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Hmm, Chinese men are not that different... - Fons Tuinstra

See also the web poll on this issue at www.wageindicator.org - Fons Tuinstra

IKEA! - Fons Tuinstra

Global China Chat on Thursday with Sam Flemming: social networks, brands and consumers http://www.china-speakers-bureau.com/blog... - Fons Tuinstra

:-) - Fons Tuinstra

Amazing research results here - Fons Tuinstra

Sounds a bit weird. Not sure if the authorities outside Hainan would agree. - Fons Tuinstra

"Attributing all Chinese malware to deliberate or targeted intelligence gathering operations by the Chinese state is wrong and misleading... The most significant actors in cyberspace are not states.... In China, the authorities most likely perceive individual attackers [ie, teenagers in internet cafes] as convenient instruments of national power." - Fons Tuinstra

I do not get the argument. Why is it now not the time to buy an apartment or house in Shanghai? - Fons Tuinstra

#sxsw - Fons Tuinstra

Title is wrong, second "export" should be import, but otherwise useful observation - Fons Tuinstra

#speakers - Fons Tuinstra

Very much in line with Shaun Rein's prediction, who thinks that the country side's problems are manageable, while the elite in the cities offer a real problem. http://www.china-speakers-bureau.com/blog... - Fons Tuinstra

Gebeurde vandaag al in Vlaanderen. Mooi gezicht - Fons Tuinstra

OMG A subscription service. Guess who is not going to pay for that? - Fons Tuinstra

I even did not start to follow them - Fons Tuinstra

Well, she is quiet :-) - Fons Tuinstra

I have seen this happening more than once in Sh. In the end the surplus disappeared in a few years. Times might be differentnow - Fons Tuinstra

Although in the past it would perhaps not have been noticed. The changes of missing those errors have become much smaller - Fons Tuinstra

If so, could he help to easy find the more relevant ones for me? - Fons Tuinstra

It's all about numbers. Guess that some Chinese or Japanese newspapers can beat them - Fons Tuinstra

At least they are making a profit these months... - Fons Tuinstra

Then there should also be a measurement for "badness". Badness is much better in terms of traffic. - Fons Tuinstra

Interesting to have Ping An in the top of listed companies. And no sigh of China Mobile... - Fons Tuinstra

"In Hong Kong, wealthy mainlanders are turning up at jewelry stores in growing numbers seeking diamonds, big ones. “They’re looking for five-carat diamond rings and six-carat diamond earrings — three carats for each ear,” said Yollanda Lam, the marketing manager for the King Fook jewelry store chain here. Together, these trends represent a potentially tectonic shift. At the same time that Chinese citizens are starting to send more money out of the country, foreign investors are pulling money out too, and slowing the pace of new investment. “There is a recognition for sure that China is slowing down, so why keep your money there?” said Henry Lee, a Hong Kong fund manager. Most troubling for China would be if these disparate streams represented capital flight — people taking their money out because they worry about the stability of the country." - Ana from Bookmarklet

Ana: Disagree that this may turn into capital flight. Instead, more likely first steps out of country where investment opps were mainly equity and RE. Very likely this will turn into RE purchases in US and other countries once those markets bottom out. This is result of China's banks not facilitating loans for private sector in China. - Paul Denlinger

Come on. There is a difference between capital flight and Chinese buying diamonds (whether it is in HK, Amsterdam or Antwerp. It is a nice story, but very little substance. Money is flowing into and out China in pretty large amounts and controling it is tough. I do not buy this story. - Fons Tuinstra

boring coffee, 0 degrees Celsius and a hard, blowing wind. Guess there has to be a difference. - Fons Tuinstra

Hmm, life is tough - Fons Tuinstra

How much more can you be out of touch with reality? - Fons Tuinstra

This is very old news, I fear - Fons Tuinstra

It can also bring down airplanes. Dangerous stuff, should be banned. - Fons Tuinstra