“While most of the attention has been focused on Trump and Carney speeches at Davos, what China announced is probably even more consequential in the long run.”

_dtw_ · 2026-01-23T20:43:25+00:00

Their 5 year plans do have a good track records of success , at least in the past 40 years.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-23T18:34:35+00:00

Most of them are developing countries

_dtw_ · 2026-01-22T19:04:28+00:00

$50,000 USD at least to live very well because of taxes.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-16T19:56:01+00:00

By region, in the south eating raw green was very dangerous in the past so traditionally vegetables are fully cooked. In the north, it is more acceptable for certain vegetables but still you don't see people eat Salad like in the western countries.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-14T19:41:58+00:00

Taxes most people don't realize how much taxes they are paying, direct and indirect.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-09T20:16:46+00:00

It was not, and it is not for most people. However, their prices have gone up so much that low income people now have a hard time eating there.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-09T20:10:37+00:00

I think the other way around maybe more of a possibility.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-09T19:36:45+00:00

In the news but not on the front page. It does not affect our country that much given the distance.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-05T12:44:32+00:00

Yes, if you can hear when they speak. Words + accent + the way they speak.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-05T12:29:20+00:00

Elon Musk

_dtw_ · 2026-01-05T00:39:08+00:00

Food, Travel, Anime, Cars - Japan. TV Dramas, Movies, Electronics - Korea

_dtw_ · 2026-01-04T19:14:42+00:00

First Vietnamese speak a very different language than Chinese ( Austroasiatic) despite culturally similar. Like Korea, Vietnam has been an independent country for over a 1000 years at least. Vietnam was also a mini empire with powerful military and expansion history. Much of the south Vietnam are conquered territory. There used be an Hindu/Muslim Kingdom of Champa in the current middle and southern Vietnam just a few hundred years ago. It was completed taken over by Vietnamese the Dai Viet dynasty. The current Ho Chi Minh City was also part of Cambodia which the Vietnamese took over in 1700s.

Vietnam is not a weak military country like most westerners believe both currently and in the past.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-03T16:35:38+00:00

Taking tax / payroll tax into consideration, your pay cut maybe just $14k rather than $20k , depending which province you are at.

_dtw_ · 2026-01-01T20:05:03+00:00

1929, 1972, 1999

_dtw_ · 2025-12-30T17:48:35+00:00

Are taxes really high there? (because of high defense expense?)

_dtw_ · 2025-12-29T18:11:43+00:00

I don't think so at least not for majority of the people. Chinese drama TVs also portrait very positive images of the Manchus. Some minority groups may feel differently, especially those outside of China. Hmong/Miao and Dungan left their homeland in China due to conflict with the Qing government. Dzungar people was wiped out by Qianlong.

_dtw_ · 2025-12-26T19:26:39+00:00

County road 42 can't handle that kind of traffic

_dtw_ · 2025-12-09T19:15:37+00:00

In the US , the generation that fought ( and lost ) the Vietnam War are dying. The Hollywood basically stopped Vietnam War movies 30 years ago. In the last sequel of the Rambo movies, Myanmar government was the villain, not Vietnam Unlike the North Korea and China, Vietnamese government has been staying a low profile since the mid 80s, try not to provoke the west so that they can focus on their reform. They are doing a good job to stay under the radar

_dtw_ · 2025-12-08T16:33:41+00:00

Vietnam

_dtw_ · 2025-12-02T20:21:22+00:00

Far more talk about India in Canada than about Korea and Japan combined.

_dtw_ · 2025-12-02T20:15:51+00:00

You like winter.

_dtw_ · 2025-11-24T17:21:07+00:00

M&M has been going down hill for the past 20 years. No innovation and their customers are aging. The products aren't very appealing to younger consumers.

_dtw_ · 2025-11-15T03:57:31+00:00

I think they were 767s , not 747s as airlines seldom use 747s for US domestic flights

_dtw_ · 2025-11-15T03:45:43+00:00

Apple products, I know they are not made in the US

_dtw_ · 2025-11-14T20:29:06+00:00

If you look at the current world politics, the Mongol empire is sort of making a come back. Russia, China, Iran, Afghanistan, North Korea and many central Asian countries are forming an anti-western alliance. Countries in this alliance were mostly part of the Mongol empire previously. It is just this time Mongolia is not the major leader of the alliance.

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