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Probe after formula report raises fears in China
A REPORT by a Hong Kong-based research firm that said a brand of infant formula failed Chinese mainland standards for protein content has sparked an investigation in Shanghai. China’s track record on baby formula is very bad. The city’s Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision told Shanghai Daily it was investigating because the report had [...]
Apple factories are better than the garment factories in China
Apple iPad plant conditions better than the norm: agency Working conditions at Chinese manufacturing plants where Apple Inc’s iPads and iPhones are made are far better than those at garment factories or other facilities elsewhere in the country, according to the head of a non-profit agency investigating the plants. Apple is under the gun because [...]
Mitsubishi develops world’s fastest elevator for 632m Shanghai Tower , China will be another record breaker soon.
The taller buildings get, the faster we need elevators to go so as to keep travel times at an acceptable level. It sounds ludicrous to have to worry about time spent in an elevator, but when you’re talking about buildings hundreds of meters tall, speed is essential. The latest structure to require an elevator system [...]
Signal maker: Not to blame for Shanghai rail crash, but good try, blame somebody!!
The China-based maker of signaling systems for the Shanghai subway line where two trains crashed this week, injuring 284 people, said Thursday that its equipment was not at fault. “Our signal system has nothing to do with this incident,” Casco Signal Ltd., a joint venture of China Railway Signal and Communication Corp. and France’s Alstom, [...]
China Moon cakes
There is this story about the moon-cake. during the Yuan dynasty (A.D. 1280-1368) China was ruled by the Mongolian people. Leaders from the preceding Sung dynasty (A.D. 960-1280) were unhappy at submitting to the foreign rule, and set how to coordinate the rebellion without being discovered. The leaders of the rebellion, knowing that the Moon [...]
Another first for China,China’s submersible reaches depth of 5,038 m
BEIJING – A Chinese manned submersible successfully reached a depth of 5,038.5 meters during a test dive conducted Tuesday in the Pacific Ocean, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) said. The test dive started at 3:38 am Tuesday, with the submersible Jiaolong carrying three people to the depth of 5,038.5 meters in an international area of [...]
Crash Raises Concern Over China’s Bullet Train Plans
The bullet train crash that killed dozens of people in China this weekend has underscored doubts about the safety of the country’s rapidly-expanding high speed rail network. One train rammed into the back of another that had stalled after being hit by lightning Saturday in China’s deadliest rail accident since 2008. Six carriages derailed and [...]
