My impression of select non-industrialized countries
Here is what comes to my mind when you say:
Vietnam - sells coffee beans
Philippines - sells bananas
Iran - a gas station
To make fun of South Koreans, you need to point to a really impressive invention by your country that South Korea can't match (see example below). Capiche?
Taiwan University unveils submicron precision lathe - CNA ENGLISH NEWS
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[Taiwan] University unveils submicron precision lathe
2012/12/26 17:07:40
Taipei, Dec. 26 (CNA) A university in Taichung unveiled Tuesday a prototype of a submicron precision lathe that the school says is the most precise lathe designed and manufactured in Taiwan.
The submicron precision lathe made by National Chin-Yi University of Technology can make components with tolerances as small as 0.2 microns (a micron is 0.001 millimeters), said Tsai Kuo-ming, an associate professor who was involved in the machine's design.
Tsai said Taiwan's machine tool industry is among the best in the world, but Japan and Germany still have a technical edge in producing components used in the ultra-precision lathes that produce parts used in high-tech electronics gadgets, such as optical lenses, that have to be precise, thin and lightweight.
As a result, Taiwan's lens suppliers and optical companies have had to import such lathes from abroad, he said.
Hsieh Chung-yu, director of a research center at the university, explained that the critical components for ultra-precision lathes are spindles, controllers, positioning measurement systems, and guideways.
Taiwan has had the ability to produce spindles and positioning measurement devices, but the university made a breakthrough in the area of hydrostatic guideways, and advanced controllers are currently being tested, Hsieh said.
The research center director said that the school is testing controllers made locally on its precision lathe to see if they can meet the general high standard of the new machine.
Hsieh said the school hopes the testing phase for controllers can be completed in 2013 so that it can manufacture a submicron precision lathe to supply to local factories in which all of the critical parts are made in Taiwan.
(By Sophia Chen and Nell Shen)"
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I'm surprised India is not right alongside China.
PISA, TIMSS, and IQ tests are all in agreement
I heard that India came in last place (number 72?) at the last PISA exam and dropped out from future PISA tests, which is held once every three years. I'll need to research the issue to provide you with a citation. However, I did hear the information from a fairly reliable source (e.g. a longtime Chinese forum member).
China and India are opposites. China scored a leading 556 points on the PISA reading test. India scored an average of 327, which is near the bottom for all countries. The gap between China and India is 229 points.
If you combine the test scores of TWO Indian students for every ONE Chinese student, it would be a close race.
The PISA and TIMSS tests show that the IQ test results are probably accurate. Chinese have an average of 105 IQ and Indians around 82.
Everybody takes the same test. The result is fair and objective. It is what it is.
PISA & TIMSS Confirm Low Quality of Indian Education
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PISA & TIMSS Confirm Low Quality of Indian Education
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Indian students rank near the bottom on PISA, a global test of learning standards conducted in 74 nations this year. TIMSS, another standardized international test, produced similar results earlier in 2003.
This is the first time that Indian students participated in PISA. Students from Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu took the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) test, coordinated by the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Prior to this participation, students from Indian states of Orissa and Rajasthan took a similar test called Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) in 2003.
Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh rank high on human development indicators among Indian states. The India Human Development Report 2011, prepared by the Institute of Applied Manpower Research (IAMR), categorized them as “median” states, putting them significantly ahead of the national average. IAMR is an autonomous arm of India's Planning Commission. (article continues)"