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As North Korea heads into the time of year when its food supplies run low, it appears to be looking for new donors. At a courtesy call on the Mongolian president last week, Pyongyang’s new ambassador made a request for food aid, according to the official websitefor the head of state. “North Korea may face (a) severe food shortage,” Ambassador Hong Gyu told President Elbegdorj, according to the account. Mr. Hong then asked [...] A “renminbi bloc” has been formed in East Asia, as nations in the region abandon the US dollarand peg their currency to the Chinese yuan — a major signal of China’s successful bid tointernationalize its currency, a research report has said. The Peterson Institute for International Economics, or PIIE, said in its latest research that Chinahas moved closer to its long-term goal for the renminbi to become a global reserve currency. Since [...]
Rank 1 2 3 ^ 4 5 6 * 6 ^ 6 ** 6 * 10 10 12 12 ** 12 12 ** 16 16 16 ** 19 19 19 * 19 19 19 * 25 25 25 28 28 ^ 28 28 32 ^ 32 34 34 36 36 36 * 39 40 41 41 ^ 41 * * the full list : http://sq.4mg.com/NationIQ.htm According to the CIA: The US is has more wealth concentrated among the smallest number of people than any other modern industrial country. This based on the GINI index which measures the concentration of wealth in the upper income bracket compared to the number of people in those brackets. The GINI scale runs from 0 to 100. High numbers have all the wealth concentrated among a small, elite portion of the population. Low [...] From Economic Policy Journal: There are huge mineral deposits inside Mongolia and limited government (for now), which could result in the area being a huge opportunity for the super-adventurous. David Pilling, Asia Editor for FT, recently spent some time in the country and sent out these tweets about Mongolia (and one tweet about Japan): My Mongolian fact of the day. 20 years ago, Ulan Bator had 300 cars. Now: 300K (and traffic [...] NBC New York
An almost completely intact dinosaur skeleton of a close relative to the T-Rex, was auctioned off in New York on Sunday for $1.05 million, but a phone call from Mongolia’s president during the bidding nearly put a stop to the sale. Citing increased looting of dinosaur fossils from his country, which in Mongolia has been a criminal offense for 50 years, a lawyer for Mongolian President Elbegdorj Tsakhia persuaded a judge to issue [...] The Epoch Times has a section: ”Chinese Regime In Crisis” with several articles: One such article: Other News Chinese Coup Rumors Run Wild Online, Then Disappear CNN: Why Chinese Succession Matters Poet Here’s the most interesting news of today: Rumours of power struggle in China, as the current generation of leaders is passing power to the new… Some may end up on house arrest, sent to a labor camp, or sent to administer some small town in Tibet or near Mongolia. Probably no executions this time around, though. The Epoch Times has a section: ”Chinese Regime In Crisis” with several articles: One such article: The Ouster of Bo Xilai [...] Spotted this Arsenal SG21 (7.62×39) advertised at a local gun shop here in Alaska…. in your guys’ expert opinion, is $850 for “Like New In Box” a good deal? http://gunrunners.com/index.php?a=2&b=52… One little nagging doubt I have is that I’m not sure how useful it would be for hunting. My brother-in-law is telling me that most hunting in Mongolia involves shots at more than 100 meters, and sometimes well beyond that. I’m not [...] |
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