On the streets of Xiamen, there’s a beer exchange. A 500ml Tsingtao costs ¥29.61, which is about $5. You can drink it right there on the street, which is a freedom not enjoyed by Americans.
This take makes little sense. The right wing candidate’s political base is farmers who are not going to cut off soybean export to China. No matter who wins, china remains the largest export market for Brazilian agriculture products.
Chicago soybean futures fell to a two-month low after Lula’s presidential win in Brazil raised expectations of closer ties with China, potentially eroding the US share of the world’s biggest soybean import market bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Macau’s nominal per capita GDP is about $76k, in PPP terms it is about $117k. This is my tasty lunch today: stir-fried pork with heart of broccoli plus a bowl of rice. Total Cost under $5. The PPP GDP number makes much more sense.
The Portuguese built these cannons aimed at the Dutch and British invaders from the sea. Nowadays, they point at the boorish, degenerate American gambling establishments. They should fire a few shots to knock out the likes of Wynn, MGM and Londoners.
There are no iPhone Duos available at Macau Galaxy mall Apple store. These people are lining up for iPhone 18 Pro and pro max.
Just saw a Meituan (DoorDash equivalent) delivery guy put a package in a robot parked at my hotel lobby, and the robot proceeded to deliver the package. It aggressively cut in front of me at the elevator door. These little buggies are not very polite.
The Heaven's Gate on Tianmen Mountain was formed due to long-term erosion and collapses.
Historical records note that the final collapse occurred suddenly in 263 AD during the Three Kingdoms period, which is why the mountain was renamed "Tianmen" (Heaven's Gate).
