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  1. GeraltofRivia

    Why is bicycle not popular in Pakistan?

    Yes I can see lot of them on the road. Certainly they are superior than bicycle in terms of speed and load. However they are an upgrade from bicycle and not everyone can afford one. Why would people have bicycle before upgrading to motorcycles?
  2. GeraltofRivia

    Why is bicycle not popular in Pakistan?

    I read a old Chinese novel recently, which talks about the importance bicycle in Chinese daily life back in 80s. Bicycle is reasonably affordable and would significantly improved people’s mobility. Most importantly It doesn’t consume any fuel to run apart from man power. It is a wonderful...
  3. GeraltofRivia

    A fireside chat about industrial revolution

    Military is built on the foundation of economics. UK has the most dominating military in the 19th century due to their economic power. In the same way, US has the most dominating military in 20th century. This post is an attempt to explain how they managed to achieve the economical success and...
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    A fireside chat about industrial revolution

    That’s right, the Petit Gulf hybrid strain that was developed by Rush Hutt, which was originated from Mexico. Apparently it slid through the cotton gid for reseeding a lot easier than other strains and produces more cottons.
  5. GeraltofRivia

    “Buying US lies on Xinjiang may hurt Bangladeshi RMG industry”, Chinese Ambassador says

    Say if you are a nice guy and try to befriend with everyone. You have built a nice house as you have been working really hard. Some guys become jealous about your house and throw stones at it. what would you do? Would you continue being nice with them?
  6. GeraltofRivia

    China should set up its own international schools in Pakistan and in the Middle East

    My suggestion to our Pakistani friends would be sending more students to China. There should be shipload of Pakistani students going to China, studying all the subjects. Once they finish their study, they will go back to Pakistan, bringing back knowledge, connection and more importantly ways of...
  7. GeraltofRivia

    Egypt: First electrified light rail transit system begins operations

    By Rédaction Africanews Egypt's first electrified light rail transit (LRT) system jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies started its trial run on Sunday. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi took the first ride on the LRT at its inauguration ceremony, which was also attended by...
  8. GeraltofRivia

    A fireside chat about industrial revolution

    Recently I have a fireside chat with a good friend of mine about Industrial revolution, the role of productivity and cost advantage. We talked about how these basic economical factors underpins the human history over the last 500 years - the rise of Europe, then rise of US and fall of Europe and...
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    Bangladesh's exports hit all-time high of over 52 bln USD in FY 2021-22

    I totally agree that English is not a necessity for development and certainly not for studying science and technology underpin it. Sometimes I feel excellent English language skill of Southern Asian people does not serve their national interest as people found it easy to fit into and develop a...
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    Bangladesh's exports hit all-time high of over 52 bln USD in FY 2021-22

    If you type baidu in your internet browser and type some Chinese words in the search bar, you will see how much stuff is over there. Chinese side of the virtual world is just as massive as other part of the world combined. It is not accessible to many people not because physical access but...
  11. GeraltofRivia

    Padma Bridge: Target to generate 1,600C a year in tolls

    That 1000 tons crane looks really nice, a great showcase of local technological capability from Bangladesh. I am sure it will see heaps of actions in other projects given how much marine construction will take place in the near future.
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    Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

    What you have in this photo is not coal reserve, this is stockpile of a coal power plant. The background is a coal plant as you can see. Typically a coal power plant maintains a 70-90 days’ supply depending how stable the supply is. It is not free to stockpile coal as they take a lot space and...
  13. GeraltofRivia

    G7 aims to raise $600 billion to counter China's Belt and Road

    If a fraction of $600B materializes eventually, it would be a good thing to the developing nations, which needs all kinds of infrastructure badly. Africa alone would probably needs a couple of Trillion as it needs to be built from ground-up. This is essentially the idea of BRI, in which China...
  14. GeraltofRivia

    Indian Navy has questions on China’s new aircraft carrier Fujian

    Put simply, it is too advanced to be disclosed. On a serious note, it seems that many commentators ignores the fact that nuclear power ship also requires boilers to generate steam which is turned into mechanical force. It is the same as conventional powered ship. Nuclear powered ship is not...
  15. GeraltofRivia

    Russia-Ukraine War - News and Developments

    Russian economy will face difficulties in the foreseeable future but it is not going to crash. It is being removed from SWIFT and being sanctioned by the western world. I am sure Russian strategic planners were fully aware and made their calculations. As you rightly pointed out, China will be...
  16. GeraltofRivia

    PAF J-10C News, Updates and Discussion

    Congratulations for the successful induction of beautiful birds, best wishes!:pakistan::china:
  17. GeraltofRivia

    Eternals Writers Defend Controversial Hiroshima Bombing Scene

    There are people who try to frame Hiroshima nuclear bombing as a human tragedy and this is another attempt in a very concealed way. What is alarming is that in this particular instance they have managed to penetrate into main stream Hollywood movie. Audience who watch Marvel movies will be...
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    Eternals Writers Defend Controversial Hiroshima Bombing Scene

    Ryan & Kaz Firpo defend the film's controversial Hiroshima bombing scene in which Brian Tyree Henry's Eternal Phastos blames himself for the tragedy. BY ADAM BENTZ PUBLISHED NOV 13, 2021 Eternals writers Ryan and Kaz Firpo defend the film's controversial Hiroshima bombing scene. The latest MCU...
  19. GeraltofRivia

    Here is why CPEC never reached its full potential

    As described in the white paper "Vision and actions on jointly building belt and road" published by the Chinese government, there are 5 key elements underpinning the initiative: * Policy coordination * Facilities connectivity * Unimpeded trade * Financial integration * People to People bond...
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