(2) Lily Kuo, Cadmium in Chinese jewelry raises alarms; U.S. regulators have recalled more than 200,000 pieces of jewelry containing the metal, which can be toxic in high levels. Los Angeles Times, Sept. 10, 2010.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-china-cadmium-20100910,0,3561880.story
(3) Lindsay Barnett, Your morning adorable: What's rarer than rare? A black Amur leopard cub. Los Angeles Times, Sept. 9, 2010 (blog).
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/unleashed/2010/09/black-amur-leopard-cub.html
(4) Megan K. Stack, A beloved Chinese comic gets the silent treatment;
A crackdown on vulgarity drives fans away from Guo Degang, once a hero to ordinary Chinese for mixing puns and poetry and making fun of authority figures. Los Angeles Times, Sept. 9, 2010.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-china-comedian-20100909,0,2359397.story
Note: Guo Degang 郭德纲
(5) Joshua Frank, IPhone-clone maker Meizu also uses Apple-style marketing; The Chinese brand and its chief executive have become adept at information leaks on upcoming products that build and sustain hype. Los Angeles Times, Sept. 7, 2010.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-china-bootleg-20100907,0,3552696.story