Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Aug 29, 2016

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(1) Leonid Ragozin and Michael Riley, Russia Installs a New Firewall.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ar ... at-russian-firewall
("The [new Russian] law [passed by Duma and signed by president Vladimir Putin on July 7, 2016] requires internet service providers * * * and search engine * * * to store all Russian traffic, including all private chat rooms, e-mails, and social network posts, for as long as six months at their own expense as of July 1, 2018. The providers [domestic and foreign] must also surrender encryption keys to Russian security services")

Note: summary underneath the title in print: Russia passes laws ratifying the Kremlin's desire to know all

(2) Angus Whitley, In China, In-Demand Pilots Live Like Kings.
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/ar ... lucrative-pay-perks
("Giacomo Palombo, a former United Airlines pilot, says he's bombarded every week with offers to fly Airbus A320s in China. Regional carrier Qingdao Airlines has promised as much as $318,000 a year. Sichuan Airlines, which flies to Canada and Australia, dangled $302,000. [XiamenAir: $332,000; all for SENIOR pilots.] Both airlines told Palombo they'd cover his income tax bill in China. * * * By comparison, the average annual salary for senior pilots at major US airlines is $209,000 * * * Some US regional airlines pay $25,000 a year or less [airlines are different from regional carriers], * * *  Chinese airlines are paying as much as five times more than some Asian rivals for new hires * * * South
Korea, the US, and Brazil contribute the most expatriates [in China]")

Note:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: Carriers are offering generous pay, benefits, and bonuses
(b) Quotation underneath the title in print: Some airlines see "value in having a Western accent in the cockpit"

(c)
(i) Giacomo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo
(an Italian name corresponding to James and Jacob)
(ii) The Italian surname Palombo is "from palombo 'dove' (Late Latin palumbus)."

(d) "When the time to go back to flying comes, I'll definitely have the Chinese airlines on my radar,' says Palombo. 'The financials are attractive.' "

financial (n): "(financials) the finances or financial situation of an organization or individual  <he needs to pay serious attention to his financials, particularly cash flow?"
http://www.oxforddictionaries.co ... n_english/financial

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(3) Christina Larson and David Ramli with Jeanne Yang, Peak Cheap in China.
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/St ... IQPE7USHR62H5S06UBE
"Chinese internet businesses received $20.3 billion in venture capital in 2015 [from both domestic and foreign sources], eclipsing the US haul of $16.3 billion and more than quintupling since 2012, PricewaterhouseCoopers says.

Note:
(a) summary underneath the title in print: As services consolidate, deep discounts are starting to wane
(b) "Kai-Fu Lee, founder of Sinovation Ventures 创新工场 in Beijing"
(c)
(i) "Meituan 美团网 and Dianping 大众点评网 (food delivery and group coupons); Ganji 赶集网 and 58.com 同城 [meaning: same city] (classified ads); and Ctrip 携程旅行网 and Qunar 去哪儿网 (online travel)."
(ii) "Edaixi e袋洗, one of China's largest online laundry services, has begun to back away from its discounts, says Zhang Rongyao 张荣耀, founder and chairman of Edaixi's parent company, Beijing Rongchang Laundry [Ltd 荣昌洗衣]."