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Is China about to collapse?
in Sox First, on November 12, 2009
...f debt, the system collapses. The problem is that the country's leadership is on a treadmill. The Communist Party leaders have to keep pouring in stimulus money, which keeps inflating the bubble, ju...
Skanks, Hos and Anonymity in New York
in Web 2.0, on August 30, 2009
... the First Amendment.
We're not talking about a blogger revealing human rights abuses in some communist country, or even a corporate whistle blower revealing the unsafe behavior of some conglome...
Stunning Beauties Star in 2009 Concours d'LeMons
in Classical Drives, on August 28, 2009
...tional categories such as Lowest-Quality American Car, Leakiest Brit Pile, and Crappiest Car from a Communist Country." Herewith three laughable examples.
Nigel said of the car above, "I...
Tibet Will Reopen to Foreign Tourists
in Global Mobility Report, on April 2, 2009
...itory, but many Tibetans have chafed under rule by Beijing, which grew steadily more invasive after communist troops entered the region in 1950.
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The New Ho Chi Minh Trail
in Eagle Par Birdie, on March 25, 2009
...rowth in Southeast Asia, openly embracing the tenets of free market economics while remaining under Communist government control.
Yet Ho Chi Minh continues to make his presence felt 40 years after hi...
Turkmenistan Opening Its Doors
in Hidden Travel Gems, on February 25, 2009
...lt of personality. Statues of Niyazov are everywhere... giving travelers a look back into an era of communist dictators. And for those wanting to look even further back in history, there are remnants ...
China: the next domino
in Sox First, on November 5, 2008
...l/manufacturing urban sector. The whole social and political legitimacy of the regime of the ruling Communist party rests on continuing to deliver this high growth great transformation of the economy....
The Danube Express, Restored Classic Train, Makes Maiden Voyage
in Classical Drives, on October 3, 2008
...artment with velvet and copper accents that was formerly the private quarters of Hungary's last Communist president. That one will cost you an addional $5000 for the journey between Budapest and B...
Fannie and Freddie fallout
in Sox First, on September 9, 2008
...9;s a situation that has compelled investor Jim Rogers to tell CNBC that the US is now "more communist than China." But, he says, it's socialism for the rich....
Etiquette in Asia: Some Basics
in China Venture News, on September 7, 2008
...ries, and that telling them how bad you feel for them because they live in such an authoritarian or communist place is really insulting. Don't use slang or tell jokes because they don't tran...
Stereotypes, and the Price of Rice in China...
in China Venture News, on August 2, 2008
... workers got more compared to the situation in the U.S. where the rich get richer . (I'm not a communist; just a populist.) Even though salaries increased in 2007, China's new labor law raise...
China Censors Take to Crowdsourcing, Astroturfing to Manage the Web
in China Venture News, on July 20, 2008
China is evidently paying people to say the "right" (read: politically correct) thing on the Internet. And (surprise) they've been doing it for a while, according to blogger Joop Dorresteijn .
Let's make some distinctions. First, censorship is what happens when the government...
Albania tipped to be leading holiday destination by 2030
in Wandalust, on June 17, 2008
... west of Greece and has a coastline on the Adriatic Sea. You don't hear a lot about the former Communist state in the UK. Some holiday makers on the Greek island of Corfu take day trips to ...
Earthquake funds and sneakers
in Sox First, on June 15, 2008
...has repeatedly warned that corruption is one of the biggest threats to the legitimacy of the ruling Communist Party. Once again, another story highlighting how big a threat.
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On Goons and Thugs, and CNN's Ratings
in China Venture News, on April 19, 2008
Life is complicated. Simplistic views, when they're expressed in isolation, can make some particular issue seem simple; but very few issues are really all that isolated.
I know there's almost nothing I can say about the war of words between CNN commentator Jack Cafferty and the government o...
Cuba Goes Mobile
in The Wireless Weblog, on March 30, 2008
... own and use cell phones.
"The decision, announced in an understated manner on Page 2 of the Communist Party daily Granma , adds to an array of developments that indicate that Castro, 76, is b...
Path of Olympic Torchbearer Briefly Blocked
in The Outdoor Weblog, on March 24, 2008
...own on Tibet.
One man ran behind Liu Qi, president of the Beijing organizing committee and Beijing Communist Party Secretary, as Liu was giving a speech. The protester unfurled a black banner showing...
Greenspan's Bubbles
in Sox First, on March 19, 2008
...p like the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), similar to those found at all levels of any former communist regime, would be in charge of the world's largest and most successful capitalist count...
Different Religions in Mexico
in Latina Viva, on March 14, 2008
...nonites, Christian Science followers, and Shamans. Oh yeah, and agnostics and atheists (of both the communist and non-communist variety).
What Mexico doesn't have is an official religion... thank...
Skoda Celebrates a Century of Automaking With Racing Victories
in Classical Drives, on February 23, 2008
...Skoda , which produced reliable cars up to the WW2 years, only to fall into the hands of a post-war communist government whose idea of a suitable vehicle was whatever could be (cheaply) manufactured f...
The Writing On The wall
in Sox First, on January 8, 2008
Just finished reading Will Hutton's powerful book The Writing On The Wall which argues that China's extraordinary growth is more the result of good fortune than good management. Hutton argues that China is riddled by corruption. More importantly, it lacks the basic freedoms and institut...
Faced With Huge Losses at Home, Morgan Stanley Sells Stake to China Investment Corp
in China Venture News, on December 19, 2007
...tion in the form of a Chinese rescue. Blogger Mijka Samora had a cute headline on the China stake: Communists Invade Morgan Stanley . Mijka's opinion is stark: As we previously discussed after Ab...
Mao and Chinese CEOs
in Sox First, on December 11, 2007
... one of the most remarkable economic stories of the last decade. No-one could have predicted that a communist state would have turned into one of the great capitalist success stories. But more than 3...
Protests Against Hugo Chávez Reforms
in Latina Viva, on November 29, 2007
...to do is impose totalitarianism," said former lawmaker Elias Matta. "There can't be a communist Venezuela, and that's why our society is reacting this way." The referendum will...
Hedging and Communism?
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on October 23, 2007
...baye.
" karl marx predicted that states would wither away in anticipation of an idyllic communist society capable of auto-regulating economic imbalances and empowering the masses. So he wo...
Search Engines Saga In China
in The Search Engine Weblog, on October 20, 2007
...tempt to make a point or practice even greater control. One reason could be this week's Chinese Communist Party Congress, TMCne t reported.
This is one case we have to scrutinize wisely. Googl...
René Gómez Manzano, the Cuban Government and the Human Rights Awards
in Latina Viva, on October 15, 2007
...os Cuatro) who in 1999 were accused and convicted of sedition, after questioning the Communist Party. ...
A Voluminous Photo Gallery From a Vast Movie Cars Auction
in Classical Drives, on October 4, 2007
... he could probably have supplied all the cars plus a few spares, though turning modern Toronto into communist Romania might have been a difficult task. Gary was pleased to share this gallery with Clas...
Shanghai's Main Street
in Hidden Travel Gems, on September 18, 2007
...ddle of this renaissance.
A violent occupation by the Japanese in World War II and the subsequent communist take-over forced Shanghai to leave its glory days behind it.
Today, Shanghai's come...
Hugo Chavez Says Not Only That Fidel Castro Is Not Dead, But That He Will Never Be
in Latina Viva, on August 26, 2007
... Castro's plan all along! He will live forever; Fidel Castro is going to be the first immortal communist dictator! On a second thought, undead would be more like it, don't you think? :P
Any...
WPT and CardPlayer.com Hooking Up
in Internet Poker, on August 14, 2007
...usy times at World Poker Tour offices, as it appears they have reached agreements with two separate communist regimes in just a matter of days.
Last week the renown commies* at Card Player held a sta...
China Threatens to Crash Dollar?
in China Venture News, on August 13, 2007
...y do with their time if they were laid off? Oust their government? Riot in the streets? The Chinese Communist Party can make effective threats to disrupt the U.S. economy only if Americans are stupid ...
Projected Mount Everest Highway on Hold
in The Outdoor Weblog, on July 29, 2007
...any Tibetans say their homeland was essentially an independent state for most of that time. Chinese communist troops occupied Tibet in 1951, and Beijing continues to rule the region with a heavy hand....
Private Equity Funds Grow, But Actual Investment Down
in China Venture News, on July 26, 2007
...tive and looks at how the Chinese themselves have embraced the concept of private equity funds in a Communist country. A year ago James Borton talked about the growth of private equity investment in...
China Plans Road to Everest for 2008 Beijing Olympics
in The Outdoor Weblog, on June 19, 2007
...any Tibetans say their homeland was essentially an independent state for most of that time. Chinese communist troops occupied Tibet in 1951, and Beijing continues to rule the region with a heavy hand....
More Games: Coming Soon to a Stock Market Near You...
in China Venture News, on June 11, 2007
...ping two billion hours per week at their terminals.
Online gaming has become a preoccupation in Communist China. Take, as an example, the story that Luke Razzell blogged last month about the Chi...
MICHAEL MOORE IN HOT WATER AGAIN
in The Celebrities Weblog, on May 21, 2007
...overnment's permission to do so. Travel to Cuba is tightly regulated because of its status as a Communist country.
Here's the story .
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Ferrari's 'Round The Word Tour
in carzz.org, on February 16, 2007
...rses through 41 countries around the globe.
Now entering its nineteenth day, Ferrari has left the Communist PRC for fundamentalist raked Indonesia - neither locale all that suitable for safely drivi...
15 Minutes For Changfeng
in carzz.org, on January 8, 2007
...wn 15 minutes at the Auto Show.
According to the Wall Street Journal , in true Cold War era Communist propaganda style the Group's audio-visual showcase was replete with images of Chairman...
Bad accountants executed as China cracks down on corruption
in Sox First, on December 19, 2006
...ruption and clean things up ahead of the 2008 Olympics . That's after reports of China's Communist Party expelling the fired vice mayor of Beijing who oversaw Olympic construction projects ...
Skype Wings Clipped In China
in The VoIP Weblog, on November 28, 2006
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This is what you can expect in a communist country like China. Skype was climbing popularity charts in China but its wings have been clipped and is now available only in a few areas in country. ...
George Soros: corporate social responsibility and hypocrisy
in Sox First, on November 9, 2006
Beware of companies bearing gifts. Corporate social resonsibility is not to be trusted because it has built-in incentives for hypocrisy. Such is the warning from financier George Soros . Speaking at a conference in Milan, Soros has warned that market fundamentalism of a short-term outlook crea...
Is CSR really taking shape in China?
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on October 27, 2006
...th of CSR. First put forward during the Fourth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in September 2004, it was not until last month during the sixth plena...
Romanian entrepreneur uses bootstrapping (Part 1)
in BootStrapMe, on October 26, 2006
...rs after Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu died in front of a firing squad ending 42 years of Communist rule , a Bucharest Internet Entrepreneur says opportunities in his eastern European ...
Vacation link drop ...
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on July 10, 2006
...er plants, Locking the country into high carbon fuels for years.
*So much for the agrarian communist revolution ... 45% of the population of Vietnam will live in cities by 2020 .
*Want to ...
Think Equity Offers Digital Media Investment Report
in China Venture News, on July 5, 2006
... of media control. Control over media and communications is a core strategic asset of the Chinese communist regime..."
With Sand Hill Road's recent investments into Chinese search en...
Indiana University Hosts China & Capitalism Program
in China Venture News, on May 16, 2006
...mic independent business magazine.
"Despite the ruling party's name, China is no longer a communist country," said conference organizer Scott Kennedy, assistant professor of East Asian ...
Red Hot China Venture Capital Forum Strikes Reform Gong
in China Venture News, on April 7, 2006
...of Xu Guanhua , the Minister of Science & Technology, who also sounded a clarion call to the communist Party to dramatically relax listing requirements for Chinese companies so they no lon...
Casino Connery coward cameo conjecture
in The Gambling Weblog, on April 3, 2006
It's been whispered that Sean Connery, the best Bond, is going to appear in the latest Bond Blockbuster Casino Royale and will play a coward.
Robert Sanchez of the Movie Insider has suggested that Connery is set to appear in Casino Royal in a brief cameo. The brief appearance will sup...
Google向台湾政府低头！
in GSeeker, on 2005-10-14
...er the pressure and now claims that it wants to remove controversial items from its Google Maps product. 台北时代还报道，Google已经不堪双重压力，准备在Google Maps产品里把有相关的的有争议的条目给删除掉。 一开始大家还对Google的划分拍手称快，李开复似乎也沾了点爱国的光...
Build a Ski Resort
in TJ's Weblog, on March 8, 2005
...n his case included other Chinese who studied in Britain at Oxford or Cambridge.
He's also a communist Party member, which in China brings influence that can help a small businessman.
Nan...
Russian Slots Market is Booming
in The Gambling Weblog, on December 6, 2004
... Russia: "Ka-Ching" Go The Slots
Once outlawed in communist Russia, the gambling bug has hit the Russian man on the street in the form of slot machines.
The number of slo...