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5 Reasons to Not Be Misled by Cheaper Oil Prices

PanAsianBiz — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:02:00 -0600

Cheaper oil has put Asian petro product prices to a 3-year low.
Gasoline is going for $39.30/barrel.
Kerosene is $61.30/barrel.
Diesl is $59.35/barrel.
The oil prices are free falling, the economy is heading south worldwide, China and India are even demanding less.
Travel is down. India is on fire and Thailand is shooting at each other. Jet fuel is cheap.
So, [...]
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China Industrial Output Growth Hits 13-year Low

PanAsianBiz — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:10:00 -0600

China cannot keep the whole world employed it seems. When China’s economy heated up, the world followed. Chinese had money. Japan, the U.S. were eager to sell things. Problem was, most things were made in China.

Growth of things made in China has hit a 13-year low. Production growth fell to ONLY 6% in November. Industrial [...]
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Porsche, Lamborghini and Bentley - Cars Every Rich Chinese Dude Wants for Christmas

PanAsianBiz — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 02:09:00 -0600

Here are three cars I reckon most every rich Chinese dude bent on making all the money in the world there is to be made would want.
Gosh, I’ll take ‘em.
A$455K Porsche

and a $198K (starting price) Lamborghini

and a $155K Bentley.

I spotted these cars at the 51st Annual SF Auto Show this week and took the pix [...]
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How to Say Happy Thanksgiving in 7 Asian Languages

PanAsianBiz — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:54:00 -0600

How do you say Happy Thanksgiving in Japanese, Chinese, Russian? I could tel you here but then you still might not know. Ask a friend from one of these countries if the translation is wrong/right? Then ask them how to say it. Finally, look them in the eye and tell them from your heart - [...]
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5 Facts about the State of AIDS in Beijing and One Big Reason Why

PanAsianBiz — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:22:00 -0600

As of November 1st of this year, Beijing had reported 5,635 HIV positive and AIDS cases since the first case was reported in 1985.
Of those cases:
1. 21 percent were Beijing residents
2. 75.1 percent were from other regions
3. 3.9 percent were foreigners.
4. At the end of 2007, China had approximately 700,000 people living with HIV.
5. Of [...]
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10 Best Sources for 2008 Black Friday Coupons, Ads, Deals

PanAsianBiz — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:59:00 -0600

Even Black Friday 2008 is black, economists do not expect it to be enough to pull most companies out of this funk. People will buy the same number of presents, but spend less on each present is the wisdom on the street.
In the end, the world’s factory is going to feel the pinch.
Here are the [...]
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Who Beauty Contest Winners Marry

PanAsianBiz — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:59:00 -0600

What kind of people do beauty contest winners marry?
Easy enough - rich, funny looking dudes.

Actress and former Miss Hong Kong, Michele Monique Reis (Li Jiaxin) married business tycoon, Julian Hui Chunhang (xu Jinheng).The bridegroom is the vice president of Hong Kong’s Henderson Group and is worth several billion.

Meanwhile - China’s richest man, Huang Guangyu, has [...]
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How Many Job Seekers Can Line Up at One Job Booth?

PanAsianBiz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:05:00 -0600

How many angels on the head of a pin?
How many job seekers can line up at a booth in one place?

The answer: All of them.
There are lots and lots and lots of job seekers in China. And, I think they ALL attended this job fair.
China’s Human Resources and Social Security Minister is blaming the [...]
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Models On Display at The Guangdong Auto Show - Those Models

PanAsianBiz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:44:00 -0600

Models on display at the auto show…yeah, those models.

I’m getting warmed up for the 51st San Francisco International Auto Show. Starts on Saturday. I get to go a day early. Yum…

In preparation I stumbled on to some pics of models from the 6th Guangzhou International Auto Show.
Yeah those models, not those models. Something tells [...]
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Concept Cars at 6th Guangzhou International Auto Show

PanAsianBiz — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:58:00 -0600

I’m heading to San Francisco later this week to attend the 51st San Francisco International Auto Show. Got my press pass, the whole nine yards. I get to hang around back stage, meet the girls, see the cars before most everyone else does. Watch for pix. Better yet, do the RSS thing - Subscribe to [...]
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