US and China Caught Secretly Testing GMO Rice on Children

By: Anthony Gucciardi

gmorice 235x147 US and China Caught Secretly Testing GMO Rice on ChildrenInstead of putting genetically modified foods through proper trials as consumers have been demanding for years, it appears the United States Department of Agriculture in alliance with the Chinese government have instead chosen to secretly test their latest GMO rice on young Chinese children.

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Italian road to China’s Suntech fraud was paved with warnings

By Samuel Shen and Stephen Jewkes

SHANGHAI/MILAN - A major lender to China’s Suntech Power Holdings, a solar panel maker which has been stung by a $690 million fraud linked to its expansion in Italy, financed the expansion despite warnings from a business ally to avoid Italy’s scam-ridden solar sector.

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China, Metals, and Your Money

by Louis James, Casey Research:

I’m in Shanghai as I type, and the “China Miracle” is in full bloom. Few variables are more important in the world of metals and mining investment than the strength and sustainability of the extraordinary bull run the Chinese economy has enjoyed for years. So many pundits, critics, and cheerleaders keep pouring out opinions on this question that they saturate the news – but leaves no one the wiser.

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China closes Tibet access

The measurement is taken after the new wave of arrests that followed the sacrifices.

China has closed Tibet to tourists, according to travel agents in Beijing. The measurement is taken after the new wave of arrests that followed the immolation of Tibetan and on the eve of a festival followed traditionally by many foreigners.

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The “Job’s” Attitude

The “Job’s” Attitude

You are NOT allowed to commit suicide: Workers in Chinese iPad factories forced to sign pledges

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Factories making sought-after Apple iPads and iPhones in China are forcing staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide, an investigation has revealed.At least 14 workers at Foxconn factories in China have killed themselves in the last 16 months as a result of horrendous working conditions.Many more are believed to have either survived attempts or been stopped before trying at the Apple supplier’s plants in Chengdu or Shenzen.

Appalling conditions: An investigation by two NGOs has found new workers at Foxconn factories in China are made to sign a 'no suicide' pledge
Appalling conditions: An investigation by two NGOs has found new workers at Foxconn factories in China are made to sign a ‘no suicide’ pledgeAfter a spate of suicides last year, managers at the factories ordered new staff to sign pledges that they would not attempt to kill themselves, according to researchers.And they were made to promise that if they did, their families would only seek the legal minimum in damages.An investigation of the 500,000 workers by the Centre for Research on Multinational Companies and Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (Sacom) found appalling conditions in the factories.

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The “Job’s” Attitude

You are NOT allowed to commit suicide: Workers in Chinese iPad factories forced to sign pledges

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

Factories making sought-after Apple iPads and iPhones in China are forcing staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide, an investigation has revealed.At least 14 workers at Foxconn factories in China have killed themselves in the last 16 months as a result of horrendous working conditions.Many more are believed to have either survived attempts or been stopped before trying at the Apple supplier’s plants in Chengdu or Shenzen.

Appalling conditions: An investigation by two NGOs has found new workers at Foxconn factories in China are made to sign a 'no suicide' pledge
Appalling conditions: An investigation by two NGOs has found new workers at Foxconn factories in China are made to sign a ‘no suicide’ pledgeAfter a spate of suicides last year, managers at the factories ordered new staff to sign pledges that they would not attempt to kill themselves, according to researchers.And they were made to promise that if they did, their families would only seek the legal minimum in damages.An investigation of the 500,000 workers by the Centre for Research on Multinational Companies and Students & Scholars Against Corporate Misbehaviour (Sacom) found appalling conditions in the factories.

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