http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/madeinchina/ en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:34:41 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414329/posts Indonesia to equip navy with Chinese-made missiles 16:40, December 22, 2009 Indonesia is going to equip its own navy's warships with missiles made in China so as to upgrade combat capabilities, Agus Suhartono, Indonesian Navy Chief of Staff Admiral said Monday. "We will continue to procure C-802 missiles from China after we test the weapon with good results,” he said adding that the Indonesian Navy was also negotiating with China to obtain C-705 missiles that were more slender in shape. C-705 "Both types of missile will be added to the armament of the navy’s fast patrol boats and Van Speijk... People's Daily Online,China http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2414329/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 07:34:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396979/posts Chinese aero manufacturers open up to engage export market By Reuben F Johnson 30 November 2009 Over the last month China's National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC), the state-licensed aircraft export sales monopoly, along with its industrial partner, Aviation Industries of China, have both demonstrated an unusual degree of openness in displaying data on their products. This willingness of Chinese officials to speak at length on both of these areas seems to have coincided with the 60th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) on 11 November. China's military aircraft industry has been steadily developing a line... Jane's http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396979/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:58:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375960/posts HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- China's manufacturing expanded for the eighth straight month in October and forward-looking indicators pointed to a further pick-up underway, according to a government index released Sunday.The data adds up to a picture of an economy that's on track for acceleration in the October-to-December period, marking the third-straight quarterly pick up. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 55.2 in October from 54.3 in September, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing said in a release. A gauge of export orders rose to 54.5 from 53.3, the sixth straight month of gains. General orders notched a similar... MarketWatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2375960/posts#comment Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:46:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364379/posts WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – James and Maria Ivory's dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida's Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes. It got worse when they asked their insurer for help — and not only was their claim denied, but they've been told their entire policy won't be renewed. Thousands of homeowners nationwide who bought new houses constructed from the defective building materials are finding their hopes dashed, their lives in limbo. And experts warn that cases like the Ivorys',... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364379/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:57:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363692/posts WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.—James and Maria Ivory's dreams of a relaxing retirement on Florida's Gulf Coast were put on hold when they discovered their new home had been built with Chinese drywall that emits sulfuric fumes and corrodes pipes. It got worse when they asked their insurer for help—and not only was their claim denied, but they've been told their entire policy won't be renewed. Thousands of homeowners nationwide who bought new houses constructed from the defective building materials are finding their hopes dashed, their lives in limbo. And experts warn that cases like the Ivorys', in which insurers drop... AP via Santa Cruz Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2363692/posts#comment Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:50:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361732/posts When Bill Morgan, a retired policeman, moved into his newly built dream home in Williamsburg, Va., three years ago, his hopes were quickly dashed. His wife and daughter suffered constant nosebleeds and headaches. A persistent foul odor filled the house. Every piece of metal indoors corroded or turned black. In short order, Mr. Morgan moved out. The headaches and nosebleeds stopped, but the ensuing financial problems pushed him into personal bankruptcy. “My house is not worth the land it’s built on,” said Mr. Morgan, who could not maintain the mortgage payments on his $383,000 home in a Williamsburg subdivision called... The New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2361732/posts#comment Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:58:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360960/posts The top of the frozen apple juice can was stamped with the date, then the word "China." I could not believe it. China? I live in the Shenandoah Valley, at one time the biggest apple producer in the world, and my apple juice comes from China? Maybe it's just this store brand, I thought. But a visit to another grocery store confirmed it. They stocked a name brand, the top of it stamped with the date and the words "from China." I googled "China and apples." Stories and reports came up confirming my ... yes, fear. I hadn't been paying... Care 2 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2360960/posts#comment Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:53:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337770/posts Obama decides to impose tariffs on Chinese tire imports for 3 years WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has decided to slap punitive tariffs on all car and light truck tires entering the United States from China. Obama had until Sept. 17 -- next week -- to accept, reject or modify a U.S. International Trade Commission ruling that a rising tide of Chinese tires into the U.S. hurts American producers. A powerful union, United Steelworkers, blames the increase for the loss of thousands of American jobs. The federal trade panel recommended a 55 percent tariff in the first year, 45... Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2337770/posts#comment Sat, 12 Sep 2009 01:31:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336833/posts Energy Savings: Europe's ban on the incandescent light bulb began phasing in this month, and the U.S. will soon follow. Is Thomas Edison to blame for global warming? And why are we exporting green jobs?When the warm-mongers assemble in Copenhagen this December to hammer out a successor to the failed Kyoto Protocol, no doubt their work to save the earth from the carbon dioxide that gives it life will take place under the eerie light thrown off by compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) mandated by the European Union to fight climate change. The bulbs are more expensive, costing up to... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336833/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:57:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329183/posts SHANGHAI (Reuters) - General Motors said on Sunday it has agreed to set up a light commercial vehicle production venture with major Chinese automaker FAW Group, with total investment of 2 billion yuan ($293 million). Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2329183/posts#comment Tue, 1 Sep 2009 04:35:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328129/posts GM to form China venture, invest $293 million Partnership with FAW Group will produce light-duty trucks and vans Aug 30, 2009 SHANGHAI - General Motors said on Sunday it has agreed to set up a light commercial vehicle production venture with major Chinese automaker FAW Group, with total investment of $293 million. The 50-50 joint venture, based in the northeast China city of Changchun in Jilin province, will make light-duty trucks and vans, GM said in a statement. "For us in China, this is an important complement to the rest of our portfolio," Kevin Wale, president and managing director for... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328129/posts#comment Sun, 30 Aug 2009 20:44:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327889/posts General Motors has signed up to a 2bn yuan ($293m; £180m) joint venture with the Chinese state-owned carmaker FAW to make light trucks and vans. The vehicles will initially be sold in China under the FAW brand, but could in future be exported under the GM brand. They will be produced at existing FAW facilities in the cities of Changchun and Harbin. GM sold 818,442 vehicles in China in the first six months of 2009, compared with 1,094,561 in the whole of 2008. Demand was particularly strong for its minivans and other small vehicles. "For us in China, this... BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327889/posts#comment Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:26:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323434/posts Title only. No links allowed to Bloomberg. Here is the url: http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=akQaZGWodMhY Bloomberg http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323434/posts#comment Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:06:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322906/posts China is on its way to surpassing the U.S. as the world's largest manufacturer far sooner than expected. The question is, does that matter? In terms of actual size, the answer is, no. But if size is a proxy for relative health of each nation's sector, the answer is yes. In 2007, the latest year for which data are available, the U.S. accounted for 20% of global manufacturing; China was 12%. The gap, though, is closing rapidly. According to IHS/Global Insight, an economic-forecasting firm in Lexington, Mass., China will produce more in terms of real value-added by 2015. Using... Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2322906/posts#comment Mon, 24 Aug 2009 00:57:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2322463/posts Look at this image gallery of fake Chinese products. Some of these products have weird names!!! The Daily Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2322463/posts#comment Sun, 23 Aug 2009 07:11:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313547/posts NEW DELHI: China has admitted that its pharmaceutical companies were involved in shipping fake drugs labeled 'Made In India' to Nigeria. "The Chinese authorities have accepted this position (that its firms were involved in the case)," an official said. "The Indian government took up the matter with the Nigerian authorities and on further probe, it was found that the drugs had actually originated in China and not in India," he added. In June, Nigeria's drug regulatory authority National Agency for Food and Drug Administration And Control (NAFDAC) had reported about the detention of a large consignment of fake anti-malarial generic... Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2313547/posts#comment Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:06:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294576/posts Wal-Mart has just changed the game with respect to environmental issues. Now it doesn't matter whether Congress' new cap-and-trade law meets all its promises, nor whether the G-8 leaders dithered rather than acted on environmental issues. Wal-Mart's unilateral decision to put its purchasing and communication power behind going green also shows that a single company using its unique clout can accelerate public action to reduce greenhouse gases and reverse climate change. By rolling out an environmental labelling program disclosing to consumers the environmental costs of making products sold at Wal-Mart, the $401 billion retail behemoth has transformed green standards from... Harvard Business Publishing http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2294576/posts#comment Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:57:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281173/posts A newly built 13-storey residential building collapsed in Shanghai yesterday, killing one worker. The block of high-rise flats toppled onto its side in the muddy construction site raising concerns that building safety standards are being overlooked in favour of fast construction in China's rush to modernise. The building appeared to be almost complete with fitted windows and a finished, tiled facade. Other similar-looking blocks in the same property development were still standing nearby. Shoddy construction and the use of sub-standard materials is a concern in China's construction sector as the country scrambles to build out cities and finish massive infrastructure... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281173/posts#comment Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:51:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277430/posts If you ever wondered how trade wars start, pay attention. We are in the early stages of saber-rattling on trade and if some adult supervision does not come along, it could get much worse. Here’s how. Politicians tries to curry favor with unions or the steel industry or the auto industry and they insert a “Buy American” clause into legislation. In this case, it was the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, otherwise known as President Obama’s economic stimulus plan. Then, politicians in other countries get the same ‘bright’ idea and they insert protectionist trade policies into legislation over... Fundmastery http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277430/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:22:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277262/posts The first Chinese-assembled A320 is set for delivery, symbolizing the importance of future demand in Asia. PARIS -- Will emerging markets make or break the aerospace industry? Though the airline industry is suffering across the world, executives from Boeing and Airbus talked up the prospect of future demand from China as one bright spot at this month’s Paris Air Show. And on Tuesday, Airbus will deliver its first China-assembled A320, part of a joint venture that could help the plane-maker take more market share from its American arch-rival. The Airbus A320, which was assembled at a plant in Tianjin that... Forbes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277262/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:17:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251373/posts A plan to shift a greater proportion of the struggling car-maker's production overseas is still being negotiated with US politicians, who have already lent GM $15.4bn (£10.18bn) in order to keep it afloat and safeguard its 90,000 US workers. However, a spokesman for GM in Shanghai said it was "only a matter of time" before vehicles made in China are imported into the company's home market, in another blow to the US car industry. The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2251373/posts#comment Fri, 15 May 2009 06:01:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250592/posts SHANGHAI – General Motors Corp. plans to begin exports of vehicles made in China to the United States within two years, ramping up sales to more than 50,000 by 2014, reports said Wednesday. A spokeswoman for GM in China did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the reports, which were said to be based on a company recovery plan given to U.S. lawmakers. GM intends to sell 17,335 made-in-China passenger cars in the U.S. market by 2011, the Shanghai Securities News and other reports said. By 2014 exports would triple to more than 51,000, it said. The... Yahoo / AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2250592/posts#comment Thu, 14 May 2009 05:42:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249907/posts Motown may be moving east. Far east. The latest twist in Detroit’s do-over has General Motors becoming the first automaker to import Chinese-built cars into the United States, according to Automotive News. Citing a leaked document shown to lawmakers who are overseeing the restructuring of the auto giant, the newspaper reports that GM is planning to market made in China cars to American consumers as early as 2011, the same year the company’s heralded Chevrolet Volt electric car goes on sale. Foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249907/posts#comment Wed, 13 May 2009 12:05:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249651/posts The latest twist in Detroit’s do-over has General Motors becoming the first automaker to import Chinese-built cars into the United States, according to Automotive News. Citing a leaked document shown to lawmakers who are overseeing the restructuring of the auto giant, the newspaper reports that GM is planning to market made in China cars to American consumers as early as 2011, the same year the company’s heralded Chevrolet Volt electric car goes on sale. General Motors is currently the best-selling foreign automaker in China, and Buick is number one brand overall, part of the reason that the nameplate was saved... FOX News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2249651/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 23:36:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247769/posts WHEN British consumers are compelled to buy energy-efficient lightbulbs from 2012, they will save up to 5m tons of carbon dioxide a year from being pumped into the atmosphere. In China, however, a heavy environmental price is being paid for the production of “green” lightbulbs in cost-cutting factories. Large numbers of Chinese workers have been poisoned by mercury, which forms part of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs. A surge in foreign demand, set off by a European Union directive making these bulbs compulsory within three years, has also led to the reopening of mercury mines that have ruined the environment. Doctors,... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6211261.ece http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247769/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 23:30:22 GMT