Legal Pot Doesn’t Mean US Will Lose Ground to China
After popular votes late last year, Washington and Colorado are now the first two U.S. states to...
by Josh Rudolph | Jan 7, 2014
After popular votes late last year, Washington and Colorado are now the first two U.S. states to...
by Sophie Beach | May 18, 2011
Eight Chinese citizens living in New York have sued Baidu, China’s largest search engine, for censoring content. Bloomberg reports: The plaintiffs seek $16 million in damages from the company and the Chinese government...
by Sophie Beach | Jun 18, 2010
From Bloomberg: A Florida couple suffered $2.5 million in damages as a result of defective drywall from China, a Florida jury found yesterday, helping to set a standard for trials throughout the U.S. In the first jury trial in...
by Sophie Beach | May 1, 2010
The New York Times reports on the arrest of a Chinese diplomat on the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Houston by local police: Three Houston police officers caused an international incident last weekend when they followed a...
by Sophie Beach | Apr 9, 2010
Houses made with drywall produced in China have been plagued with numerous safety and health issues. Now a lawsuit brought by U.S. homeowners is targeting the Chinese drywall sector. From Asia Times: In a 108-page ruling issued...
by Sophie Beach | May 9, 2009
The Washington Post has more details on the Bank of China managers sentenced to prison in the U.S. for embezzling $482 million: For more than a decade, the bank managers lived in high style, jetting to Las Vegas and Macau to bet...
by Sophie Beach | May 6, 2009
Two former Bank of China managers, and their wives, have been sentenced to up to 25 years in prison in the U.S. for stealing $485 million. BBC reports: Xu Choafan, Xu Guojun, Kuang Wan Fang and Yu Ying Yi had also been convicted...