For cadmium to be evident in rice grains as well, the soil in which it was grown must have been especially highly polluted, said Jonathan Wong, a Hong Kong biology professor who has studied mainland soil pollution extensively.

WSJ: Cadmium-Tainted Rice Found in Guangzhou

For cadmium to be evident in rice grains as well, the soil in which it was grown must have been especially highly polluted, said Jonathan Wong, a Hong Kong biology professor who has studied soil pollution extensively on the mainland.

WSJ: Cadmium-Tainted Rice Found in Guangzhou

"Yahoo is reporting better earnings, but it's trading down: it doesn't make sense, " says Jonathan Iu, Internet analyst at SG Securities in Hong Kong.

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