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The bursting of the China bubble

Or not. China is to slow down. She must. The inability to do so will bring dire consequences, including a Great Depression like social disaster that topples governments. USA GDP for 2005 is about 12.36 trillions dollars, more than 5 … Continue reading

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Happy Valentine's Day

The 7th day of the 7th lunar month is Chinese Valentine's day. That's today (July 31st) this year. There is a touching story behind it. It started with a mortal (Muggle in Harry Potter speech) orphan boy who grew up … Continue reading

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China Driver's License

What a man wouldn't do to earn the right to gloat? Yes, I passed on the first try. A China driver's license now bears my name. What's the big deal? Millions have license to drive. Even my 16-year is about … Continue reading

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Freakonomics

Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner ISBN: 006073132X Pub. Date: April 2005 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers I am now a Steven Levitt wannabe. So much. Have an observation. Develop a theory. … Continue reading

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Trees in TianAnMen Sq.

Around the famed TianAnMen square, Beijing government is replacing the trees — all 160 of them. Yep. Trees. The old trees never grew well, said the city officials. Few died and many are sick or weak. This does not look … Continue reading

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QQ: a Car Story

Chery (奇瑞), a car manufacturer in China, introduced this tiny gem in 2002. The key reason for its wild success is the whopping 40,000 price — no, not in US dollars, China Yuan (or RMB). That's US$5k. For this price, … Continue reading

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Fish Head with Soaked Bread

鱼头泡饼 (Yu Tou Pao Bing), by its name, you will probably not venture it. Paul and I were searching for lunch. We walked toward the dumpling (饺子: JiaoZi) restaurant, knowing that is really the fail-safe choice. Just 50 meters before … Continue reading

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The Wisdom of Crowds

The Wisdom of Crowds James Surowiecki ISBN: 0385721706 Pub. Date: August 2005 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group I was trained and am proud to be analytical. Give me a problem, I will analyze it and come up with a plan of … Continue reading

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Reply to retiarius laboratories

Income difference in a global economy June 10th, 2006 In a global economy, why would an engineer accept less pay just because she is in India, China, or wherever? Tom Lehrer, who did not leave an email address for me … Continue reading

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Loyalty, Relationship, and Management

Loyalty, Relationship, and Management April 8th, 2006 You need people. You need the confidence that your decisions are based on truth and whole facts. You need good advices. You need them to go the extra mile in desperate time. You … Continue reading

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