the Economist recently interviewed Michael Spence (Professor of Economics, Stern School of Business, New York University, and Senior Fellow, the Hoover Institution, Stanford University), and I thought his comments about China, the U.S., and the growth dynamics between the developing countries and the developed countries were rather interesting. He talks about economics … [Read more...] about Michael Spence on China, U.S., and growth of the developing vs. developed economies in coming decades
Archives for November 2010
COMAC C919 gets 100 orders
Six months ago, I wrote about the "COMAC C919, Challenging the Boeing and Airbus Duopoly." The aircraft was scheduled for production release in 2016. And looks like the plan is proceeding well. The company has reported 100 of the planes having been pre-ordered by various airlines. So, here we are, six years before release, the C919 has already started making dents in this … [Read more...] about COMAC C919 gets 100 orders
Africa, China, and the Western Media’s Smearing Campaign
I came across two writers today - by accident, really. On one hand is Zhang Hongwei, who labels himself an "international issue observer." He writes in China Daily, "China not neocolonialist." Zhang is annoyed at Western propaganda painting China a "neo-colonialist" in Africa. Never-mind slavery. Look at De Beers or BP or any other Western entities still exploiting the … [Read more...] about Africa, China, and the Western Media’s Smearing Campaign
Tianhe-1A ranked world’s fastest super computer
In the current edition of TOP500, Chinese made super computer Tianhe-1A (at 2.57 petaflops/second) has just overtaken the American Department of Energy's Jaguar system (at 1.75 petaflops/second) in performance to top the current super computers world rankings list. (Here is the press release: "China Grabs Supercomputing Leadership Spot in Latest Ranking of World’s Top 500 … [Read more...] about Tianhe-1A ranked world’s fastest super computer
长沙两天建成15层新方舟旅店 – 15 Story Ark Hotel goes up in Two Days
(Youtube.com version if you are outside China) This is a time-lapse of a 15-story Ark Hotel in 长沙 (Changsa) being built; 48 hours for the basic structure and another 90 hours for the walls and windows. It can withstand a Richter scale 9 earth quake. It was built using 6x less materials than a similar building. More details here. … [Read more...] about 长沙两天建成15层新方舟旅店 – 15 Story Ark Hotel goes up in Two Days