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Copies of the book can be downloaded from the WeChat group Kunming Book Club. Otherwise, contact me off-line and I'll get you a copy somehow.
Copies of the book can be downloaded from the WeChat group Kunming Book Club. Otherwise, contact me off-line and I'll get you a copy somehow.
The Kunming Book Club will have it's next meeting on 2 May, at THE PARK, 6:30 pm. We will read the BIG SHORT, by Michael Lewis, all about Wall Street collapse of 2008.
The new South Metro is a long bus ride from the Luosiwan area and not convenient at all to anyone not driving a car or living nearby.
Subway to the northern Metro is more convenient for almost anyone.
Book Club meets next on 18 April, at The Park, 6:30 pm. We will discuss THE EIGHTH DWARF, a thriller by RossThomas. Available fron torrent site or the book club WeChat group. Or contact mevoffline.
Next book club meeting,
Thurs, 30 March (TOMORROW) at THE PARK, in Lotus Temple courtyard, 6 pm. We will discuss The
Emperor of Maladies. Suggest new books for next meeting.
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Blackwater founder bringing new security firm to China
发布者Isn't he on record as saying killing random Iraqis didn't matter cuz they were from the 12th century? Somehow I doubt he thinks much of East Asian lives, either.
Provincial audit reveals enormous government waste in Yunnan
发布者It's been obvious some people in KM have a lot of money in a rather poor province. I'd suspected smuggling as a source of wealth, but now I'll add major corruption to my list.
Report: Kunming to add two Metro lines
发布者Elevated trains might have been quicker.
Yunnan official raises issue of illegal immigration at National People's Congress
发布者NB: Jingpo people are more usually called Kachin in English. The present-day border cuts the Kachin area in half, but borders in even the recent past were not fences, keeping people in or out. The "Burmese" refugees maybe ethnic Kachins joining distant relatives.
Hongshan outdoor street market closes permanently
发布者"A sad but inevitable part of progress."
There's no such thing as progress, only change. Nothing is inevitable save death, either.
Outdoor markets obviously meet needs or they would not exist. Walmart/Carre Four are not likely to eliminate them soon, save by force.