From the monthly archives:

June 2010

Tough Love For 24 Million Chinese Men

by Ray Ally on June 25, 2010

Chinese boys 119, Chinese girls 100. No this isn’t a basketball score, but the imbalance of the sexes of babies being born in China. In rural areas this number raises to 140 boys to 100 girls. In western countries, a normal ratio should be around 107 boys to 100 girls. In China this is becoming [...]

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Get Your World Cup Kit On!

by Ray Ally on June 18, 2010

Photo: Found on the web England vs Argentina.
The World Cup kicked off this week in South Africa, without China who failed to qualify. Despite this football is a hugely popular spectator sport in the country. In Beijing, many of the bars and restaurants have been packed with fans watching the games late into the night.
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Feng Shui Baby Girls

by Ray Ally on June 15, 2010

Photo: Ray Ally
Many regular readers have asked why I haven’t posted so frequently over the last few months. The simple answer is – I was having a baby. Well actually not me, but my wife.  So I am happy to report that two weeks ago today, she delivered a healthy baby girl by Caesarean section [...]

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