LA Times + Washington Post

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(1) Jonathan Kaiman, Chinese Reindeer Wrangler Won't Be Herded Into City; Ninetysomething Maliya Suo decided to let the beasts, not the government, determine her path after members of her tribe were forcibly relocated to a theme-park-like site with the soul of the projects. Los Angeles Times, Dec 14, 2011.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nati ... a-reindeer-20111214,0,6286961.story

Note:
(a) Genhe (in Hulunbuir, Innner Mongolia)  内蒙古自治区呼伦贝尔市 根河市
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genhe
(b) Maliya Suo  玛利亚·索 or 玛利亚索
(c) For Ewenki, see Evenks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evenks
(or spelled Ewenti or Eventi; Chinese: 鄂温克族; formerly known as Tungus or Tunguz; In China, the Evenki form one of the 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, with a population of 30,505, as per 2000 Census)
(d) warble (n):
"1: a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
2: a musical trill"
(e) Siberian roe deer
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_roe_deer

, which are 狍, 麆鹿 in China.
(f) Aoluguya  敖鲁古雅 鄂温克族乡
(g) The report stated, "'There's nothing interesting about Aoluguya. There are no trees. There are no reindeer,' said He Xie."

The plural form of deer is deer OR deers.
www.m-w.com  

(2) David Pierson, China's Housing Bubble Is Losing Air. Los Angeles Times, Dec 13, 2011.
http://www.latimes.com/business/ ... ing-bubble-20111213,0,3429813.story
("Average prices in the Shanghai area are down about 40% from their peak in mid-2009, to about $176,000 for a 1,000-square-foot home. Sales have plummeted.")

(3) Chinese Fishing Village Revolts Over Land Dispute. Washington Post, Dec 15, 2011 (photo galery).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wo ... allery.html#photo=1

(4) Keith B Richburg, China’s Boom Ends As Investment, Exports, Manufacturing Fall. Washington Post, Dec 16, 2011 (available now).   
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wo ... QAd2OkvO_story.html

Quote:

"A top Chinese government economist confirmed Thursday what a slew of recent economic data had already shown — that China’s long-booming economy has slowed dramatically, and the era of double-digit growth is now officially a thing of the past. 'We believe China is nearing the end of the period of high economic growth,' said Yu Bin, director general of macroeconomic research for the ruling State Council’s research center. 'What we need is moderate and reasonable economic growth.'

"Yu, in a briefing for reporters, said growth in the fourth quarter of 2011 is expected to dip below 9 percent * * * He said the forecast for next year would be growth lower than 9 percent, followed by growth between 7 and 8 percent through 2017.

Note: YU bin  余 斌

(5) Chico Harlan, In Toyota’s Back Yard, a Long Decline Accelerates. Washington Post, Dec 16, 2011 (available now).
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wo ... O_story.html?sub=AR

Quote:

"Kiyohito Okuda is a businessman and an optimist, and so he’s found at least one redeeming angle to Japan’s slow-motion economic decline: Never has the pain felt too acute to bear. Even after years of shrinking sales and curtailed ambitions, he can still handle a little more bad news.

"the company [Toyota] is now losing money domestically * * * Toyota loses money on every compact car it manufactures in Japan and sends overseas

Note:
(a) Toyota, Aichi  愛知県 豊田市
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_city
(Toyota headquarters; east of Nagoya)

Quote: "The area was a major producer of silk and prospered from the Meiji period through the Taishō periods. As the demand for raw silk declined in Japan and abroad, Koromo [Domain 挙母藩] entered a period of gradual decline after 1930. The decline encouraged Kiichiro TOYODA 豊田 喜一郎 [1894-1952], cousin of Eiji Toyoda, to look for alternatives to the family's automatic loom manufacturing business. The search led to the founding of what became the Toyota Motor Corporation.

(b) Kiyohito OKUDA, President of Okuda Industry Co Ltd  奥田工業株式会社 代表取締役社長 奥田 清仁
http://okuda-ind.com/company.html