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Tag Archives: money
High price of a free lunch when parents treat
Ralph Jennings is a journalist and long time resident of China. He currently lives in Taipei. From mid-2000 to 2006, he had an advice column in the 21st Century weekly newspaper in which he answered letters from thousands of students and young professionals. Below is a letter from the archive, with an introduction by Jennings
Posted in Newspapers
Tagged letter to a foreign agony uncle, money, Ralph Jennings, university
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Abraham Lincoln gets it on
Watch for Mao Zedong’s appearance towards the end of this ad.
China may legalize private money lending
Beijing Times: Private money lenders may soon be recognized by law in China.
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged banks, Beijing Times, money, subway
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Olympic themed 10 yuan notes
Special 10 yuan bank notes to commemorate the Olympics.
Posted in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games
Tagged bank notes, currency, money, PBOC, People's Bank of China
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Danwei FM: Chinese demand more plastic
Your correspondent had a business textbook in university that illustrated, with neat little box diagrams, the cultural differences in economic behavior between East and West, specifically that Americans buy everything on credit while Asians stow all their money in low … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Business and Finance, Danwei FM
Tagged banks, business, consumer credit, consumption, credit cards, Danwei FM, money
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When strategy consultants collide; “the good stuff” vs “its good enuff”
Strategic consultants do battle Orit Gadiesh, chairwoman at Bain and Company, published an article in Forbes.com arguing that multinational brewing companies should to produce light beer versions of their international products at low cost, with quality just good enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Business and Finance, Danwei FM
Tagged business, consumption, money
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Musings about money
A free exhibition requires ID to buy a ticket, but a scalper’ll give you one for 10 kuai. No one wants to run free schools. Shanghai gives 2.5 yuan a month to parents of only children.
Posted in Business, Business and Finance, Media and Advertising, Newspapers
Tagged Mirror, money, Oriental Outlook, scalping, The Beijing News
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Models for the 2-jiao RMB note
The Korean and Tujia models for the profiles on the 2-jiao note. Also, why Mao is on all of the latest money.
Posted in Trends and Buzz
Tagged ethnic minorities, money, New Culture View
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