Archive for the ‘China’ Category

China Number 2 in Billionaires

TweetOnly America has more billionaires than the 108 mega-rich in China who have 10+ figure worth.
Soaring stock and property prices are the money makers.
China's 800 wealthiest individual made on…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 30th, 2010 in China | 1 Comment

Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Yao Ming

TweetWhat do Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse and Yao Ming have in common? All three have renounced eating shark fin soup.
Shark fin soup is one of the most expensive in the world – at about $100 a bow…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 29th, 2010 in China | 1 Comment

5 Reasons Why Chinese Cars Will Get Cheaper

TweetMade in China means cheap…as in economical…but also cheap in quality, too, for that matter.
'Made in China' cars will soon have that discount price to go with them.
Here are f…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 28th, 2010 in China | 1 Comment

Half of Chinese-Americans are Ready to Fight if Taiwan Claims Independence

TweetA 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…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 27th, 2010 in China | No Comments

5 Reasons why Hong Kong is a Magnet for Chinese Mainlanders…rich and poor

TweetI have been to Hong Kong and I can't imagine why anyone would want to live in a city of 6 million plus in such a small land area. I reckon that is the somewhat 'country boy' in me com…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 26th, 2010 in China | 2 Comments

7 Most Impressive Chinese and What They Can Do

Tweet Maybe I am too easily impressed.
These seven people and products stand out sometimes literally above the clouds or below the crowds. In any event, there are not many Chinese who can do what…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 24th, 2010 in China | 2 Comments

China’s Earthquake Shakes Companies Worldwide

TweetJapanese companies are feeling tremors from the recent earthquake in China.
American companies are feeling them.
Okay, everywhere they are being felt.
Intel Corp. has a chip testing and assembly…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 24th, 2010 in China | 1 Comment

China Nuclear Contract Goes to Toshiba Westinghouse

TweetToshiba Corp's Westinghouse Electric Co can breathe HUGE sigh of relief.The company won a Chinese contract worth $5.3 billion to build four nuclear reactors…beating out France's Are…

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Posted by Bill Belew on December 23rd, 2010 in China | 2 Comments