China'sMinistryofInformationhasannouncedthatthenumberofmobileponeusersinChinaisexpectedtoreach459millionbytheendofthisyear.
ThatismorethantheUSandJapanpopulationcombined!
Alltold,48millionpeopleareexpectedtojointheranksofcellphoneusersinChinathisyear.ThatismorethanthepopulationofSouthKoreaalone.
Chinahasmorecellphoneusersthanfixed-linesubscriber.Continuereading...
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It'snomysterythatwomeninAmericaweighasmuchasadozenAsiancountriesputtogether.
But,whichcountrieshavethemostunderweightwomen..bypercentage?AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization
12.China
11.cuba
10.Madagascar
9.JapanContinuereading...
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ThepresidentofBruceLee'sfanclubannouncedthatBruceLee-themedparkwillbebuiltinthesouthernChineseancestralhomeofthestar-Shunde.
LeewasborninSanFranciscobutdiedatayoung32inHongKongatactressBettyTingPei'shomw,withswellingofthebrain,aftercompletingjustfourfilmswherehedefendedtheChineseandworkingclassagainstallcomers.Continuereading...[
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ThecoupleisworkingovertimetospreadgoodwilltointhesoutheastAsianregion.
Yesterday,thetwo,BradandAngelina,spentThanksgivinginVietnam...cruisingthestreetsonamotorbikebeforeeatinganon-turkeydinnerataVietnameserestaurant.Continuereading...
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TradersontheUSsideofthepondaregladtoknowtheRMBisgaininginvalue.TheChineseyuanhitanewhigh-7.8526to$1.
ThismeanstheRMBhasincreasedinvalueby3.27%sinceChinareformedtheexchangeratesystem16monthsago.
Beijingallowstheyuantofloatagainstthedollarwithinadaily.3percentrangefromtheofficialparityrate.
China'sforeignexchangereservesareclimbingby18.7billioneachmonthonaverageforthefirstninemonthsofthe...[
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Pandasarelousyloversandevenworseatmakingpandacubs.
Themalesdon'tknowwhattheyaredoingandthefemalesaren'thottotrotlongenough-just48hoursinayear.
However,thereseemstobeabitofa'babyboom'goingoninthepandapits.
In2005therewerejust12pandabirthsinChina.In2000therewereonly9.
Thisyeartherehavebeen31births,ofwhich28havesurvived.
So,what'scausingtheboom?Continuereading...
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TwoChinesewomenweresittinginabarwhentheysawtwoguysfightingoverwhichcultureissmartest.
Whenthewomenheardthistheywentoverandthefirstladysaid,"Weknowawaytofigureoutwhichcultureisthesmartest."
Thesecondladyanswered,"Yeswedo.Ifyouwillbuyusacoupleofdrinkswewilltellyouthewayyoufigureitout."
So,theguysfiguringtheyhadnothingtoloseboughtthegirlsacoupleofdrinks.Continuereading...
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Ifamultinationalisgoingtodobusinessinasocialist/communistcountrythenitoughttobepreparedtomeetitssocialresponsibilities.No?
SouthernWeeklytracked126"Fortune500"companiesthataredoingbusinessinChina.
Thesecompanieshaveproducedoutstanding:
1.financialresults
2.exportvolume
3.pre-taxprofit.
But,allthatisgoodstopsthere.Continuereading...
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Well,itseemsthatAngelinaisnottheonlyonemakingtheroundsinAsia,springingsurprisevisits,savingforestsandhuggingorphans.Herfaithfulsidekick,BradPitt,isrightthere.
Youwouldthinkthetwowererunningforpresidentofwhereever.
Nope...theyarejustouttoshowtheworldthatrichmoviestarscanlovetheunloved,too.And...creategoodPRforthemoviebusiness.
ThetwowentgallyvantingaroundVietnam,headless,er,helmetlesson...[
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AngelinaJoliehasn'tspreadenoughgoodwillinIndia,orcausedenoughofanuproarwhenherbodyguardswereaccusedofsmackingchildrenoutoftheway.
The31-yearoldstarmadeasurprisetriptoCambodiatoseeaboutsavingaforestortwo.
Seriously.Joliepromised$1.3million,shedidn'tsaywhose,overfiveyearsforaforestconservationprogramapprovedbytheCambodiangovernmentthreeyearsago,butnotactedupon.
Whataworthygoal...tosaveaf...[
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