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Ian Rowley, China: Booming Car Sales, Tiny Profits. The small, inexpensive autos favored in the soon-to-be No. 1 market make it tough to make a buck. BusinessWeek, Sept. 7, 2009 (cover date).
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_36/b4145031671178.htm
Note:
(a) WuLing 五菱汽车
(b) Ushiyama 牛山
My comment: I know nothing about car sales in China. The article does not mention profots or profit margins of Chinese car manufacturers. Foreign car makers such as GM is losing money, then why does GM expand and build a new factory, as reported yesterday?
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(i) 高雄万人祈福法会，蔡英文“巧遇”达赖喇嘛. VOA Chinese, Sept. 1, 2009. http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-09-01-voa24.cfm
My comment: 法王? There is no such term in Taiwan when I was there.
(ii) 林楠森, 达赖喇嘛在高雄为灾民祈福. BBC Chinese, Sept. 1, 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/chinese/simp/hi/newsid_8230000/newsid_8231700/8231773.stm
Quote:
“原本预定在同一地点举行的演说则移至其住宿酒店举行，达赖此行到台的许多原定行程都遭到更动，除了取消原定记者会外，也取消了原定周四在北台湾的一场演说。邀访达赖的民进党指责执政的国民党施压达赖改变在台行程，并说应尊重达赖在台的行动与言论自由。
“达赖在演说中表示去年四川发生特大震灾时也有部份藏区受灾，他当时很想到四川去，但在有些人称他为’魔鬼’的状况下，他不可能到访四川灾区。他表示曾在四川震灾捐款五万美元表达心意，但中国驻新德里使馆拒收他的捐款，该款项最后是通过慈善组织捐出。
“他说作为一个中华文化的欣赏爱好者，台湾保有中华文化的许多特质，也有许多佛教徒，在经济教育外也在民主法治上有成就，都使他喜爱这个地方，很高兴能再度到访。
(2) 高雄市证实市长陈菊邀请达赖喇嘛访台. VOA Chinese, Aug. 31, 2009.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-08-31-voa112.cfm
My comment: There is no need to read this report. The essence of the report is that rather than the DPP municipal bosses, Ms. Chen alone invited the Dalai Lama. Little wonder she figured prominently in welcoming his arrival.
(3) 强暴安徽访民案证人再陷黑监狱 , 官员称受害人神经病无须讨公道. VOA Chinese, Aug. 31, 2009.
http://www.voanews.com/chinese/2009-08-31-voa56.cfm
(4) Christopher Palmeri and Frederik Balfour, Starwood Is Blanketing China. The chain's Sheraton brand, already popular on the mainland, is likely to grow more so as Chinese tourism expands. BusinessWeek, Sept. 7, 2009 (titrle and date on the cover)
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/09_36/b4145056702173.htm
(“Among other things, the preferred guest system allows staffers to see people's titles immediately. That makes it easier to give better rooms to managers than the subordinates they are traveling with, and to greet them first when a party arrives.”)
My comment: China has evolved from egalitarian utopia under Mao to a status-conscious society. I was surprised when Americans addressed their bosses or professors by the first names, which was unthinkable in the Taiwan I knew. I have not been to China, so I assumed Taiwan’s rigid hierarchy was derived from Japan.
(5) Bryan walsh, The Four-Day Workweek Is Winning Fans. Time, Sept. 7, 2009 (cover date).
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1919162,00.html
My comment: The essence is Utah is satisfied with its four-day work week for state employees. Neither China nor Taiwan is mentioned.
(6) Ketaki Gokhale, Australia Addresses Indian Students' Fears. Wall Street Journal, Sept. 1, 2009.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125172967379672609.html
Quote:
“Revenue from education is Victoria's biggest export earner. The tertiary education industry is now Australia's third-largest export earner behind coal and iron ore, generating 15.5 billion Australian dollars (US$13.04 billion) in 2008, according to government figures. Indian students represent about 18% of the 542,000 foreigners studying in Australia, second only to those from China, according to data from the Australian Council for Private Education and Training.
“Most Indian students are recruited to private Australian universities by agents based in India.
“Australian vocational institutions have been a big draw for Indian students * * * Most students have been seeking a path into the international job market rather than a quality education
Note: Victoria (Australia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_(Australia)
(a state, whose capital is Melbourne, located in the southeastern corner of Australia)
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