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First-hand Account from Chengdu
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Loading ...Editor’s Note: Tony (Yixing) Zeng, a Canadian student, has graciously allowed us to reprint his email below, originally sent to a friend from an internet cafe in Chengdu just after the first earthquake. Major foreign media have covered this story upside and down, with the American National Public Radio’s Robert Siegel and Melissa Block [...]
Photos of Sichuan Before the Earthquake
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...I spent much of 2005 traveling throughout China on a consulting contract, taking in the sights when I could. Let us not forget what Sichuan offers, once rebuilt. As a reminder to those focused on destruction, here are a few photos I took at 峨眉山 (Mount Emei) and the 樂山大佛 (the great [...]
Gray Market Imports — Recent U.S. Court Ruling
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In law, are gray market imports equivalent to pirated works? [Read this journal article on the implications for American libraries of imported pirated works from China.] Gray market imports are lawfully produced with the permission of the copyright holder, sold to a customer in a foreign country and then imported into another, often [...]
Teach English in North Korea!
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...If I were in my 20s, I’d jump on this opportunity.
Visit this webpage of the British Council for more information.
English Teacher Trainers, DPRK-based Pyongyang, reference OA08007
Senior English Teacher Trainer - £29,361 a year
English Teacher Trainer (three posts) - £25,772 a year
Contract from 1 September 2008 to 31 August 2009 (with the possibility of extension)
Benefits [...]
Paulson Remarks on 4th Round of U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue
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With the 4th round of the SED looming, much has been made about what to really expect from this - the last/ 2nd to last round under Bush and Co. - of the US China Strategic Economic Dialog. Many feel that while there are real issues to be resolved, it will [...]
Water shortages in China
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A snippit on the problems resulting from drought in Liaoning Province. We will see more stories like this in the future. The economic implications are potentially large. Digging wells is a short term solution. Ground water is becoming polluted and in short supply.
Once lack of water leads to crop failures the [...]
Chengdu Investment News: June 15
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...1. 80 Jetta cars produced daily, Chengdu FAW’s production line capacity fulfilled
Information from the development bureau of automotive industry of the Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone on May 25th, Chengdu Faw Co., Ltd, leader of Chengdu automotive industry, produces 80 Jetta cars per day, having fulfilled the production line capacity, and have also [...]
Clean Up or Clean Out: 1 Year Update
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...In my post Summer 2007: A Catalyst for Environment Change in China I predicted:
The summer of 2007, will be shown as a turning point in China’s development
and unfortunately for one client, I found out last week that I was right, and their proposed investment in a East coast city is still in a holding pattern [...]
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