Monthly Archives: March 2009

Reading Chinese exercise

Posted on March 31, 2009 by kchew

In Malaysia, the political landscape has changed considerably ever since the last election held in 2008 March. There is a sort of Perestroika happening there. Everyone want to have a say in the political process. Election affairs are becoming very … Continue reading →

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On Savings Ratio

Posted on March 29, 2009 by kchew

Zhou Xiaochuan is the governor of the People’s Bank of China. He is rather unusual among the China’s officials as he is outspoken – he writes articles in the official web site. Recently he called for the replacement of UD dollars … Continue reading →

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Reading Chinese news article

Posted on March 25, 2009 by kchew

I have been learning Chinese for a few years. But I still have great difficulties reading news article, even with aid of on-line dictionary. Following is an excerpt from the People’s Daily  (note the use of idioms ) ….   今年的3月10日是个不寻常的日子。(xun2 … Continue reading →

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同桌的你

Posted on March 24, 2009 by kchew

Same Table With You – ( tóng zhuō de nǐ) Singer: 老狼 (lao3 lang2) The English title is really hard to translate, and I don’t think I have done a good job at it. This is another nice old song introduced by … Continue reading →

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China calls for new reserve currency to replace dollar

Posted on March 23, 2009 by kchew

The call for a new global currency is getting louder. But will the IMF be agreable to such a move? I’m afraid it will very reluctant.  IMF in its present state will not have the leeway to act independantly, given that US … Continue reading →

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