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A map of world alcohol consumption

Feb 14th 2011, 13:01 by The Economist online

Dec 8th 2010, 15:05 by The Economist online

The most expensive books

ON TUESDAY December 7th a complete volume of John James Audubon's "The Birds of America" fetched a record price at auction. The book, which stands more than three feet by two feet (91cm x 61cm) and includes 435 hand-coloured illustrations of birds from North America in life-size, reached $10.3m.

Breaking formation

Nov 9th 2010, 17:30 by S.C. | SEOUL

This year Taiwan’s standard of living surpassed Japan’s

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Stolen cars which are most costly to insurers

Aug 3rd 2010

AMERICA'S car thieves show clear preferences in the vehicles they steal. Size, speed and luxury are all important factors when it comes to selecting a target. But the country's car thieves are, at least, patriotic. If America's carmaking giants have struggled in recent years to build vehicles that match the public taste, they are keeping car thieves happy. Only two of the top ten stolen cars in America (measured in terms of cash paid out by insurers) come from a foreign manufacturer. America's car criminals are more suspicious of Japanese or European models and are reluctant to be seen in smaller cars. A reluctance to nick Toyota Priuses shows they have little regard for the environment either.

看了Economist的news update

發現這個絕不可能成為TW主流新聞頭版的重大國際新聞

Goo一下中文  大概∵柯索沃翻譯名詞不大統一

台灣新聞還真的如我所料找不到幾個  唉～

中時的在這  Sina的在這 

今天Economist email的頭條

是個叫Xue Feng 薛峰的人被中國政府判罪

他被指控竊取國家機密  判處八年徒刑

薛峰是西安出生出國唸書後拿美國籍

Where America and China are viewed most favourably

Jun 17th 2010

ECONOMIST

Jun 10th 2010, 12:05 by R.L.G. | NEW YORK

這篇超好笑的  是我最愛的冷嘲熱諷文

我在想是不是UK人是不是天生具有嘲諷的才能

George Osborne  連結有中文介紹

David James  這應該不用介紹了...  看身材就好  科科

May 12th 2010 | From The Economist online

Italy's roads are choked with government-owned cars

義大利馬路是被政府用車給塞爆的

最近有好多浩浩蕩蕩的新聞話題

像是小S家暴啦

(話說我最賭爛他ㄤ那種看起來表面斯文心裡禽獸類型的男人了…)

像是死刑啦  雖然我是贊成廢除死刑的

But已經被判決死刑的我覺得還是要依法處置的

Living costs in big cities

Mar 10th 2010 | From The Economist online

PARIS is the most expensive city to live in according to the latest survey from Economist Intelligence Unit, a sister company to The Economist. The survey assesses the cost of living by comparing housing, food, clothing, transport and utility bills and the like in 132 cities around the world. Tokyo comes second, up from sixth place a year ago. The fall in Russia's currency against the dollar has made Moscow cheaper than it once was.

The most expensive works to come under the hammer

Feb 4th 2010 | From The Economist online

From Economist

A study by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences highlighted the growing sex imbalance in China. It reported that 119 boys are born in the country for every 100 girls and that by 2020, 24m men of marrying age might find themselves without wives.

剛上網看了一下

聽說再過十年中國男人會比女人多個兩千五百萬

Dec 9th 2009  From Economist.com

Greece and Japan dominate shipping, but not under their own flags

Nov 26th 2009  From Economist.com

America's turkeys and humans alike are getting heavier

ONE thing Americans should be thankful for this Thanksgiving is that they have not put on as much weight as the average turkey. Between 1960 and 2008, turkeys bulked up by around 11lb (5kg) to 29lb, an increase of 64%, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Coincidentally, in that same period the average American man gained 28lb, almost the equivalent of a turkey, according to data from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, another government agency, and a Gallup poll of 2008. This year an estimated 250m turkeys will be raised, 8% fewer than a year ago, but still almost enough for one bird each for America's 308m people.

Nov 11th 2009  From Economist.com

Where theft hits the retail trade hardest

Oct 20th 2009  From Economist.com

Which Americans have been married most?

FOR almost half of America's brides and grooms, wedded bliss eventually turns to divorce misery. But many go on to marry again (and then again) in the search for the perfect mate. According to Census Bureau data gathered for the first time in 2008, the keenest on remarriage are those in Arkansas and Oklahoma, where over 10% of women who have ever been married have been hitched at least three times. The proportion of men (of those ever married) who go on to have at least three weddings is lower: 9.7% in Arkansas and 9.3% in Oklahoma. Southern and western states have the highest shares of those who are thrice (or more often) married, partly because of younger median marrying ages, more poverty and poorer education. New Jersey and Massachusetts have the smallest shares for both women and men.

Nov 9th 2009  From Economist.com

Which Europeans are most likely to have tried cannabis?

Oct 14th 2009  From Economist.com

Restrictive abortion laws do not prevent abortion

嚴禁墮胎的法律無法預防墮胎