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I thought all of this was about Japan, China and not Syria?
I thought all of this was about Japan, China and not Syria?
I have one word for everyone in the meantime: torrents.
Just go online and download what you want rather than forking out money for dvds, which now seem harder to find anyway. Sure, it's technically illegal, but it's not like the USA authorities would have authority to track you down in China, a country that pirates more programming than nearly any other country on the planet.
Just a thought.
@geezer, well that would just be racist but we all know there's no escaping racism in china as subtle as it may sometimes be but clearly anti-japanese riots and demos are racist and anything but subtle.
Aha...here we have evidence to support what I just said!:
I believe that many Japanese businesses will be thinking about leaving China permanently though, not just closing temporarily as CNN claims.
BTW I thought 7-11 was American, not Japanese? In any case, Thailand easily has the most 7-11 stores in the world (excluding only perhaps the USA) with more than 3000 stores and more opening all the time. Just as I thought there could finally be a 7-11 opening in Kunming sometime soon but this now seems unlikely.
The economic repurcussions of allowing these demonstrations and this anti-Japanese rhetoric to continue could cost the Chinese economy dearly:
I think Thailand and Vietnam can look forward to the benefits of increased investment from Japan as the Japanese decide to abandon factories and investments in China in favor of those two countries, which have a very pro-Japanese business environment. Already Thailand is Japan's major base for producing Japanese cars for export markets and this position will likely be strengthened further in coming years. While last years flooding was bad, causing major losses in production and productivity, with careful management that will hopefully not be repeated anytime soon. Vietnamese wages are much lower than Chinese wages and this fact alone has already forced many businesses across to Vietnam from China.
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What do you mean by "foreigners"? Everyone who is a non-citizen of Myanmar and wants to travel there is a foreigner. I doubt Burmese citizens require visas to return to their homeland.
Horrible tasteless, thick-crusted "cardboard" like pizzas that are a far cry from what they should be like. Way overpriced too. Wine may be good, but why bother when the nearby Prague Cafe makes much better pizza at a more reasonable price?
Great Mexican food and ice cream, excellent Raspberry smoothies and an overall good atmosphere. Can't do much about the low ceilings on the second floor, but the early closing time could be adjusted, after all, the nearby French Cafe closes at 1am.
Getting Away: Luang Prabang
发布者@flengs, what do you mean by being fed up with the "foreigner-local" relations? Some of them seem quite superficial, but it depends on what level the relationship is. When both parties speak at least one of the other's languages really well, then mutual understanding will increase of course, however, this is rarely the case as few foreigners can speak Lao (except for a few words maybe) and few Laotians can speak very good English.
Major Kunming traffic arteries converted to one-way roads
发布者An interesting read. I first came to Kunming in mid-2009 and by then the changes were already made. I actually live just off xue fu lu and everytime I'm in a car or taxi (except late at night) we have to go the long way round starting on yi er yi, passing by hongshan bei lu and finally onto xue fu lu. In the reverse direction it's a straight route direct to yi er yi that takes all of 5-6 minutes outside or rush hour; in the original direction going back home it takes about double that. Good for taxi drivers (they get more money!), good for bus patronage but a little annoying for the average commuter affected by this everyday. Anyway, nothing wrong with it, it's just the way it is now - i never realized it used to be different before!
Getting Away: Jinghong
发布者Really nice city.
First-hand account: Setting up a guesthouse in Xishuangbanna
发布者Geezer, where did you hear this? Would be really sad if it was true. I too have thought about such a business and indeed have also considered xishuangbanna, which is one of the nicest parts of all of China. However, all things being considered, I find it much easier to set-up something in SE Asia.
First-hand account: Setting up a guesthouse in Xishuangbanna
发布者First of all, Thais are foreign tourists too if they are outside of Thailand. Anyway, nice article, I wish these people lots of success. I think it would be nice if there were more westerners (and foreigners in general) travelling in Xishuangbanna, because right now it's a world away from neighboring Laos and Vietnam. In fact, even though it's so restrictive, I find it easier to come across other travellers in Myanmar than in Xishuangbanna...why is that? I look forward to the day you can find a central backpacker district in Jinghong that looks like its equivalent in Laos filled with hundreds of western backpackers.