http://lapoguenio.com/2006/11/23/the-china-factor/ Sun, 25 Apr 2010 12:29:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://lapoguenio.com/2006/11/23/the-china-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-185 Lani Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:36:42 +0000 http://lapoguenio.com/?p=409#comment-185 I received an email from Engr. Alfonso Quilala about the exact Chinese population. The Chinese population stood at 1.3 billion in January 2005 (not 3.1 as I originally wrote), and is predicted to increase by 10 million a year. Thanks for the correction, Manong. I received an email from Engr. Alfonso Quilala about the exact Chinese population. The Chinese population stood at 1.3 billion in January 2005 (not 3.1 as I originally wrote), and is predicted to increase by 10 million a year. Thanks for the correction, Manong.

]]> http://lapoguenio.com/2006/11/23/the-china-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-184 Lani Tue, 28 Nov 2006 02:49:18 +0000 http://lapoguenio.com/?p=409#comment-184 Re: David Ricardo - He is the economist who introduced the theory of comparative advantage. He believed that a country is better off buying products which other countries can produce more cheaply than it can, and instead concentrate its resources on producing and exporting those goods that it can produce relatively more cheaply than other countries. This has become the basis of international trade today. Re: Mandarin and Cantonese. That would be a good idea. There are 3.1 billion Chinese, a very large market. If Filipino business people want to tap this market, they would need to speak some form of Chinese. Re: David Ricardo – He is the economist who introduced the theory of comparative advantage. He believed that a country is better off buying products which other countries can produce more cheaply than it can, and instead concentrate its resources on producing and exporting those goods that it can produce relatively more cheaply than other countries. This has become the basis of international trade today. Re: Mandarin and Cantonese. That would be a good idea. There are 3.1 billion Chinese, a very large market. If Filipino business people want to tap this market, they would need to speak some form of Chinese.

]]> http://lapoguenio.com/2006/11/23/the-china-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Joy Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:15:55 +0000 http://lapoguenio.com/?p=409#comment-182 Maybe the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education should consider including Mandarin and Cantonese languages in the Philippine curriculum? Maybe the Department of Education and the Commission on Higher Education should consider including Mandarin and Cantonese languages in the Philippine curriculum?

]]> http://lapoguenio.com/2006/11/23/the-china-factor/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Joy Mon, 27 Nov 2006 14:07:18 +0000 http://lapoguenio.com/?p=409#comment-183 Who is David Ricardo? Who is David Ricardo?

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