Just finished reading James Clavell’s Shōgun. An exceptional read.
It’s part of his Asian Saga which is written non-chronologically. I’ve now moved on to Tai-Pan, which revolves are the founding of Hong Kong during the “China Traders” (opium smugglers) period.
I’d already watch the Richard Chamberlain television adaptation, and looked up the trailers for the subsequent adaptations. Much to my joy I saw John Rhys-Davies appear in Noble House opposite Pierce Brosnan. Part of me home his character a descendant of Vasco Rodriguez.
As the border crisis eases, FM experts from India and China will set up a hotline
The Foreign Secretary will open a hotline because neighboring countries with nuclear weapons want to ease tensions on the disputed Himalayan border.
India and China have agreed to establish a hotline between the foreign ministers of the two countries because the two nuclear-armed neighbors want to ease tensions along the disputed Himalayan border, and the two armies have been in a state of…
A political position that maintains a conservative response to change, including threats to social institutions and technological advances. Reaction is the reciprocal action to revolutionary movement. Reactionaries clamp down on the differences of the emerging productive forces in society, and attempt to remove those differences, silence them, or segregate them in order to keep the stability of the established order.
चीनी दंपति को दो बच्चों वाली पॉलिसी तोड़ना पड़ गया महंगा, लगा 1 करोड़ रुपये का फाइन
कॉन्सेप्ट इमेज.
चीन (China) में एक कपल ने दो चाइल्ड पॉलिसी (Child Policy) का उल्लंघन करते हुए सात बच्चे पैदा किए जिसके चलते उन्हें 1 लाख 55 हजार डॉलर्स का फाइन देना पड़ा.
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बीजिंग. चीन (China) में एक कपल ने दो चाइल्ड पॉलिसी (Child Policy) का उल्लंघन करते हुए सात बच्चे पैदा किए लेकिन इसके लिए उन्हें भारी धनराशि चुकानी पड़ी है. साउथ चाइना…
YAN WANG PRESTON
‘FOREST’, 2018
Chongqing, China.
Bacon, Eggs and God
Take Nothing But A Stick And The Shoes On Your Feet
And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits; And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse: But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.
Imagine for a moment that you have the…
You know what’s a bastard? Looking for a damn comforter. I’m looking for a new comforter (navy blue, which I don’t wanna compromise on) and it’s a fucking shit show. So many made in China tags! I’ve specifically looked up ethical companies to combat this, but I directed to weren’t cheap and rarely had comforters. It’s ridiculous!
There are people out there who can’t sleep with any bedding, I know that. However, is it so hard to find a navy blue comforter from a country not run by Winnie the fucking Pooh!?
2016. The #filmseries about #wongkarwai made me long for my trip to #hongkong #china #urbanphotography #travelphography #travel 📷 #olympusomdem5 #olympus #omdem5 (en Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLvwZscFDUG/?igshid=xqkftd8mti48
2016. The #filmseries about #wongkarwai made me long for my trip to #hongkong #china #urbanphotography #travelphography #travel 📷 #olympusomdem5 #olympus #omdem5 (en Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, China) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLvwRMJFPf-/?igshid=owjxdysf9d7v
China has a good chance of doubling GDP by 2035, says Bank of America
China was one of the few economies globally that grew in 2020 despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Official data showed the Chinese economy expanding by 2.3% last year, and the International Monetary Fund has forecast an 8.1% growth for China this year.
Meanwhile, the U.S. economy contracted by 3.5% in 2020, latest government estimates showed. The IMF said the U.S. economy could…
Las claves del xito de Chile en la vacunacin contra el covid-19
El pas andino, que lidera las estadsticas de vacunacin en Amrica Latina con un 17% de su poblacin ya inoculada, podra alcanzar la inmunidad de rebao a finales del primer semestre
Vacunacin en una clnica de Santiago, Chile.REUTERS
SEBASTIN FEST
Buenos Aires
Actualizado Jueves,
25
febrero
2021
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22:45
Durante casi un ao, Sebastin Piera se vio contra las cuerdas. A partir de octubre de 2019 el…
Explained: What to expect from China’s annual meeting of parliament
Thousands of delegates from across the country will gather in Beijing next week for the annual meeting of parliament, where China will announce goals for 2021 as well as its next five-year plan for economic development.
Here’s what to expect:
What are the ‘two sessions’?
The annual meetings of the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s rubber-stamp parliament, and the Chinese People’s…