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Taiwan in the Space Age

Friday, 25 June 2010 10:07 Leo Wang Editorials of Interest - Diaxde Volunteers

Exactly 40 years ago today, July 20^th, Neil Armstrong took his “small step” that is really a huge leap for humanity. The positive repercussion of his step is about to get much bigger. In this very special 40^th anniversary of we – the earthlings’ – moon landing, I like to celebrate with several of my observations. And relate my observations and predictions to what role can Taiwan play in the space age.

$100,000 per Barrel Oil, Part II

Tuesday, 15 June 2010 19:41 Leo Wang Editorials of Interest - Diaxde Volunteers

The solution for high oil price is high oil price. That is the reason why a thought experiment like this is worthy of conducting. When I wrote “$100,000 per Barrel Oil” last July, I was unaware of economist Jeff Rubin and his bullish outlook on oil; nor was I aware of his book, Why Your World Is About to Get a Whole Lot Smaller: Oil and the End of Globalization. The following quote prompted me to draft up another variation of my very simple back-of-the-envelope model for estimating the peak price in the current raw materials secular bull market:

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Newsflash

An entrance to the Egmont Palace in Brussels is pictured yesterday, where a Taiwanese delegation were ejected from an Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development meeting after pressure was exerted by the Chinese delegation.
Photo: CNA

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said that Taiwan has lodged a stern protest with China, the Belgian government and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) after a Taiwanese delegation was requested to leave a conference in Belgium due to Chinese pressure.