A poll was conducted of 354 Chinese Americans who were chosen at random nationwide by from a surname list.
They were asked a series of questions about their attitudes toward China and their views on C…
Archive for October, 2006
Chinese-Americans Agree with the General Public on Hong Kong
China’s Railways Carry 5.1 Million on National Day
October 1st was China’s National Day and the beginning of a week long holiday. On 10/1 China saw a record 5.18 million passengers.
Last year the number was 4.55 million.
Both long and short dist…
9 Don’ts and 4 Do’s for For Chinese Tourists
Now before any Chinese readers get their underwear tied in a knot, note that these recommendations were posted in the Shanghai Daily. Meaning, it is not me that is saying Chinese are rude, uncouth, lo…
READ MORENon-Performing Loan (NPL) Ratio Drops in China
I have been predicting that come the end of the 2008 games bad loans will surface like oil on water. I still think so.
But for now, China has seen improvement in the ration of bad loans to good.
In t…
Laowai’s Sound Off at the Hao Hao Report
The Hao Hao Report is a running Chinese news and info site – in English, with postings coming primarily from laowais who have a deep interest in China.
The categories are still few: with a sampl…
6 Reasons Why Jackie Chan Continues to Amaze – as Seen in “Rob-B-Hood”
Jackie Chan amazes me. Largely because he is the same age as me. Moreso because he can do things I never could or will be able to.
The movie "Rob-B-Hood" is a Chan version of ‘Three Me…
China To Increase Projects Involving Bio-energy
In the next five years Beijing plans to double its effort to develop bio-energy and other renewable energy sources.
The reason is the same for any country – oil prices are soaring and fossil fue…
Places to Beat – Shanghai
Business Week recently published a special competiton edition. There were five cities that were listed as the places to beat. Three of them are in Asia.
The cities are Dubai, New York, Bangalore, Shan…
China Ranks Number 2 in the World in Electric Trains
China’s electric train network (the big kind, not the toy kind) grew to 24,000 kilometers (abt 15,000 miles) after the Zhejiang-Jiangxi railway opened up this month.
That addition made China num…
Central Bank of China Predicts 10.5% Growth in 2006
Stronger than what was predicted by the National Bureau of Statistics (10%) last week, the Central Bank of China is predicting 10.5% growth for 2006 up from 10.2% in 2005.
Inflation is predicted to be…
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