Economic Crash in China.
NEW YORK TIMES - James S. Chamos built one of the largest fortunes on Wall Street by foreseeing the collapse of Enron and other highflying companies...Read More....
What's with China and lead poisoning?
Was 2007 the year of the Chinese product recall? It does seem that way, with numerous Chinese-made products being taken off the shelves in what may be a record year for toy recalls. Read More....
Dollar's decline a boon for U.S. manufacturers.
The weak dollar has made it easier for U.S. manufacturers of parts for appliances, automobiles and other equipment to compete globally on price and is helping them win back business lost to overseas competitors, a shift that economists say should help the country's economic recovery. Read More....
Rising Prices and Rolling Blackouts Raise Concern that the chinese economy is overheating.
On the big bed in their one-room apartment, Tang Lihua and his wife, Guo Jine, cuddle under a fluffy blanket as candles flicker on a night table. The couple's 9-year-old daughter is bopping around the room, lighting more candles out of boredom, and Guo is covered head to toe in pink flannel pajamas and a bright red ski jacket. A brownout has left this suburb of Changsha, capital of Hunan province, with no lights or heat for the third time in a month. Read More....
China's Inflation Jumps 7.1 Percent In January.
BEIJING (AP) — China's inflation rose to its highest level in more than 11 years in January after devastating snowstorms worsened food shortages, according to data reported Tuesday, and analysts warned there might be sharper increases to come. Read More....
Fisher-Price recalling almost a million toys.
WASHINGTON - Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys — including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters — because their paint contains excessive amounts of lead. Read More....
