International Law

China Internet Death by 2010
Interesting story in China Tech News, although that first sentence is a bit melodramatic (as is my post title): The Internet in China may soon run out. According to the China Internet Network Information Center, under the current allocation speed, China’s IPv4 address resources can only meet the demand of 830 more days and if no [...

U.S. International Transactions: Second Quarter 2008 Current Account
Bureau of Economic Analysis - U.S. International Transactions: Second Quarter 2008 Current Account [Full Release and Tables]: "The U.S. current-account...

China Versus Thailand: Outsourcing Smackdown
David Dayton over at the consistently enlightening Silk Road International Blog did an interesting post comparing China to Thailand for manufacturing, entitled, "Thailand vs. China...

China Visa As Endangered Species.
Uber-reliable Danwei just did a post on the current situation (or at least word on the current situation) involving China visas. The post is entitled, China Visa Confusion, but, unfortunately, the post itself is quite clear: getting a Chinese visa of any kind between now and October is going to be extremely tough...

More on Chinas Merger Control Regime
Following up on a previous post, here’s a brief article on China that I co-authored. The current edition of the Antitrust Magazine also has very useful, in depth discussions of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law by Lester Ross, Fei Deng, and Gregory Leonard...

Office of Fair Trading threatens banks over current account charges
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today threatened to report banks to the Competition Commission after finding that the current account market did not offer good value for customers.

Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Bank Overdraft Fees alleging excessive fees and misrepresentation of account balances and more.

China Green Agriculture, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud
China Green Agriculture, Inc. 401(k) / ERISA Stock Fraud

Inmate Possessions
Washington Department of Corrections agrees to pay current and former inmates $75 each for donating or destroying personal property.

Infant Formula From China
FDA Warns it May be Contaminated Melamine

Utilities Whistleblower
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities agrees to $485,000 fine for setting up a private bank account.