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As Iraq Stabilizes, China Bids on Its Oil Fields
Companies from China, the world’s fastest-growing consumer of oil, bid aggressively as Iraq began auctioning licenses in six large oil fields.
China ports offer free storage amid crisis: report
Shanghai International Port Co., China's largest port operator by volume, has been shoring up its crisis-hit business by offering carriers virtually free container storage, a report said.
Remembering the 5/12 Earthquake Victims
It has been a long time since I last posted, for which I apologize. I won’t insult your intelligence by offering some excuses, but I will try to get back on a more regular schedule. I thank you for your understanding. If you would like to follow an unadulterated distilled real-time version of my ...
Laos, where rubber hits the road to China
The rice fields that blanketed this remote mountain village for generations are gone. In their place rise neat rows of young rubber trees -- their sap destined for China. As Beijing scrambles to feed its galloping economy, it has already scoured the world for mining and logging concessions. Now i...
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The Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Expats
We’ve all seen them, and chances are we’ve all been them at one point or another. A quick walk to the nearest Starbucks or Metro in China, and you will notice that expats come in all shapes, sizes, and dispositions. In general, most of the laowais living here in the Middle Kingdom are [...]
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