PanAsianBiz: August 2007 Archives

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Aug31	Yao Ming, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony to Play Charity Game in Beijing Bill Belew August 31, 2007 Know More: All about China 2.0, All about China On September 14th, the Chinese Men's national team will play against a team composed of NBA stars - Yao Ming, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony. 5-on-3. Just kidding about the 5-on-3 part. The income will be donated to help improve the educational environment for poor children in Western China. The idea was Steve Nash's says Yao. Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink
Aug31	PanAsianBiz Greatest Contributor to Milestones of Bill Belew Blogs at KnowMoreMedia Bill Belew August 31, 2007 Toot toot toot!That's me blowing my own horn again and I do sincerely beg your pardon for doing so.I know all to well that milestones are reached at my blogs because of you, right now, the person looking at this... Continue Reading Posted at 11:33 AM \| Permalink
	# 10 Chinese News Blog - China Media News Bill Belew August 31, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:40 AM \| Permalink
Aug30	Shanghai Taxi Drivers Forbidden to Yawn Bill Belew August 30, 2007 Shanghai taxi drivers have had a new rule imposed on them - NO YAWWWNNNIIINGG!Good manners might mean not yawning in front of a passenger, but when you are tired and need a release...a good yawn that starts from somewhere below... Continue Reading Posted at 1:53 PM \| Permalink
	World Wars Demoted in Beijing Bill Belew August 30, 2007 Some 65,000 high-school students in Beijing will no longer be required to learn the history of World Wars as education.They will need to know what Japan did PRIOR to the wars in Nanjing or the north east, but not the... Continue Reading Posted at 11:45 AM \| Permalink
	Ikea Mainland Stores See Sales Soar 38% Bill Belew August 30, 2007 There's a reason why Ikea is the world's biggest furniture retailer.Everything you buy there is either already broken or wil break within a year and need replacing.But in China, sales are up 37% during the fiscal year - Sep -... Continue Reading Posted at 8:37 AM \| Permalink
	Country Music Award Nominees Announced - Who's Missing? Bill Belew August 30, 2007 The Country Music Award Nominees have been announced.George Strait and Brad Paisley led with five nominations each.Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban rounded out the entertainer of the year category.Bluegrass star Alison Krauss was nominated for female vocalist of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:36 AM \| Permalink
	# 9 Chinese News Blog - Peking Duck Bill Belew August 30, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:39 AM \| Permalink
Aug29	Bollywood Star, Tanushree Dutta, Unveils Diamond Studded Tennis Ball for Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer Bill Belew August 29, 2007 Bollywood Star, Tanushree Dutta, was employed to unveil a diamond studded tennis ball for 2007 Wimbledon Champion, Roger FedererThe tennis ball is a blend of 24-carat gold, studded with diamonds.The value is Rs 35 lakhs.One lakh = 100,000.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Panda+Dog = Pandog or $12 million of Trouble Bill Belew August 29, 2007 People are goofy. Okay, I am goofy, too. But at least I know it.I don't know which is sillier...to paint a dog, (that's right, paint a dog) or to do as Leona Helmsley did when she left $12 million to... Continue Reading Posted at 10:01 AM \| Permalink
	8-year old Marathon Girl, Zhang Huimin, Aims for 2016 Olympic Gold Medal Bill Belew August 29, 2007 Little 8-year old Zhang Huimin is aiming for the 2016 Olympic Gold medal in the marathon.Nope...not the 2008 Beijing games, or the 2012 London Games....the 2016 games (TBD) and maybe the 2020 games.Zhang Huimin ran from China's Hainan Province, Sanya... Continue Reading Posted at 8:49 AM \| Permalink
	World's Largest Casino - Venetian Macao Resort Bill Belew August 29, 2007 The World's Largest Casino - Venetian Macao Resort - with a price tag of $2.4 billion opened yesterday on reclaimed land.The resort has 3,000 hotel rooms, a theater, a 15,000-seat stadium and 350 shops...oh, and gambling arenas - 870 gaming... Continue Reading Posted at 6:41 AM \| Permalink
	Small, Medium Enterprises Turn to Pawnbrokers Bill Belew August 29, 2007 Small- and medium-sized enterprises, especially privately-owned ones, have borrowed 22.2 billion yuan ($300+ million) for capital from pawnshops. Individuals have borrowed 19.9 billion ($280 millionish).In China there are 2,342 pawnshops in operation with assets of 86.2 billion yuan ($12 billionish)... Continue Reading Posted at 4:15 AM \| Permalink
	# 8 Chinese News Blog -Shanghaiist Bill Belew August 29, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:38 AM \| Permalink
Aug28	Japanese Translation - Before Friday Bill Belew August 28, 2007 Sponsored Review When I lived in Japan, I often got asked to do translation work....usually on a Friday. The usual scenario was somebody in a Japanese company was given the job of putting something into English or vice versa. Not able... Continue Reading Posted at 5:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Taliban Agrees to Free South Korean Hostages Bill Belew August 28, 2007 A deal was made...that is, the South Koreans negotiated with the Taliban terrorists and found middle ground.South Korea will cease all missionary work and keep its promise to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year.In effect...South... Continue Reading Posted at 2:04 PM \| Permalink
	China Will Ban All Tobacco Ads by 2011 Bill Belew August 28, 2007 All tobacco advertisments - promotions, sponsorships - you name it, will be banned across China by January 2011.The ban is part of China's implementation of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization (WHO)."The WHO convention requires signatories... Continue Reading Posted at 12:47 PM \| Permalink
	Dirty Evidence of China's Lack of Food Safety Laws Bill Belew August 28, 2007 Officials raided a factory and seized about 500,000 pairs of recycled disposable bamboo chopsticks.Recycling is good, no? Recycling can be good.The chopsticks were recycled without any use of disinfectant. The operator had no license to sell the goods - about... Continue Reading Posted at 12:32 PM \| Permalink
	Chinese Miners Survive on Coal and Urine Diet Bill Belew August 28, 2007 I wrote at Wispid the Calvary is NOT Coming - Chinese Miners Crawl to Safety After 5 Days!Today, I learned that they survived by eating coal and drinking urine! The two brothers got trapped in an illegal mine and were... Continue Reading Posted at 10:30 AM \| Permalink
	# 7 Chinese News Blog - Zhongnanhai Bill Belew August 28, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:37 AM \| Permalink
Aug27	Baidu Turns to Video Ads on Website - BaiduTV Bill Belew August 27, 2007 Baidu.com will sell video ads on its partner websites to diversify its revenue stream which currently depends on search-related ads.Baidu.com likens it to "installing a TV screen on the wall, which in our case is the Web page, and our... Continue Reading Posted at 11:07 AM \| Permalink
	Chinese Netizens with Mental Health Problems - Propaganda or Truth Bill Belew August 27, 2007 I wrote a post Nearly Three-fourths of Chinese Netizens Have Mental Problems.A very popular commenter, Anonymous, asked me a question and I don't know the answer."Do you trust these results?"S/he went on - "Not to submit to big brother paranoia,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 AM \| Permalink
	# 6 Chinese News Blog - Imagethief Bill Belew August 27, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:36 AM \| Permalink
Aug26	Nearly Three-fourths of Chinese Netizens Have Mental Problems Bill Belew August 26, 2007 Nearly three out of four Chinese netizens think they have something wrong with themselves.In a recent poll of some 150,000 netizens, 70% of the respondents think they are suffering from some sort of mental problem:1. bad memory2. anxiety3. depression... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	# 5 Chinese News Blog - Jottings from the Granite Studio Bill Belew August 26, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug25	Reverse Brain-Drain (Part 3) Bill Belew August 25, 2007 There are more than 1,000,000 skilled immigrant workers - scientists, engineers, doctors and researchers competing for 120,000 permanent U.S. resident visas each year says the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.What that means is that some skilled workers will be/are forced to... Continue Reading Posted at 3:41 PM \| Permalink
	Asian Space Race - Japan's SELENE vs China's Chang'e 1 Bill Belew August 25, 2007 It has been a while since there was a space race. Okay, this is only the second time.Two Asian rivalries are at it - China and Japan.China is planning to launch its Chang'e 1 probe sometime next month.Japan says its... Continue Reading Posted at 8:56 AM \| Permalink
	# 4 Chinese News Blog - Beijing Newspeak Bill Belew August 25, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:34 AM \| Permalink
Aug24	Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III Make Christian Missionaries in Asia Cringe Bill Belew August 24, 2007 Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III are fighting. I don't know these two people and don't care to know them. I do know from reading Juanita Bynum attacked - Bishop Thomas WeeksandJuanita Bynum Decides to file charges against husband Thomas... Continue Reading Posted at 7:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Reverse Brain-Drain (Part 2) Bill Belew August 24, 2007 There are more than 1,000,000 skilled immigrant workers - scientists, engineers, doctors and researchers competing for 120,000 permanent U.S. resident visas each year says the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.What that means is that some skilled workers will be forced to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 PM \| Permalink
	Shanghai Cracks Down on Real Estate Speculation Bill Belew August 24, 2007 I wish somebody would crack down on real estate speculation here in Silicon Valley.ANY real estate developers in Shanghai who are found to be buying and reserving apartments for real estate speculation face the prospect of losing their licenses.Real estate... Continue Reading Posted at 10:46 AM \| Permalink
	Chinese Credit Card Habits Bill Belew August 24, 2007 A market research firm has good news for credit card companies.Barely 1 in 5 Chinese have yet to figure out how easy it is to go in debt.Only 20% of Chinese have a credit card. Just 54% have a debit... Continue Reading Posted at 6:50 AM \| Permalink
	# 3 Chinese News Blog - Danwei Bill Belew August 24, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 12:31 AM \| Permalink
Aug23	China's Top Three Export Markets Bill Belew August 23, 2007 China's factories supply the world in this order - 1. The European Union - $190.1 billion in trade value (up 28.5% over last year.)2. The United States - $167 billion (up 17.5%)... Continue Reading Posted at 2:32 PM \| Permalink
	China Leads the World in Ecosystem Network Development Bill Belew August 23, 2007 China has established 36 field research stations to monitor various ecosystems making the Middle Kingdom the leader of the world's long-term ecosystem research.There are also five disciplinary centers and one synthesis center in addition to the 36 outposts.China's Ecosystem Research... Continue Reading Posted at 12:02 PM \| Permalink
	Reverse Brain-Drain (Part 1) Bill Belew August 23, 2007 There are more than 1,000,000 skilled immigrant workers - scientists, engineers, doctors and researchers competing for 120,000 permanent U.S. resident visas each year says the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.What that means is that some skilled workers will be forced to... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 AM \| Permalink
	Asia is NOT Kansas Bill Belew August 23, 2007 Asia is not Kansas, Dorothy.Whenever Dorothy of the Wizard of Oz realized again that OZ was different than thing back home she would mutter, "Gosh, Toto, I keep forgetting that we are not in Kansas anymore." The rules in Asia are... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 AM \| Permalink
	# 1 Chinese News Blog - Opposite End of China Bill Belew August 23, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 12:27 AM \| Permalink
Aug22	Two Men Catch 'Fishodile' in Northeast China Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Two men caught a strange looking fishodile... a fish with crocodile jaws in northeast China.The three-foot long, 7 lb spotted gar is supposed to be a ferocious predator from the Americas.Predator as in "if you don't eat me, I will... Continue Reading Posted at 2:59 PM \| Permalink
	India's Hottest Couple - Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bill Belew August 22, 2007 India's version of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai...except that a whole lot more people 1 billion or so will follow the Bollywood couple and only a 100 million or so will follow Brangelina.Aishwarya Rai... Continue Reading Posted at 1:13 PM \| Permalink
	Chery Produces One Millionth Car Bill Belew August 22, 2007 China's Chery Automobile rolled out its one millionth car today...the first Chinese carmaker to reach that milestone.Chery was established in 1997 and starting making cars in 1999.The first 500,000 cars were made in 6 years. The next 500K were made... Continue Reading Posted at 12:51 PM \| Permalink
	One in Four Chinese Affected by Natural Disasters Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Some 310 million Chinese, almost one in four, have been affected by natural disasters so far this year.And if you figure the government will step in for relief aid, then the disasters pretty much affect everyone.Losses to the economy have... Continue Reading Posted at 9:57 AM \| Permalink
	# 10 Chinese General Blog - Redkemp Bill Belew August 22, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:35 AM \| Permalink
	Jet Li's Monk Look Released Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Jet Li is playing a monkey and a monk in "The Forbidden Kingdom", a movie that he is starring in alongside Jackie chan.The movie is just a week or so from wrapping up.Jet Li will head for his next role... Continue Reading Posted at 3:35 AM \| Permalink
Aug21	Google Launches Q&A Service in China Bill Belew August 21, 2007 For once Google is doing the chasing instead of the leading.Google wants to be like China's leading search engine, Baidu.com.Google has launched Tianya Wenda (Q&A) and Tianya Laiba which resembles Baidu's popular BBS service.Tianya is one of the most popular... Continue Reading Posted at 10:12 AM \| Permalink
	China Southern Airlines Orders 55 Boeing 737s Bill Belew August 21, 2007 The number of Chinese traveling by airplane is up.China Southern Airlines knows it...and is doing something about future growth...ordering 55 Boeing 737s. Great news for Washington State and employees of Boeing.China Southern Airlines say net profits for the first half... Continue Reading Posted at 8:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nike Wins Counterfeiting Lawsuit Bill Belew August 21, 2007 While Nike, Inc. is getting $100 million in a gift on one side of the ocean, the company is winning lawsuits on the other side.Nike won two lawsuits against Chinese shoemakers and the local operation of a French supermarket.The two... Continue Reading Posted at 6:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	# 9 Chinese General Blog - 骞锤百炼 broadcast in Changchun Bill Belew August 21, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 4:35 AM \| Permalink
	50,000 Bicycles for Rent is Answer to Beijing Traffic Congestion for 2008 Oympic Games Bill Belew August 21, 2007 Beijing is trying all sorts of methods to reduce traffic congestion and exhaust emissions leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. There are some 3 million cars and 4 million drivers in the city, all of them huffing and... Continue Reading Posted at 2:58 AM \| Permalink
Aug20	China's 1.5 MW Homemade Wind Power Generator Blows In Bill Belew August 20, 2007 China's first homemade, completely independent intellectual property-righted 1.5 megawatt wind-power generator is spinning - puff puff!The price for a similar product would be at least 20% higher than the one manufactured by joint ventures, said the Guangdong Mingyang Wind Power... Continue Reading Posted at 12:44 PM \| Permalink
	Chinese Automakers Profits are UP 66% Bill Belew August 20, 2007 The year is only half gone and Chinese automakers have seen their profits grow 65.8% in the first half of the year.China's 16 major automobile manufacturers made $3.98 billion in the first half of the year.The car makers had revenue... Continue Reading Posted at 10:39 AM \| Permalink
	Chinese Get Go Ahead to Visit 6 New Countries Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Why is it that it's okay to go where you don't want to go, to eat what you don't like and to hang out with people you don't care for?Beijing has added six new tourist destinations for outbound tourist groups.Apparently... Continue Reading Posted at 8:32 AM \| Permalink
	China Airlines Jet Explodes - All Passengers Safe Bill Belew August 20, 2007 All 165 passengers aboard a Japan-from-Taiwan bound Chinese Airlines jet escaped before the plane exploded into flames on the tarmac of Naha in Okinawa.The 157 passengers + 8 crew members got out on the emergency slides just minutes before the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:49 AM \| Permalink
	New Silk Road Model Contest 2007 Bill Belew August 20, 2007 How many ways can you think of to put women on display?Kind of like what I am doing here maybe.Here is yet another - China's Guangdong Province hosted the 2007 New Silk Road Model Contest in Guangzhou.Out of 700 million... Continue Reading Posted at 4:25 AM \| Permalink
	# 8 Chinese General Blog - China Expat's Daily Tea Leaves Bill Belew August 20, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 2:33 AM \| Permalink
Aug19	China Challenges United States to Become Second Largest Exporter Bill Belew August 19, 2007 If China continues to do business as usual, the country is forecast to overtake the United States as the world's second largest exporter.Germany is number one.Last year, China fell $70 billion behind the United States.This year, however, export growth in... Continue Reading Posted at 3:13 PM \| Permalink
	Every 10 minutes, bribery case investigated Bill Belew August 19, 2007 For the first six months of the year investigators handled a bribery case, every 10 minutes, 24/7 = 24,879 cases in total.Of those bribery cases, 22% involved government officials.Beijing says the government is working overtime to deal harshly with major... Continue Reading Posted at 2:05 PM \| Permalink
	Number of Chinese Airline Passengers Jump 16.7% Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Chinese airlines are seeing more flyers....16.7% more than they did last year.Altogether, 86.7 million took to the friendly skies in the first half of this year.Domestic passengers were up 16.2% and international flyers were up 21.8%.Cargo traffic was up 15.3%Revenues... Continue Reading Posted at 12:59 PM \| Permalink
	Chinese Couple Tries to Name Their Baby @ Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Wanting something unique and modern a Chinese couple tried to name their kid @.Add to their wish list ...stupid. But, then who am I to say. I am named after a denomination of currency.The symbol @ is pronounced 'at' or... Continue Reading Posted at 10:30 AM \| Permalink
	# 7 Chinese General Blog - China Machete Bill Belew August 19, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:32 AM \| Permalink
Aug18	# 6 Chinese General Blog - Lost Laowai Bill Belew August 18, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:32 AM \| Permalink
Aug17	Smile! Ma and Pa are Watching Bill Belew August 17, 2007 Parents in China, too much like their Western counterparts, find themselves too busy to take care of their kids.What to do?One owner and his wife, who own a shop that sells digital harware set up a PC camera in the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	United States Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell Calls on Shanghai Bill Belew August 17, 2007 It seems the United States Coast Guard cutter Boutwell has been shanghaied.Shanghaied is a term of old when men were grabbed up and forced to work as sailors on ships bound for China.And, if the Boutwell wasn't forced to make... Continue Reading Posted at 12:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	$3 Hotel for Job Hunters Bill Belew August 17, 2007 A hotel in Beijing near the Imperial Palace sees a market opportunity.Each year, China has about 5 million fresh university graduates who go job hunting. There are about that many people looking to change jobs.Where to stay? How to live?... Continue Reading Posted at 10:55 AM \| Permalink
	Marriage by Mobile Phone Bill Belew August 17, 2007 It's easy to get married in China. Head to the marriage registry office and wait all night. Well, maybe it's not so easy after all.However, it did get easier.the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs (BMBCA) that marriage registries have... Continue Reading Posted at 8:50 AM \| Permalink
	# 5 Chinese General Blog - A Modern Lei Feng Bill Belew August 17, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:31 AM \| Permalink
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - Do Asian Students Care? Bill Belew August 17, 2007 In a post at one of my other sites TheBizOfKnowledge - I wrote the US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers In that post, I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to... Continue Reading Posted at 6:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug16	Qixi - China's Valentine's Day Bill Belew August 16, 2007 I'm not getting this unless the counters start from the Chinese new year and go seven months because the seventh month and seventh day on most calendars is July 7th...not August 7th.But, experts in China want to make the seventh... Continue Reading Posted at 2:27 PM \| Permalink
	China Mobile Profits Up 25% Bill Belew August 16, 2007 China Mobile made $5 billion during the first six months of this year...25.7% more than it made the same time last year.Revenue was up 21.6%.4 Reasons - 1. China's robust economy2. growth in number of users... Continue Reading Posted at 12:21 PM \| Permalink
	A Very Nice Pair of Melons Bill Belew August 16, 2007 When it comes to big, round, plump, juicy melons... nobody has melons like this, um, guy.In fact, he is called the watermelon king.The prolific watermelon breeder has grown jugs for more than 10 years. The pair pictured here is his... Continue Reading Posted at 10:33 AM \| Permalink
	# 4 Chinese General Blog - Yellow Wings Bill Belew August 16, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:30 AM \| Permalink
	Russia's Claim to North Pole Ahead of May 13, 2009 Deadline Bill Belew August 16, 2007 Come and get it. Countries have from now until May 13th, 2009 to lay claim to seabeds beyond existing 200 nautical miles (370kms) zones if it is part of a continental shelf in shallower waters.Russia recently attempted a land grab... Continue Reading Posted at 6:09 AM \| Permalink
Aug15	DPRK - 300,000 Homeless, 100s Dead Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Once I was in a bad spot in my life. Friends told me to cheer up, it could be worse. I cheered up and sure enough, it got worse.That's pretty much the way things are for the DPRK.The agricultural ministry... Continue Reading Posted at 4:43 PM \| Permalink
	Chinese Colleges Deep in Debt Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Chinese colleges are nearly $30 billion in debt according to a report from National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC).Some colleges are beginning to feel the pinch in daily operations.The reason for the debt - increased enrollments! Go, figure.Colleges were encouraged to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:19 PM \| Permalink
	World's Tallest Firescraper in Shanghai - Shanghai World Financial Center Bill Belew August 15, 2007 China's future tallest building, the Shanghai World Financial Center, is still under construction.It also may be starting to burn down...threatening to become a firescraper before it becomes a skyscraper.Thick smoke appeared near the top and lasted for about 75 minutes.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:46 AM \| Permalink
	# 3 Chinese General Blog - China Snippets Bill Belew August 15, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 9:29 AM \| Permalink
	NBA Star Shaq O'Neille Promoting Li Ning Sportswear in China Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Shaquille O'Neal of the NBA's Miami Heat is in China at the invitation of Li Ning, China's leading sportswear manufacturer.Shaq is on a promontional tour, which involves chilling and watching future Yao Mings play. Shaq is huge, indeed. But he looks... Continue Reading Posted at 7:28 AM \| Permalink
	Help Wanted - 6,500 Pilots Needed Bill Belew August 15, 2007 China plans to have around 1,250 civil aviation transport planes by 2010.Problem is, there is nobody to pilot the flying buses.China wants/needs 6,500 pilots within the next three years.The alternative is everybody doesn't get a ride OR, worse... Continue Reading Posted at 5:40 AM \| Permalink
Aug14	Three Greatest Price Increasing Real Estate Markets Bill Belew August 14, 2007 Overall, Chinese real estate went up, on average, 6.3% in 70 major cities throughout China.The three greatest price increases took place in:1. Shenzhen - up 14.3%2. Beihai City - up 12.5%... Continue Reading Posted at 4:58 PM \| Permalink
	Freedom of the Press - Not in China, Not Yet Bill Belew

Aug31	Yao Ming, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony to Play Charity Game in Beijing Bill Belew August 31, 2007 Know More: All about China 2.0, All about China On September 14th, the Chinese Men's national team will play against a team composed of NBA stars - Yao Ming, Steve Nash, Carmelo Anthony. 5-on-3. Just kidding about the 5-on-3 part. The income will be donated to help improve the educational environment for poor children in Western China. The idea was Steve Nash's says Yao. Continue Reading Posted at 12:30 PM \| Permalink
Aug31	PanAsianBiz Greatest Contributor to Milestones of Bill Belew Blogs at KnowMoreMedia Bill Belew August 31, 2007 Toot toot toot!That's me blowing my own horn again and I do sincerely beg your pardon for doing so.I know all to well that milestones are reached at my blogs because of you, right now, the person looking at this... Continue Reading Posted at 11:33 AM \| Permalink
	# 10 Chinese News Blog - China Media News Bill Belew August 31, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:40 AM \| Permalink
Aug30	Shanghai Taxi Drivers Forbidden to Yawn Bill Belew August 30, 2007 Shanghai taxi drivers have had a new rule imposed on them - NO YAWWWNNNIIINGG!Good manners might mean not yawning in front of a passenger, but when you are tired and need a release...a good yawn that starts from somewhere below... Continue Reading Posted at 1:53 PM \| Permalink
	World Wars Demoted in Beijing Bill Belew August 30, 2007 Some 65,000 high-school students in Beijing will no longer be required to learn the history of World Wars as education.They will need to know what Japan did PRIOR to the wars in Nanjing or the north east, but not the... Continue Reading Posted at 11:45 AM \| Permalink
	Ikea Mainland Stores See Sales Soar 38% Bill Belew August 30, 2007 There's a reason why Ikea is the world's biggest furniture retailer.Everything you buy there is either already broken or wil break within a year and need replacing.But in China, sales are up 37% during the fiscal year - Sep -... Continue Reading Posted at 8:37 AM \| Permalink
	Country Music Award Nominees Announced - Who's Missing? Bill Belew August 30, 2007 The Country Music Award Nominees have been announced.George Strait and Brad Paisley led with five nominations each.Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts and Keith Urban rounded out the entertainer of the year category.Bluegrass star Alison Krauss was nominated for female vocalist of... Continue Reading Posted at 4:36 AM \| Permalink
	# 9 Chinese News Blog - Peking Duck Bill Belew August 30, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:39 AM \| Permalink
Aug29	Bollywood Star, Tanushree Dutta, Unveils Diamond Studded Tennis Ball for Wimbledon Champion Roger Federer Bill Belew August 29, 2007 Bollywood Star, Tanushree Dutta, was employed to unveil a diamond studded tennis ball for 2007 Wimbledon Champion, Roger FedererThe tennis ball is a blend of 24-carat gold, studded with diamonds.The value is Rs 35 lakhs.One lakh = 100,000.... Continue Reading Posted at 12:10 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Panda+Dog = Pandog or $12 million of Trouble Bill Belew August 29, 2007 People are goofy. Okay, I am goofy, too. But at least I know it.I don't know which is sillier...to paint a dog, (that's right, paint a dog) or to do as Leona Helmsley did when she left $12 million to... Continue Reading Posted at 10:01 AM \| Permalink
	8-year old Marathon Girl, Zhang Huimin, Aims for 2016 Olympic Gold Medal Bill Belew August 29, 2007 Little 8-year old Zhang Huimin is aiming for the 2016 Olympic Gold medal in the marathon.Nope...not the 2008 Beijing games, or the 2012 London Games....the 2016 games (TBD) and maybe the 2020 games.Zhang Huimin ran from China's Hainan Province, Sanya... Continue Reading Posted at 8:49 AM \| Permalink
	World's Largest Casino - Venetian Macao Resort Bill Belew August 29, 2007 The World's Largest Casino - Venetian Macao Resort - with a price tag of $2.4 billion opened yesterday on reclaimed land.The resort has 3,000 hotel rooms, a theater, a 15,000-seat stadium and 350 shops...oh, and gambling arenas - 870 gaming... Continue Reading Posted at 6:41 AM \| Permalink
	Small, Medium Enterprises Turn to Pawnbrokers Bill Belew August 29, 2007 Small- and medium-sized enterprises, especially privately-owned ones, have borrowed 22.2 billion yuan ($300+ million) for capital from pawnshops. Individuals have borrowed 19.9 billion ($280 millionish).In China there are 2,342 pawnshops in operation with assets of 86.2 billion yuan ($12 billionish)... Continue Reading Posted at 4:15 AM \| Permalink
	# 8 Chinese News Blog -Shanghaiist Bill Belew August 29, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:38 AM \| Permalink
Aug28	Japanese Translation - Before Friday Bill Belew August 28, 2007 Sponsored Review When I lived in Japan, I often got asked to do translation work....usually on a Friday. The usual scenario was somebody in a Japanese company was given the job of putting something into English or vice versa. Not able... Continue Reading Posted at 5:58 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Taliban Agrees to Free South Korean Hostages Bill Belew August 28, 2007 A deal was made...that is, the South Koreans negotiated with the Taliban terrorists and found middle ground.South Korea will cease all missionary work and keep its promise to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year.In effect...South... Continue Reading Posted at 2:04 PM \| Permalink
	China Will Ban All Tobacco Ads by 2011 Bill Belew August 28, 2007 All tobacco advertisments - promotions, sponsorships - you name it, will be banned across China by January 2011.The ban is part of China's implementation of Framework Convention on Tobacco Control of the World Health Organization (WHO)."The WHO convention requires signatories... Continue Reading Posted at 12:47 PM \| Permalink
	Dirty Evidence of China's Lack of Food Safety Laws Bill Belew August 28, 2007 Officials raided a factory and seized about 500,000 pairs of recycled disposable bamboo chopsticks.Recycling is good, no? Recycling can be good.The chopsticks were recycled without any use of disinfectant. The operator had no license to sell the goods - about... Continue Reading Posted at 12:32 PM \| Permalink
	Chinese Miners Survive on Coal and Urine Diet Bill Belew August 28, 2007 I wrote at Wispid the Calvary is NOT Coming - Chinese Miners Crawl to Safety After 5 Days!Today, I learned that they survived by eating coal and drinking urine! The two brothers got trapped in an illegal mine and were... Continue Reading Posted at 10:30 AM \| Permalink
	# 7 Chinese News Blog - Zhongnanhai Bill Belew August 28, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:37 AM \| Permalink
Aug27	Baidu Turns to Video Ads on Website - BaiduTV Bill Belew August 27, 2007 Baidu.com will sell video ads on its partner websites to diversify its revenue stream which currently depends on search-related ads.Baidu.com likens it to "installing a TV screen on the wall, which in our case is the Web page, and our... Continue Reading Posted at 11:07 AM \| Permalink
	Chinese Netizens with Mental Health Problems - Propaganda or Truth Bill Belew August 27, 2007 I wrote a post Nearly Three-fourths of Chinese Netizens Have Mental Problems.A very popular commenter, Anonymous, asked me a question and I don't know the answer."Do you trust these results?"S/he went on - "Not to submit to big brother paranoia,... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 AM \| Permalink
	# 6 Chinese News Blog - Imagethief Bill Belew August 27, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:36 AM \| Permalink
Aug26	Nearly Three-fourths of Chinese Netizens Have Mental Problems Bill Belew August 26, 2007 Nearly three out of four Chinese netizens think they have something wrong with themselves.In a recent poll of some 150,000 netizens, 70% of the respondents think they are suffering from some sort of mental problem:1. bad memory2. anxiety3. depression... Continue Reading Posted at 5:00 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	# 5 Chinese News Blog - Jottings from the Granite Studio Bill Belew August 26, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:35 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug25	Reverse Brain-Drain (Part 3) Bill Belew August 25, 2007 There are more than 1,000,000 skilled immigrant workers - scientists, engineers, doctors and researchers competing for 120,000 permanent U.S. resident visas each year says the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.What that means is that some skilled workers will be/are forced to... Continue Reading Posted at 3:41 PM \| Permalink
	Asian Space Race - Japan's SELENE vs China's Chang'e 1 Bill Belew August 25, 2007 It has been a while since there was a space race. Okay, this is only the second time.Two Asian rivalries are at it - China and Japan.China is planning to launch its Chang'e 1 probe sometime next month.Japan says its... Continue Reading Posted at 8:56 AM \| Permalink
	# 4 Chinese News Blog - Beijing Newspeak Bill Belew August 25, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers. The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:34 AM \| Permalink
Aug24	Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III Make Christian Missionaries in Asia Cringe Bill Belew August 24, 2007 Juanita Bynum - Thomas Weeks III are fighting. I don't know these two people and don't care to know them. I do know from reading Juanita Bynum attacked - Bishop Thomas WeeksandJuanita Bynum Decides to file charges against husband Thomas... Continue Reading Posted at 7:28 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Reverse Brain-Drain (Part 2) Bill Belew August 24, 2007 There are more than 1,000,000 skilled immigrant workers - scientists, engineers, doctors and researchers competing for 120,000 permanent U.S. resident visas each year says the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.What that means is that some skilled workers will be forced to... Continue Reading Posted at 12:26 PM \| Permalink
	Shanghai Cracks Down on Real Estate Speculation Bill Belew August 24, 2007 I wish somebody would crack down on real estate speculation here in Silicon Valley.ANY real estate developers in Shanghai who are found to be buying and reserving apartments for real estate speculation face the prospect of losing their licenses.Real estate... Continue Reading Posted at 10:46 AM \| Permalink
	Chinese Credit Card Habits Bill Belew August 24, 2007 A market research firm has good news for credit card companies.Barely 1 in 5 Chinese have yet to figure out how easy it is to go in debt.Only 20% of Chinese have a credit card. Just 54% have a debit... Continue Reading Posted at 6:50 AM \| Permalink
	# 3 Chinese News Blog - Danwei Bill Belew August 24, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 12:31 AM \| Permalink
Aug23	China's Top Three Export Markets Bill Belew August 23, 2007 China's factories supply the world in this order - 1. The European Union - $190.1 billion in trade value (up 28.5% over last year.)2. The United States - $167 billion (up 17.5%)... Continue Reading Posted at 2:32 PM \| Permalink
	China Leads the World in Ecosystem Network Development Bill Belew August 23, 2007 China has established 36 field research stations to monitor various ecosystems making the Middle Kingdom the leader of the world's long-term ecosystem research.There are also five disciplinary centers and one synthesis center in addition to the 36 outposts.China's Ecosystem Research... Continue Reading Posted at 12:02 PM \| Permalink
	Reverse Brain-Drain (Part 1) Bill Belew August 23, 2007 There are more than 1,000,000 skilled immigrant workers - scientists, engineers, doctors and researchers competing for 120,000 permanent U.S. resident visas each year says the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation.What that means is that some skilled workers will be forced to... Continue Reading Posted at 9:41 AM \| Permalink
	Asia is NOT Kansas Bill Belew August 23, 2007 Asia is not Kansas, Dorothy.Whenever Dorothy of the Wizard of Oz realized again that OZ was different than thing back home she would mutter, "Gosh, Toto, I keep forgetting that we are not in Kansas anymore." The rules in Asia are... Continue Reading Posted at 2:30 AM \| Permalink
	# 1 Chinese News Blog - Opposite End of China Bill Belew August 23, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 12:27 AM \| Permalink
Aug22	Two Men Catch 'Fishodile' in Northeast China Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Two men caught a strange looking fishodile... a fish with crocodile jaws in northeast China.The three-foot long, 7 lb spotted gar is supposed to be a ferocious predator from the Americas.Predator as in "if you don't eat me, I will... Continue Reading Posted at 2:59 PM \| Permalink
	India's Hottest Couple - Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai Bill Belew August 22, 2007 India's version of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai...except that a whole lot more people 1 billion or so will follow the Bollywood couple and only a 100 million or so will follow Brangelina.Aishwarya Rai... Continue Reading Posted at 1:13 PM \| Permalink
	Chery Produces One Millionth Car Bill Belew August 22, 2007 China's Chery Automobile rolled out its one millionth car today...the first Chinese carmaker to reach that milestone.Chery was established in 1997 and starting making cars in 1999.The first 500,000 cars were made in 6 years. The next 500K were made... Continue Reading Posted at 12:51 PM \| Permalink
	One in Four Chinese Affected by Natural Disasters Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Some 310 million Chinese, almost one in four, have been affected by natural disasters so far this year.And if you figure the government will step in for relief aid, then the disasters pretty much affect everyone.Losses to the economy have... Continue Reading Posted at 9:57 AM \| Permalink
	# 10 Chinese General Blog - Redkemp Bill Belew August 22, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:35 AM \| Permalink
	Jet Li's Monk Look Released Bill Belew August 22, 2007 Jet Li is playing a monkey and a monk in "The Forbidden Kingdom", a movie that he is starring in alongside Jackie chan.The movie is just a week or so from wrapping up.Jet Li will head for his next role... Continue Reading Posted at 3:35 AM \| Permalink
Aug21	Google Launches Q&A Service in China Bill Belew August 21, 2007 For once Google is doing the chasing instead of the leading.Google wants to be like China's leading search engine, Baidu.com.Google has launched Tianya Wenda (Q&A) and Tianya Laiba which resembles Baidu's popular BBS service.Tianya is one of the most popular... Continue Reading Posted at 10:12 AM \| Permalink
	China Southern Airlines Orders 55 Boeing 737s Bill Belew August 21, 2007 The number of Chinese traveling by airplane is up.China Southern Airlines knows it...and is doing something about future growth...ordering 55 Boeing 737s. Great news for Washington State and employees of Boeing.China Southern Airlines say net profits for the first half... Continue Reading Posted at 8:28 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	Nike Wins Counterfeiting Lawsuit Bill Belew August 21, 2007 While Nike, Inc. is getting $100 million in a gift on one side of the ocean, the company is winning lawsuits on the other side.Nike won two lawsuits against Chinese shoemakers and the local operation of a French supermarket.The two... Continue Reading Posted at 6:45 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
	# 9 Chinese General Blog - 骞锤百炼 broadcast in Changchun Bill Belew August 21, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 4:35 AM \| Permalink
	50,000 Bicycles for Rent is Answer to Beijing Traffic Congestion for 2008 Oympic Games Bill Belew August 21, 2007 Beijing is trying all sorts of methods to reduce traffic congestion and exhaust emissions leading up to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. There are some 3 million cars and 4 million drivers in the city, all of them huffing and... Continue Reading Posted at 2:58 AM \| Permalink
Aug20	China's 1.5 MW Homemade Wind Power Generator Blows In Bill Belew August 20, 2007 China's first homemade, completely independent intellectual property-righted 1.5 megawatt wind-power generator is spinning - puff puff!The price for a similar product would be at least 20% higher than the one manufactured by joint ventures, said the Guangdong Mingyang Wind Power... Continue Reading Posted at 12:44 PM \| Permalink
	Chinese Automakers Profits are UP 66% Bill Belew August 20, 2007 The year is only half gone and Chinese automakers have seen their profits grow 65.8% in the first half of the year.China's 16 major automobile manufacturers made $3.98 billion in the first half of the year.The car makers had revenue... Continue Reading Posted at 10:39 AM \| Permalink
	Chinese Get Go Ahead to Visit 6 New Countries Bill Belew August 20, 2007 Why is it that it's okay to go where you don't want to go, to eat what you don't like and to hang out with people you don't care for?Beijing has added six new tourist destinations for outbound tourist groups.Apparently... Continue Reading Posted at 8:32 AM \| Permalink
	China Airlines Jet Explodes - All Passengers Safe Bill Belew August 20, 2007 All 165 passengers aboard a Japan-from-Taiwan bound Chinese Airlines jet escaped before the plane exploded into flames on the tarmac of Naha in Okinawa.The 157 passengers + 8 crew members got out on the emergency slides just minutes before the... Continue Reading Posted at 6:49 AM \| Permalink
	New Silk Road Model Contest 2007 Bill Belew August 20, 2007 How many ways can you think of to put women on display?Kind of like what I am doing here maybe.Here is yet another - China's Guangdong Province hosted the 2007 New Silk Road Model Contest in Guangzhou.Out of 700 million... Continue Reading Posted at 4:25 AM \| Permalink
	# 8 Chinese General Blog - China Expat's Daily Tea Leaves Bill Belew August 20, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 2:33 AM \| Permalink
Aug19	China Challenges United States to Become Second Largest Exporter Bill Belew August 19, 2007 If China continues to do business as usual, the country is forecast to overtake the United States as the world's second largest exporter.Germany is number one.Last year, China fell $70 billion behind the United States.This year, however, export growth in... Continue Reading Posted at 3:13 PM \| Permalink
	Every 10 minutes, bribery case investigated Bill Belew August 19, 2007 For the first six months of the year investigators handled a bribery case, every 10 minutes, 24/7 = 24,879 cases in total.Of those bribery cases, 22% involved government officials.Beijing says the government is working overtime to deal harshly with major... Continue Reading Posted at 2:05 PM \| Permalink
	Number of Chinese Airline Passengers Jump 16.7% Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Chinese airlines are seeing more flyers....16.7% more than they did last year.Altogether, 86.7 million took to the friendly skies in the first half of this year.Domestic passengers were up 16.2% and international flyers were up 21.8%.Cargo traffic was up 15.3%Revenues... Continue Reading Posted at 12:59 PM \| Permalink
	Chinese Couple Tries to Name Their Baby @ Bill Belew August 19, 2007 Wanting something unique and modern a Chinese couple tried to name their kid @.Add to their wish list ...stupid. But, then who am I to say. I am named after a denomination of currency.The symbol @ is pronounced 'at' or... Continue Reading Posted at 10:30 AM \| Permalink
	# 7 Chinese General Blog - China Machete Bill Belew August 19, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:32 AM \| Permalink
Aug18	# 6 Chinese General Blog - Lost Laowai Bill Belew August 18, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:32 AM \| Permalink
Aug17	Smile! Ma and Pa are Watching Bill Belew August 17, 2007 Parents in China, too much like their Western counterparts, find themselves too busy to take care of their kids.What to do?One owner and his wife, who own a shop that sells digital harware set up a PC camera in the... Continue Reading Posted at 4:13 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	United States Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell Calls on Shanghai Bill Belew August 17, 2007 It seems the United States Coast Guard cutter Boutwell has been shanghaied.Shanghaied is a term of old when men were grabbed up and forced to work as sailors on ships bound for China.And, if the Boutwell wasn't forced to make... Continue Reading Posted at 12:03 PM \| Permalink \| Comments
	$3 Hotel for Job Hunters Bill Belew August 17, 2007 A hotel in Beijing near the Imperial Palace sees a market opportunity.Each year, China has about 5 million fresh university graduates who go job hunting. There are about that many people looking to change jobs.Where to stay? How to live?... Continue Reading Posted at 10:55 AM \| Permalink
	Marriage by Mobile Phone Bill Belew August 17, 2007 It's easy to get married in China. Head to the marriage registry office and wait all night. Well, maybe it's not so easy after all.However, it did get easier.the Beijing Municipal Bureau of Civil Affairs (BMBCA) that marriage registries have... Continue Reading Posted at 8:50 AM \| Permalink
	# 5 Chinese General Blog - A Modern Lei Feng Bill Belew August 17, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:31 AM \| Permalink
	US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - Do Asian Students Care? Bill Belew August 17, 2007 In a post at one of my other sites TheBizOfKnowledge - I wrote the US News America's Best Colleges 2008 - 8 Questions in Need of Answers In that post, I listed up 8 questions that were passed around to... Continue Reading Posted at 6:10 AM \| Permalink \| Comments
Aug16	Qixi - China's Valentine's Day Bill Belew August 16, 2007 I'm not getting this unless the counters start from the Chinese new year and go seven months because the seventh month and seventh day on most calendars is July 7th...not August 7th.But, experts in China want to make the seventh... Continue Reading Posted at 2:27 PM \| Permalink
	China Mobile Profits Up 25% Bill Belew August 16, 2007 China Mobile made $5 billion during the first six months of this year...25.7% more than it made the same time last year.Revenue was up 21.6%.4 Reasons - 1. China's robust economy2. growth in number of users... Continue Reading Posted at 12:21 PM \| Permalink
	A Very Nice Pair of Melons Bill Belew August 16, 2007 When it comes to big, round, plump, juicy melons... nobody has melons like this, um, guy.In fact, he is called the watermelon king.The prolific watermelon breeder has grown jugs for more than 10 years. The pair pictured here is his... Continue Reading Posted at 10:33 AM \| Permalink
	# 4 Chinese General Blog - Yellow Wings Bill Belew August 16, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 8:30 AM \| Permalink
	Russia's Claim to North Pole Ahead of May 13, 2009 Deadline Bill Belew August 16, 2007 Come and get it. Countries have from now until May 13th, 2009 to lay claim to seabeds beyond existing 200 nautical miles (370kms) zones if it is part of a continental shelf in shallower waters.Russia recently attempted a land grab... Continue Reading Posted at 6:09 AM \| Permalink
Aug15	DPRK - 300,000 Homeless, 100s Dead Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Once I was in a bad spot in my life. Friends told me to cheer up, it could be worse. I cheered up and sure enough, it got worse.That's pretty much the way things are for the DPRK.The agricultural ministry... Continue Reading Posted at 4:43 PM \| Permalink
	Chinese Colleges Deep in Debt Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Chinese colleges are nearly $30 billion in debt according to a report from National Development and Reform Commission(NDRC).Some colleges are beginning to feel the pinch in daily operations.The reason for the debt - increased enrollments! Go, figure.Colleges were encouraged to... Continue Reading Posted at 1:19 PM \| Permalink
	World's Tallest Firescraper in Shanghai - Shanghai World Financial Center Bill Belew August 15, 2007 China's future tallest building, the Shanghai World Financial Center, is still under construction.It also may be starting to burn down...threatening to become a firescraper before it becomes a skyscraper.Thick smoke appeared near the top and lasted for about 75 minutes.... Continue Reading Posted at 11:46 AM \| Permalink
	# 3 Chinese General Blog - China Snippets Bill Belew August 15, 2007 I mentioned that I was going to visit the 141 blogs aggregated at Chinalyst and introduce them here over the coming days/weeks for PanAsianBiz readers.The number of blogs about China in English are growing and there is plenty to read... Continue Reading Posted at 9:29 AM \| Permalink
	NBA Star Shaq O'Neille Promoting Li Ning Sportswear in China Bill Belew August 15, 2007 Shaquille O'Neal of the NBA's Miami Heat is in China at the invitation of Li Ning, China's leading sportswear manufacturer.Shaq is on a promontional tour, which involves chilling and watching future Yao Mings play. Shaq is huge, indeed. But he looks... Continue Reading Posted at 7:28 AM \| Permalink
	Help Wanted - 6,500 Pilots Needed Bill Belew August 15, 2007 China plans to have around 1,250 civil aviation transport planes by 2010.Problem is, there is nobody to pilot the flying buses.China wants/needs 6,500 pilots within the next three years.The alternative is everybody doesn't get a ride OR, worse... Continue Reading Posted at 5:40 AM \| Permalink
Aug14	Three Greatest Price Increasing Real Estate Markets Bill Belew August 14, 2007 Overall, Chinese real estate went up, on average, 6.3% in 70 major cities throughout China.The three greatest price increases took place in:1. Shenzhen - up 14.3%2. Beihai City - up 12.5%... Continue Reading Posted at 4:58 PM \| Permalink
	Freedom of the Press - Not in China, Not Yet Bill Belew

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