Topic: East Asia

12 Things Going Right Heading Into 2012

Bad news got you down? Here are some things to be thankful for as 2011 winds down and a new year begins.Bad news got you down? Here are some things to be thankful for as 2011 winds down and a new year ...
South Korea's central bank head on Friday issued a fresh warning over the country's growing mountain of personal debt, a day after local banks suspended most loans to individuals."The volume of household debt is too large and it's right to move in ...

China to expand health coverage to urban population

BEIJING (Reuters) - China aims to expand its medical coverage to include 90 percent of its urban population by the end of 2011, China's State Council, the cabinet, said on Thursday, in an effort to strengthen the country's weak social safety net.China ...
Wendell Potter was formerly in charge of public relations for Humana and then Cigna. Potter's intent in "Deadly Spin" is to expose the deceptive techniques of public relations in the insurance segment of health care. Potter begins by introducing readers to a ...
Wendell Potter was formerly in charge of public relations for Humana and then Cigna. Potter's intent in "Deadly Spin" is to expose the deceptive techniques of public relations in the insurance segment of health care. Potter begins by introducing readers to a ...

Why Some Kids Never Leave The Nest

The Italians call them "mammon", or "mama's boys". In the United States they are known as "boomerangs", and in the U.K. they are called "KIPPERS", which is short for "kids in parents' pockets eroding retirement savings". U.S. census data for the year ...
It used to be that when a person mentioned going to Europe, everyone's ears would perk up because it involved a sizeable chunk of change, for the only the wealthy could afford to go. Ever since then, there have been gobs of ...
Our President has decided that our economy needs a kick in the butt. Bypass the items made in China, India, and Pakistan,buy only items made in the good old U.S.A. This may be more difficult than it sounds. Whenever I buy anything ...

Why Was Consumer Credit Surprising?

A principal difference between this and past cycles is the relentless consumer deleveraging. In the 67 years the data has been collected, this cycle experienced the worst recorded year-over-year decline in consumer credit -- cutting almost 5% away.. However, there is some ...

How To Visit Guangzhou

Guangzhou or Canton , the capital of the Guangdong Province , is one of the most modern cities in China . Guangzhou is a center of commerce, culture, and tourism. In this how to visit Guangzhou page you can learn some basic ...
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