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  2. Chinese fortune telling - Wikipedia

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    Chinese fortune telling, better known as Suan ming (Chinese: 算命; pinyin: Suànmìng; lit. 'fate calculating') has utilized many varying divination techniques throughout the dynastic periods. There are many methods still in practice in Mainland China , Taiwan , Hong Kong and other Chinese-speaking regions such as Malaysia , Indonesia and ...

  3. The Next 100 Years: A Forecast for the 21st Century

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    Among the technological predictions made in the book are the development of hypersonic aircraft and missiles, new space-based technology that will foster the development of military bases on the Moon and crewed military orbiting platforms (referred to in the book as "Battle Stars"), and armored robotic battle suits for soldiers that run on ...

  4. Shaobing Song - Wikipedia

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    The poem is named after the Chinese pastry shaobing. It is written in cryptic form and is difficult to understand. Some believe that certain lines contain references to the future of China at the time including: Jingnan campaign (1399-1402) [4] Tumu Crisis [5] Rise of Zheng He; Political unrest of Wei Zhongxian (魏忠贤乱政) [4]

  5. Chinese social media censored a top economist for his bearish ...

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    One of the country’s most prominent economists, who was ejected from its social media platforms for his bearish predictions about the economy, thinks it might take 10 years to fix.

  6. For many people, Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb 10 this year, is a time to consult the stars to find out what lies ahead in the coming months. We asked a top Hong Kong geomancer for her insights.

  7. 2009 in China - Wikipedia

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    January 1 – Tongyong pinyin will no longer be official in the Republic of China, due to the ROC's Ministry of Education's approval of Hanyu pinyin in 2008. [1] [2]January 2 – The border demarcation with markers was officially completed between China and Vietnam, signed by Deputy Foreign Minister Vu Dung on the Vietnamese side and his Chinese counterpart, Wu Dawei, on the Chinese side.

  8. Seeing through the real estate 'predictions' for 2009 - AOL

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    Fortune has an interesting story on the worst housing markets for 2009. 2008 was a brutal year across the country, but the experts predict that it will get a lot worse for quite a few cities over ...

  9. Chinese economic stimulus program - Wikipedia

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    The stimulus includes plans to rebuild areas damaged by the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. [1]The 2008–09 Chinese economic stimulus plan (simplified Chinese: 扩大内需十项措施; traditional Chinese: 擴大內需十項措施; pinyin: Kuòdà Nèixū Shíxiàng Cuòshī) was a RMB¥ 4 trillion (US$586 billion) stimulus package aiming to minimize the impact of the Great Recession on the economy ...