Archive for the ‘social issues’ Category
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
Having been away from my hometown for four years, I have no idea how much money I should give for a good friend of mine who is getting married there.
In the most expensive Chinese city, Shanghai, if a colleague invites you to their wedding, the hongbao, or red envelope full ...
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Thursday, March 13th, 2008
Since March 10th, four Shanghai museums and memorials have been made free to the public. Visitors to the Shanghai Museum reached 5,900/day on the first day, double the previous level, and this weekend the Shanghai Museum is expected to see a record number or visitors. Most of the visitors on ...
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Wednesday, March 12th, 2008
Interesting commentary from a Bloomberg News columnist about China's female shortage. It mentions a Goldman report that says that promoting the education, health, & general development of women in developing countries could actually help their economies. Our finance editor Bradley Gardner called my attention to the Goldman report last month while we were putting together ...
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