- 20 million laid off tags china factory finance crisis- half of all toy factories have closed - government plans 4 trillion yuan ($USD 585 million) stimulus package. - risk of "mass incidents and social unrest" as jobless migrants return to the countryside. I have also heard that the factories are just closing their doors - no back pay, no severance packages. We are not talking wealthy people here but they all contribute to the developed world's way of life. picked by aclister 10 months ago |
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The requested funding would have meant nearly $2 million per Edwardsville resident, as there are only 194 of them. Apparently surprised at the backlash, the town stands by its claims that it is proud of its efforts for economic revival. picked by equinox 11 months ago 4 comments edit related share politics |
An Australian student worried about her parents' money problems rifled through a pile of her lottery tickets Thursday and discovered that she had won 13 million Australian dollars ($10 million) 10 months ago. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago 7 comments edit related share plime.com |
Los Angeles has been in a large deficit for the past year--this year it could up to $530 million. However, that hasn't stopped them spending $1 million each year on "hand-inked calligraphy scrolls that bestow commendations on everyday folk, celebrities and supporters." picked by suebe 8 months ago 11 comments edit related share plime.com |
China houses several early-human (Paleolithic) archaeological sites along the Nihewan Basin near Mongolia, some with artifacts that date back about 1 million years ago. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
The company also said it sold 1.4 million of its handheld PSP devices and 1.3 million units of the older PlayStation 2. The sales figures covered the period from November 23 to December 31. picked by punthe 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share entertainment |
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The International Monetary Fund said Tuesday that financial losses stemming from the U.S. mortgage crisis might approach $1 trillion, citing a "collective failure" to predict the breadth of the crisis. picked by deEPCHill 2 years ago 6 comments edit related share world |
$42 million dollars to let people know the check is in the mail. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 10 comments edit related share plime.com |
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is to create a tourist resort in a giant cave used by the former Nationalist government as a secret aircraft factory during World War Two, the official Xinhua news agency said Tuesday. The Haikong cave, in verdant mountains near the southwestern city and wartime capital of Chongqing, will cost about 500 million yuan ($68 million) to develop, the report said. Nothing say... read full post picked by bevissimo 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
An ordinary guy (not an artist) who signs as ‘G’, worried because art it’s since many decades ago a big fraud, has decided to put an end to Modern Art by creating the Ultimate Art Fraud: a Post-it that he is selling in eBay for a million dollars (or more!). G thinks that Modern Art is nowadays like a comatose patient kept alive artificially by a bunch of speculators and thefts... read full post picked by tribulete 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share arts |