A Village Grows Rich Off Its Main Export—Its Daughters: There are two kinds of families in this village: the relatively rich, who live in tiled villas with air-conditioning, and those who still hunt in the wooded hills with bow and arrow and send their sons off to become Buddhist monks when there are too many mouths to feed. . . More and more these days, relative prosperity is tied to which families have daughters, many of whom go to Thailand and Malaysia to work in brothels. [NYT reg. req.]
Chinese Mainland Population to Reach 1.3 Billion: The population in Chinese mainland is expected to reach 1.3 million on January 6, according to a prediction the National Bureau of Statistics.
Chinese Cars May Be Coming to U.S. Roads: The man who brought the Yugo and Subaru to this country and built a gull-wing sports car bearing his name has a new project: selling low-cost Chinese-made cars in the United States. [NYT reg. req.]
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