The Building Bubble in China – BusinessWeek

Posted by Matt in February 20th, 2010 | no comment

Published in China, Economy, Asset Investment, beijing, Businessweek, Cb Richard Ellis, Cbre, China World, Chinese Banks, Empty Buildings, Encouragement, Hedge Fund, James Chanos, Kynikos Associates, Mainland, Skyscrapers, Stimulus, Tallest Building, Tower 3, Trillion, Vacancy Rate, World Tower

Much of China’s stimulus money was spent on skyscrapers, spurring fears of a real estate bust
Much of the $1.4 trillion in loans made by Chinese banks last year—with considerable encouragement from officials aiming to boost growth—was spent on skyscrapers and other commercial property. Now empty buildings are sprouting across the mainland. Beijing had an office [...]

Nuclear Submarines Deployed to Deter U.S. Interference in Russia’s Confrontation with Georgia – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in August 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Air Sea, Conflicts, Confrontation, Deployment, Exercises, Firestorm, Georgia Russia, Interference, Jamestown, Jamestown Foundation, kremlin, Land War, Mainland, Medvedev, moscow, Nuclear Conflict, Nuclear Submarines, Real War, Russian Military, standoff

The sharp increase in tension between Georgia and Russia and the deployment of the Akula nuclear submarines close to the U.S. mainland might not be coincidental. Moscow sees the confrontation with Georgia as a proxy standoff with the U.S. and NATO. In September 2008 after the August war, the Russian military staged major strategic exercises [...]

Iran’s ICBM program presents real threat to U.S. in near future

Posted by Matt in April 3rd, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Iran, Missiles, East Europe, Eastern Seaboard, Icbms, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile, Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Icbm, Iran, Launch, Mainland, Middle East, Missile Age, Missile-Defense, New Age, Nuclear Missiles, tehran, United States, Warheads

Iran remains committed to developing a long-range ICBM that can extend Tehran’s military reach to Europe and the United States. The Middle East, Europe and even the Eastern Seaboard of the United States may find themselves within range of Iranian nuclear missiles in the next three to five years or less.
Even in case of a [...]

China’s Environmental Catastrophe

Posted by Matt in July 10th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, pollution, Acid Rain, Carbon Dioxide, Catastrophe, Coal Plants, Dumps, East China Sea, Energy Independence, Fisheries, Greenhouse Gases, Japan, Mainland, Olympics, Plumer, Pollution Problems, Reminder, Rest Of The World, Sewage, South-Korea, Sulfur Emissions, Testosterone

It’s a reminder that China’s pollution problems aren’t just taking a devastating toll on China–they’re also affecting the rest of the world. Acid rain partly caused by Chinese sulfur emissions pours down on Japan and South Korea. Eighty percent of the East China Sea, one of the world’s largest fisheries, has become toxic, due to [...]