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Chinese Stay-at-Home Dad Wins Coveted 3 Stars

The world's best-known restaurant guide has just discovered Chinese food. The Michelin Guide recently bestowed its first 3-star rating to a Chinese restaurant in Hong Kong where Chan Yan-tak, a former stay-at-home dad, is the chef. What took the ...

Tainted formula leads to rise in wet nurses in China

The recent news about tainted baby formula in China is heartbreaking. Over 53,000 children have fallen ill; four have died. The crisis have left Chinese parents scrambling for safe food for their infants, and some are turning to an old-fashioned ...

Melamine found in infant formula prompts recall in China

China has recalled more than 700 tons of infant formula after it was found to be contaminated with melamine. The formula has been attributed to at least one child's death and kidney problems in 50 others. Babies who've consumed the tainted formula ...

Product Recall: Cowboy on a Horse Little Rider Toys

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 6,000 Cowboy on a Horse Little Rider Toys due to excessive levels of lead in the paint on the shoes and pants of the toy. Made in China and imported by Master Toys & ...

Product Recall: Toy Puzzle Vehicle Sets

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced the recall of about 198,000 Toy Puzzle Vehicle Sets due to excessive levels of lead in the paint. These puzzles were imported from China for Merchant Media Corporation of Framingham, ...

U.S. and China agree on toy safety improvements

In a move that falls under the 'better late than never' category, a "Consumer Product Safety Summit" was held in Washington, D.C. today to address the issue of lead paint in Chinese-manufactured toys. As a result of the discussions, an agreement was ...

China's crude birth contol slogans banned

China's family planning policy limits most couples to just one child, sometimes two if the first is a girl. In rural areas, authorities have a rather ugly way of reminding parents of the limit - they erect signs with crude slogans such as 'One more ...

Parents sue for hospital baby mix-up 28 years later

I remember seeing a made for TV movie years ago about two babies that were "switched at birth." While I don't remember all the details of the movie (I think one of the babies died later on) I couldn't help but wonder what I would do if that happened ...

Desperate geek rents girlfriend to impress parents

A Chinese college student posted a bulletin board notice seeking a "girlfriend" to rent over the Lunar New Year holiday. The physics student plans to show her off to his parents. For 1,000 yuan ($130), the right candidate will be an "honest, kind and ...

Babbling babies...

An article on the London Times website today suggested that your baby's babble is straight from the textbook of our universal grammar. According to the author, Anjana Ahuja, she planned on teaching her toddler, now 4, a second language. She ...

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