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Features
Longing to return
(Aug. 3, 2005) One of 2,547 children flown out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon in 1975, adoptee Jonathan Groth now wants to go back. His wife and three kids are reluctant. "It wasn't a part of the marriage vows to go back to Vietnam”... read more
The 'Healing Walls' project
(Sept. 30, 2003) A mural in a North Philadelphia was supposed to bridge three distinct worlds: convicted felons, violent crime survivors, and neighborhood residents trying to rebuild their community... read more
Father, son turn aging into a game
(May 31, 2007) Walter Lowicki, of Wilmington, and his son Stanley go every year to shareholder meetings to play a game they call Guess My Age. "When they get to 90, they're shaking their heads. They don't believe it…” ... read more
Delaware's 'Studbuster' sorts out other firms' nuts and bolts
(Sept. 4, 2007) Studbusters says it’s the only company in the world specializing in the removal of giant studs or bolts that get stuck in the machinery at power plants, manufacturers, and refineries... read more
Work in a new world
(Sept. 18, 2000) More than a decade after China first labeled its state workers xia gang — literally “off duty” — and sent them tramping off the factory floor, they are now finding ways to exploit the free market... read more
News
Citigroup posts record quarterly loss
(Jan. 16, 2008) Posting the largest quarterly loss in the bank's 196-year history, Citigroup Inc. said Tuesday it would cut its dividend, seek billions in foreign capital and lay off 4,200... read more
BofA puts $4.1 billion offer out for lender
(Jan. 12, 2008) Bank of America confirms it will pay $4.1 billion for the nation's biggest mortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp... read more
A stormy economy buffets everyone
(Mar. 31, 2008) Dumped or recycled, trash is a sign of how the economy is doing. And people who make a living by hauling, dumping and clearing away people's junk are seeing signs of a slowdown... read more
Capturing history — and a goat
(Aug. 10, 2003) Early risers in LOVE Park were jolted awake at 8 a.m. yesterday when a panicked goat sprinted across the plaza from JFK Boulevard and jumped into the fountain... read more
A big bargain in Beijing
(Nov. 22, 1999) Stalled talks between the United States and China over China’s entry into the World Trade Organization picked up again after a nighttime phone call... read more
Analysis
What's wrong with this picture: Kodak's 30-year slide
(Feb. 1, 2012) Kodak developed countless innovations over the years that it failed to commercialize, including the digital camera. The company’s bankruptcy culminates the long slide of an aging behemoth crippled by its own legacy... read more
America's aging infrastructure: What to fix, and who will pay?
(Nov. 10, 2010) Once a world leader in new technologies and infrastructure, the United States now finds itself behind the curve. More than half of America's pipelines were installed before 1970, not to mention the roads, wires, satellites and switches that enable flow of everything from sewage to Facebook posts... read more
US energy policy after Japan: If not nuclear, then what?
(March 30, 2011) The U.S. produces 20% of its energy with nuclear power but has not built a new facility since the accident at Three Mile Island soured public opinion on nuclear energy in 1979... read more
Mortgage crisis: Pain or gain for credit cards?
(Nov. 18, 2007) The avalanche that began with struggling homeowners missing mortgage payments rumbled through Wall Street again last week. Could the nation's credit card industry be next?.... read more
Which bills do I pay?
(Jan. 13, 2008) An increasing number of Delawareans are living close to the edge, with little if any savings amid growing fears of recession. "I think people are really hitting the wall."... read more
Law
China Enacts Online Privacy Framework
(Jan. 7, 2013) China enacted new rules that seek to increase protection of online personal data but at the same time require internet users to reveal their real names... read more
Business as Usual for FDA, China Counterpart
(Apr. 4, 2013) China’s recent government reshuffle has not affected collaboration between U.S. and Chinese food and drug regulators, the head of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s China office told BNA... read more
China Hears Music, Issues Second Draft of Copyright Law
(July 18, 2012) China has released a second draft revision of its Copyright Law for public comment, dropping a clause that raised an outcry from Chinese musicians who said it violated their rights... read more
Lower Courts May Now Hear Patent Disputes
(June 2013) China’s local level courts will hear patent cases under a recent interpretation from the Supreme People’s Court, a change that could lead to local protectionism and uncertainty for multinational companies... read more