Today in China

ording to the World Bank, China produced US$2.263825 trillion in output in 2005, just US$94 million, or 0.004 per cent, more than Britain. The United States, Japan and Germany remain on top of the world.

ever, as Han Meng - an economist with the Institute of Economics at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences - says, “in areas such as technological prowess, management expertise, industrialization and urbanization, China is still playing catch up with other developed countries”.

, this ranking establish the list of the largest economies of the world. If you look at the chinese economy per capita, they are still way behing Britain…

Can you read the following warning?

If not, try to stretch your eyes like asian people and you will be able to read it! Amazing, isn’t it? The question now is… are asian people able to read it straight away??? ‘_^

With the update of Google Earth coverage of Beijing, especially East of the 2nd Ring Road, it’s getting easier to explain to people how to go to any given place in Beijing.

As an example, I just updated the map showing how to go to Beer Mania. ^_^