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    • Juan Corriolis
      Best nights in SP and Rio

      By Juan Corriolis · Posted

      Just among friends in Rio.  They reminded me that Monique has not added any improvements to the place during all those years of ownership.  The place is shabby in many parts.   Unnamed friends say that she gives off the feeling that she is tired of the place but likes the money, then reminds them that more than twenty years of ownership have been difficult.  Maybe it is all conjecture or assumption on the part of my friends who believe that she is planning a shutdown or sale of the place.   All things eventually come to an end.  Think of all the wonderful saunas in Brazil that once were but are no more.  Think also of Sao Paulo, a huge city with only one sauna.  Junior might soon be the symbolic Rodolfo of Rio (only one sauna in a huge city). 
    • daydreamer
      Thailand is being colonized by foreign investors

      By daydreamer · Posted

      Certainly China is one of the largest investors in Thailand, and it looks like Thailand is coming to the realization that some of that investment is to the detriment of Thai businesses, such as the coconut industry, highlighted in the video.  Investing is one thing, but monopolizing entire industries through ruthless and unethical tactics is another issue, not unlike the robber barons that operated in the US during the late 19th century. One positive action was taken this past January 1st, when Thailand imposed a 10% duty on all imports valued at 1,500 baht or less, as Chinese companies such as Temu and Alibaba were squeezing small Thai companies, to the point they could no longer compete with the cheap imports that were flooding into the country.   The Thai government is pushing back in some areas, but for some like the coconut farmers and processors, it looks like too little, too late.
    • PeterRS
      South Korea’s Worst Plane Crash in Decades

      By PeterRS · Posted

      There have been several cases just like this one where the authorities have finally withdrawn the airline's operating llicence. I used to travel regularly to Taipei on V Air which was a very pleasant low cost carrier. After two crashes, one just after take-off in Taipei by a Trans Asia aircraft (V Air was a subsidiary of Trans Air), the licence was withdrawn and the carrier ceased operations. In the Taipei incident, one engine was playing up on take off. The first officer then shut off the wrong engine leaving the aircraft with no power.  
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    • PeterRS
      Thailand is being colonized by foreign investors

      By PeterRS · Posted

      Let's note that it is not all one-way traffic - at least not yet. Yes, China is expanding its influence not only in Thailand but in most parts of the world. According to an article in The Nation in September 2024, though, from January to June that year Chinese nationals purchased 39.5% of all condo units transferred to foreigners in Bangkok. This represented 40.1% of the value of condo units sold. It did represent a downturn since in 2020 when the percentage of units transferred to Chinese owners was 61% according to the Bangkok Post. But then 2024 was when covid was slowly winding down. Bangkok developers made a considerable amount after building very small condo units of around 25-35 sq.m. This enabled Chinese to use the funds they could export annually from China by parking it in what was regarded as a safer country. The less good news for Thailand is that the Chinese are becoming fed up of Thailand as their preferred foreign tourist destination. It is now being overtaken by countries like Vietnam and South Korea. But the bureaucracy and paperwork make purchasing condos in those countries more complicated. So Thai developers with their tiny apartments may well find continuuing sales to Chinese. Let's also not forget that China is now one of the biggest investors in Thailand along with Japan. This graph from CEIC illustrates the level of Chinese investment in the country in the last reported 12 years - https://www.nationthailand.com/business/property/40041666 https://www.bangkokpost.com/property/2997234/chinese-condo-purchases-likely-depressed-this-year

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