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Adding Up the iPhone
Apple’s long-awaited white iPhone 4, which hit stores April 28, is expected to be another smash for Steve Jobs.
Heavy Metal
Over the past six years, The Consumer Product Safety Commission has recalled more than 180 million pieces of metal jewelry that contained dangerous levels of lead, and in August 2009 it lowered the acceptable amount of lead in children’s jewelry to 300 parts per million . But the progress in regulating lead appears to have propelled manufacturers to use another toxic metal, cadmium
Why More Chinese Singles Are Looking for Love Online
“It’s the accuracy of the photos compared to real thing that’s the biggest problem,” says Power Li, a 32-year-old civil servant. “You see a girl on the website who you quite like the look of, but then when you ask her out you find they look nothing like their online photos.” Ah, modern love.
Obama’s Half Brother Mark Ndesandjo Speaks Up in China
On the streets of Guangzhou and nearby Shenzhen, Mark Okoth Obama Ndesandjo is turning heads.
Cover Story: Asia’s Overscheduled Kids
The “E.M.B.A.” program that kicks off on a Sunday morning in the heart of Shanghai’s financial district is much like any other curriculum designed to train the future business leaders of China.
Is China’s Architectural Ambition Leaving Its Own Talent Behind?
These days, fanfare and trumpets typically accompany architects when they begin new projects in China — and with good reason. In recent years, China, along with a smattering of other regions including the Middle East and Russia, has become a global architectural frontier, with star architects like Rem Koolhaas, Paul Andreu and Norman Foster all leaving their mark on the nation’s rapidly expanding cities
Can an Adopted Child Be Returned?
Every child is a gift, as the saying goes. But in a case that has stoked outrage on two continents, a Dutch diplomat posted in Hong Kong has been accused of returning his eight-year-old adopted daughter like an unwanted Christmas necktie
China Approves Shanghai Disneyland Ahead of Obama Trip
Up until now, Disney’s foray into China has been anything but magical. Its Hong Kong theme park, opened in 2005, has had a bumpy ride due to early missteps and competition — in its first year, attendance fell 400,000 short of an initial 5.6 million target.
Amy Chua, ‘Tiger Mother’: Are Demanding Chinese Moms Superior?
Correction appended: Jan. 20, 2011 An editorial cartoon in the Jan.