X-Rays and Unshielded Infants
It was well after midnight when Dr. Salvatore J. A. Sclafani finally hit the “send” button.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
Last U.S. veteran of WWI dies at 110
Frank Buckles, who lied about his age to get into uniform during World War I and lived to be the last surviving U.S. veteran of that war, has died. He was 110.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
Fighting inflation
Price rises in China will remain a challenge for several years as the government battles inflationary pressures, economists said.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
China says its population crept to 1.34 billion last year
China’s population grew to 1.34 billion people last year, the National Bureau of Statistics announced Monday, marking a modest jump for a massive population and leading experts to suggest China may relax its generation-old one-child policy.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
China Used Less Energy Per Unit of GDP in 2010
China’s efforts to reduce energy consumption per unit of economic output were less successful in 2010 with the reduction far less than achieved in the previous year.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
‘King’s Speech’ rules at the 83rd Oscars
The story of a king overcoming a speech impediment to lead his people through World War II took top honors at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Ahen
Spring is Here – Duck!
Don’t go out there unprepared. Chinese medicine holds that all these changing winds and variable temperatures can have a devastating effect on your constitution. We’re not talking about spring sniffles here, folks, we’re talking about ghost fire. In your lungs. Don’t ask. It’s very bad. Instead, cook up a pot of super tasty duck soup.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Yu Shanshan
The Best Kids Chinese Parents Could Ask For
They made you. They are you. And yet you won’t friend them on Facebook. Breaching that Great Wall between you and your parents, if you’re lucky enough to still have them, is the final step to actualized adulthood.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Yu Shanshan
Why Alibaba Is Not Your Complete Answer To China Sourcing
Sourcing from China is not easy and my concern with Alibaba is how so many who use it start to think it is easy and then they fail to take precautions and then they call my firm because they are out hundreds of thousands (more or less) of dollars. Seems it is even worse than I thought.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Yu Shanshan
China As Currency Manipulator. Why Can’t We All Just Get Along?
I just read an article by CNBC Columnist Shaun Rein, entitled, “Why A Fast Appreciating Yuan Won’t Help US Economy,” and I have a few bones to pick with it.
February 28, 2011 Filed under Yu Shanshan
