Daily Friend, South Africa August 27, 2023 Yes, it did accomplish something, laying the foundation for a serious challenge to western dominance of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Read the article Continue reading Did the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg Accomplish Anything?
July 30, 2023 The Daily Friend read the article The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) aspire to be a steering committee for emerging market economies. Despite China and India registering stunning success, the BRICS have a long road to travel. And the idle talk about displacing the dollar in trade and finance doesn’t help. Continue reading Idle Talk About BRICS and Demise of the Dollar
Barry in Sunnyvale, CA joined presenters Hugh Chiverton and Danny Gittings in Hong Kong for ten/fifteen minutes at the beginning of each hour. RTHK’s live election coverage went on for five hours. https://www.rthk.hk/radio/radio3/programme/us_election/episode/714386 Continue reading RTHK Hong Kong, Radio 3, US Election Special, 11-3-20
In September the long-delayed Frank Gehry designed Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial was dedicated in downtown Washington. Understated and situated in a park-like setting across from the Air and Space Museum, a visitor strolls among panels depicting Ike’s childhood, war service and presidency. The most compelling statue is of General Eisenhower addressing troops setting out from Britain for the D-Day landing. Ike went on to become the … Continue reading Americans: Anxious and Worried
Shenzhen, 2019 In 1980 Shenzhen was an unimportant fishing village adjacent to Hong Kong’s new territories. Its population was 30,000. Today Shenzhen on a per capita basis is China’s richest city. Its population is 13 million, having become the world’s fastest growing city ever. Shenzhen is a technology center–headquarters for Huawei and Tencent. It has the world’s 4th biggest container port and China’s 5th busiest airport. During … Continue reading Shenzhen–Where China’s Economic Miracle Began
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