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moinansari

Red dragon Asian economic giant dwarfs Lilliputian India

Rupee News: Editor's Disquisitions & Fulminations | 14 hours ago by Moin Ansari

Chinese are an economic superpower and India isn’t “It would be an error to cast the inevitably difficult relations with China in terms of military confrontation. India’s main challenge from Beijing does not lie across its frozen b read more

lugus1

Students in China Set a New Simultaneous Bathing Record

Net News Publisher | 15 hours ago by Terry

The China Daily has reported that over 10,000 students in China’s central Hubei province set a world record for simultaneous bathing in hot springs. The record-breaking event took place in seven hot springs in the city of Xianning, the paper s read more

wihe

Móvil conmemorativo de Michael Jackson en China

Celularen | Celulares y tecnología moviles | 17 hours ago by willy

Demostrando que su legado sigue vivo, aún después de su sensible fallecimiento, Michael Jackson sigue despertando emociones entre su amplia fanaticada. Y, para no parar los agasajos, se acaba de lanzar en China un móvil en homenaje al fallecido read more

SophiaAlbertina

Carbon Trading – A medieval pardon that is corrupt and ineffici…

UD/RK Samhälls Debatt | 18 hours ago by Sophia Albertina

More on the same as in my last two posts. The Carbon Con Game http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2009/1102/opinions-china-carbon-greenhouse-gas-insights.html Insights The Carbon Con Game Peter Huber, 11.02.09, 12:00 AM ET China is the largest emitter of gr read more

lugus1

Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooper…

Net News Publisher | 20 hours ago by Terry

The ministers and heads of delegations participating in the work of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) have adopted the “Sharm El Sheikh Declaration” and the three-year “Action Plan fo read more

cupofphilth

60 Years Geneva Conventions

Sirhan B. Sirhan. the Strange Case of the Forgotten Terroris… | 21 hours ago by Phil

The history of the Geneva Conventions goes back further than the current version. Swiss merchant Henry Dunant had been an eyewitness to the battle of Solferino in 1859, not as a combatant, but as a bystander during his travels through Europe. What he read more

China’s ‘Netizens’ Hold Authorities To A New Measure Of Pub…

Impact Lab | 22 hours ago

Sun Zhongjie, 19, chopped off his own finger as a protest against police entrapment A severed finger sparked an online uproar that went viral. And very quickly, rattled authorities here took note.  The story of Sun Zhongjie, a 19-year-old driver who read more

Warrenlanger

Democratically abridged dictionary

Still Liberal at 82 | 23 hours ago by Warren Langer

    Afghanistan, the site of a major motion picture film starring Cary Grant, Victor McGlaglen and Douglas Fairbanks Jr. A supporting actor was G. Din whose heroics were recorded for posterity and DVD by poet R. Kipling who also wrote Gone With the read more

It Could Happen Here Too

Cato @ Liberty | 23 hours ago

The Washington Post reports that China’s ‘netizens’ are holding authorities to new standard. read more

minnemom

Being in the Right Place at the Right Time

Travels with Children | November 9th 2009 by minnemom

Sometimes when we travel, the experiences we have are just a matter of being in the right place at the right time.  Take, for example, something unique that happened while we were at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts yesterday. As several children, read more

pedroayres

La dolorosa muerte del sueño económico norteamericano

Crônicas e Críticas da América Latina | November 9th 2009 by Pedro Ayres

Larry Elliott The GuardianLa verdad es que no se suponía que fuera a terminar así. Cuando el Muro de Berlín se derrumbó hace veinte años, la Guerra Fría acabó con la victoria de Occidente. En lugar de dos superpotencias, quedó una. En lugar read more

globalcrisisnews

China to lead world economic recovery

Global Crisis News | November 9th 2009 by Greg

A recent World Bank report has suggested that amongst the world’s major economies, the Chinese economy will be the first to emerge out of the global slowdown. The World Bank predicted China to grow at almost 8.4 percent and that would be enough to read more

ant9000

Teether Made In China-would You Use It Or Toss It?

Baby Teether | November 9th 2009

I have a wonderful teether that is mesh so you can put frozen fruit or ice in it for the baby, problem is that it’s made in China and I’m afraid of poisoning my son. Would you use it or toss it? Wordpress Autoblog Software read more

blacksmith8

The China Sex Museum at Danxiashan

The Blacksmith blog | November 9th 2009 by Pete

Further to last month’s post about the Danxiashan national park in Guangdong, it’s worth mentioning that many of the rock formations bear uncanny resemblances to human sexual organs. (I have no photos of those, but Wikipedia does). Ancien read more

seamjay

English Language with a Chinese Twist

Saucy Seaside Postcards | November 9th 2009

Image via Wikipedia Chinglish translation Wash clothing store: laundry No nearing: stay back People mountain people sea: crowd Give you some color to see: punishment Step back: massage parlour I like your smile but unlike you put your shoes on my read more

abinesh

Caught on camera: Naked love rival flees furious husband

Politickler | November 9th 2009 by Abinesh

Sun Meng has been given the cold shoulder by his community after the extraordinary picture of him cowering naked outside the flat were posted on the internet. The terrified 25-year-old fled from the balcony window when he was caught in bed with the read more

RainforestGuru

Despite Shifting Attitudes Toward Sex, Many Chinese Remain Uneduc…

Information on HPV | November 9th 2009

“After three decades of the one-child policy, you’d expect people [in China] to know how to have sex without getting pregnant,” Slate columnist Michelle Tsai writes, adding, “And you’d be wrong.” According to the g read more

entwickler

Suntech Partners With Huadian on 10MW Solar Plant in Jiangsu Prov…

Renewable Energy Sources | November 9th 2009 by entwickler

Suntech and Huadian Partner on 10MW Solar Plant in Jiangsu Province Suntech Power Holdings Co., Ltd. (NYSE: STP), the world’s leading manufacturer of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (PV) modules has recently announced it will develop a 10MW so read more

jeromejf

Morgan Stanley looks to sell China investment bank stake

Gold Investment Stocks | November 9th 2009 by jeff

Private equity firms Bain Capital and General Atlantic are among those eyeing the stake in CICC, China’s largest investment bank, in a deal that could fetch more than $1.2 billion, Reuters reported last week. People with direct knowledge of the read more

knightofdawn

GM’s Sales Double – In China

Philippines News On Queue | November 9th 2009 by Ronald Alversado

Get ready for GM leaving the country and moving to China for good. GM’s sales in the world’s largest auto market more than doubled in October from a year earlierBuy me a Beer[Click Here] if enjoy reading GM’s Sales Double – In China. read more

knightofdawn

Asian nations bear brunt of dollar slump

Philippines News On Queue | November 9th 2009 by Ronald Alversado

Asia's small, open economies are caught in the crossfire of a tussle between the United States and China over whether the yuan should strengthen against the dollar to fix the lopsided global economy.Buy me a Beer[Click Here] if enjoy reading Asian na read more

prieur

WealthTrack: Jim Grant interview – transcript

Investment Postcards from Cape Town | November 8th 2009 by Prieur du Plessis

The transcript of Consuelo Mack’s recent interview with erudite, articulate, funny and opinionated Jim Grant has just been published. Click here for the text. This is must-read material. In case you missed the video clip, click here for the ori read more

LittleAlex

Pak President on Refugees: ‘Fault Lays’ With Them, ‘Sufferi…

Little Alex in Wonderland | November 8th 2009 by Little Alex

Seymour Hersh’s most recent article features a sick peek into the mind of a relatively honest president and explores the safety of Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. The militant takeovers of regions in Paksitan and its Army’s conflict t read more

lunnaguedes

Blogagem Coletiva Abre Aspas Terceira Edição

@teorias impossiveis | November 8th 2009 by Lunna

Poemas de Li Bai Ansiedade Extingue-se a luz do sol, a névoa cobre as flores, a Lua, branca como a seda, chora e não dorme. Esfiapadas nas cordas da cítara, não mais dedilhadas. Melhor escutar a read more

The Berlin Twitter Wall

Tucumanga | November 8th 2009

El Muro de Berlín se derrumbó el 9 de noviembre de 1989 y para conmemorar los 20 años que pasaron se creó el website The Berlin Twitter Wall, la iniciativa consiste en enviar un pensamiento o una idea sobre el derrumbar muros en la vida diaria a read more

butchhazel

Early Chinese History

last least 0 details | November 8th 2009 by butchhazel

What are some good books about the history of China, up to say the Qing dynasty? I am particularly interested in the Warring States period up to the first empire. Extra credit for discussions of the spread of Buddhism. read more

listauto

[Video] Ferrari 599 China Edition for 1.2 Million Euros

List Auto,Cars and girl Beautiful ,Automoblies, Cheap cars,C… | November 8th 2009 by Mr.Phu

A one-off Ferrari has been auctioned off for €1.2 million, including taxes. The Ferrari 599 China was snapped up by an anonymous, silent auction participant based in Shanghai. Chinese artist Lu Hao designed the 599 with pottery patterns from the read more

EurasianSensation

Black chicks singing in Mandarin - why not? This is cool.

Eurasian Sensation | November 8th 2009 by Christopher Mitchell

Another of those odd cross-cultural phenomena that youtube keeps churning out. Two African-American girls living in Germany, who just happen to be obsessed with Chinese songs. Only one of them has studied Mandarin, and then only for a year, but appar read more

LisaM

Himfr.com Reports The Demand For Automation Products Shrank In Th…

Your Internet Travel Guide | November 8th 2009 by Lisa

During the first half of 2009, the demand in the automobile market was vigorous due to the strong pull of policies. However, the rapid growth of the automobile industry did not give rise to more demand for automation products and markets. According t read more

buncai

Budget-friendly Home-business Ideas

Help To Make Money Online | November 8th 2009 by buncai

Lack of collateral and singular ideas substantially have been main reasons which stop read more