Cara

Remember. Elon Musk was over there a bit back. The arabs are gonna colonise mars.. and they ll ptobably be taking that Allah thing with them… which is sillly coz he was either Enlil Sin or Ishkur.. (hope not ishkur…..) so… moon. Not mars.

First, about the Japanese company, which I will call NE to get around the moderation software.., from Wikipedia:
NE is a logistics services company. Its head office is based in Tokyo, Japan.
The company was established in 1937 … as a semi-government transportat ion service. The Company was established by pooling the assets of International…[Read more]

Now, from the article:
Nippon Express’s move will likely prompt Japanese companies to seek business opportunities along the route. The transportation company and Kazakhstan Temir Zholy plan to start the cargo service in 2018.

It takes about 15 to 18 days for a train to carry goods from an eastern Chinese city like Shanghai to Germany and surrounding areas. The cost is about $5,000 to $6,000 per 40-foot container. Shipping by sea costs about half that but takes almost twice as long. By air, the shipment would take a few days but cost more than twice as much.

Nippon Express expects demand from companies based in China that want their auto components, precision equipment or fast fashions to be delivered in a timely manner.

In the other direction, Nippon Express expects to carry wine, vehicles, clothing and various other goods. As consumers become increasingly sensitive to quality, Nippon Express…[Read more]

In May, China held an international conference on the initiative, which is spearheaded by President Xi Jinping. Toshihiro Nikai, secretary-general of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party, attended. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed interest in helping advance the initiative, as long as transparency and fairness are assured.

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China has set up a liaison office. The aim is to share information among member companies and to hold trade fairs and seminars, among other activities. Megabanks such as the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ and Mizuho Bank have also begun looking for ways to help client companies expand their Chinese…[Read more]

Hey Cara.. hardware in IT is going yo disappear. All computers are going to become virtual machines in the cloud. Users will have ftont end clients and access ppints. All the data and processing power will be elsewhere.. accessef by “clients”..mark my words.

What I find most astonishing are the frequent comments that seem to indicate a prevailing view of the central bankers that the world of monetary policy is decoupled from real world factors, at least in the models they use. I don’t know if this is just the terminology and jargon they use but my reading of the speech and reviewing of the graphs i…[Read more]

Some more details on the mechanics and power structure of the Chinese state:
http://www.atimes.com/article/19th-party-congress-monument-xi-jinping/