AtarecentforumoncartoonsheldinQingdao,Shandongprovinceitwasannouncedthatthereareabout500millioncartoonreadersinChina.
Abt60%ofthemareaged14-17.30%areover18yearsold.ThisisusuallywhenAmericansstopreading.
IaskedaJapanesefriendonce,"WhydoadultsinJapanreadmanga(cartoons)?Aren'tcartoonsforkids?"
Sheaskedme,"Whydoyoustilleatsweets?Aren'tsweetsforkids?"
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TheBeijingGameshasanewslettertheyputoutfromtimetotime.InthemostrecentnewsletterBOCOGreportedonameetingbetweenPMWenandIOCPrezRogged.
PrimeMinisterWenpromisedRogge"GreenOlympics,High-techOlympicsandPeople'sOlympic.
Thenewslettercontinued"WenalsosaidtheChinesewillhonoritsbidassurancesandprovidestandardservicestoallathletes,officials,reportersandaudiencescomingtotheGames."
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TransparencyInternationalisaninternationalgraftwatchdogoperatingoutofBerlin.
IntheAsia-PacificRegionthetopSixcountriesare:
10.Thailand-#63overall
9.Malaysia-#44overall
8.SouthKorea-#42overall
7.Taiwan-#34overall
6.Macao-#26overall
5.Japan-#17overall
4.HongKong-#15overall
3.Australia-#9overall
2.Singapore-#5overall
1.NewZealand-TiedwithFinlandandIcelandfo...[
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GMhasproducedahydrogenfuelcell-poweredcarcalledtheSequel.
GMalsoknowsthatChinahasanappetiteforadvancedtechnologyinitsautosector.
So...theGMCEOtooktheShanghaiMayorforarideinGM'sfuel-cellcar.
TheSequelgetsabout480km(300mi)toatank.
ThecarisnotreadyformassproductionbutithaswhettheappetiteoftheChinese.PerhapsifChinaweretoputitshugeresourceofmanpowertodevelopingthevehicle...hmm..
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WhatdoesChinaNOThavetheworld'slargest?
AcartoonindustryforumwasheldinQingdaothispastweekend.OneofthenumbersthrownaroundwasthatChinahasaround500millionreadersofanimationandwatchersofcartoons.
About60%ofthosefansarefrom14-17yearsold.Adultsmakeupabout30%ofthefans.
Chineseanimationiscriticizedfornothavingcreativityandforsufferingatthehandsofgovernmentcontrols.
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AChinesenutritionalhealthexpertreportedthatthereareabt.60millionChinesewhoareobesewhile24millionaresufferingmalnutritionandlivinginabjectpoverty.
TheculpritinChineseobesityistoomuchfatandjunkfoodandnotenoughgrainsandvegetablessaysonehealthofficial.
Gee,wheredidChinalearnthoseeatinghabitsfrom?
NotonlyareChinesefatter,butbloodpressureisrisingasarecasesofdiabetes.
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Santaisn'tdoingasmuchofhisChristmasshoppinginChinaasheusedto.
AnofficerinGuangdongsaidthattheprovince'sChristmasexportsisupjust1.7%overlastyear.
However,exportswereup22%from2001to2002,thenup25%from2002to2003.
Afterthat,theexportsstartedtodecline,dropping20%in2004andanother2%in2005.
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Whenpresidentsgettogether,dealsarestruck.China'spresidentHuJintaoisplanningavisittoNewDelhi.
AnassistantcommerceministersaysthatChinaandIndiaareconsideringafree-tradearea,followingthereopeningofthetradepostontheIndia-Chineseborder.
Ifthistradeareweretodevelop40%oftheworld'spopulationwouldbefreetodobusinesswithoneanother.
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China'srichestwomanisworth,ZhangYin,norelationtotheotherZhangandoldenoughtohermotherat49,wasrankednumber5onalistofChina'srichest.
Herfortuneisestimatedtobeworth$1.5billion.
Realestateisonewaytomakeafortune,toreachheightsbeforetumbling.
Number16onthelist,aShanghaireal-estatemillionairewasarrestedforcorruptionandmisuseofcitypensionfunds.
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Itisestimatedthataboutone-thirdofChina's120millionInternetusersareyoungmenwhohangoutatInternetbars.
Apparently,notallofthoseboysarestupid...well,notteststupid.
Oneboy,passedhiscollegeentranceexamsforthefourthtime.Thefirstthreetimesheendedupdroppingoutofschoolfornotstudying.HewasattheInternetCafe.
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