Thursday, February 4, 2010

Wall Street Journal,Feb.4, 2010

Page A12: Patents in China hit a record:

Moe than 580,000 patents in 2009 Photo of Zhao takes his patented solar wheelchair for a spin in Beijing.

Page B1: Photo: A worker in Modesto California cleans tubular solar panels made by Solyndra, which recently filed for an IPO.

Page B3: Domestic air travel in China rose 21% last year, and Boeing estimates China market will need about 3,800 airplanes costing $400 billion in the next 20 years.

Page C2:Japanese "Shinsei" Bank in Chinese characters. i.e. Kanji in Japanese but in Pin Yin Chinese: "Xin sheng" There is the cultural affinity of Japanese and Chinese with nuance as variance.

Page D9: Bigger isn't always better.

Comment: More earning does not mean better way of living. How to live well is more significant and meaningful than earning income. More income may not mean better health. How to maintain good health? Proper mindset! I sent my previous blogs for your reference apropos of living well.

Francis Shieh aka Xie Shihao on Feb. 4,2010 at 3.12 p.m.

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