China blog
Newsday food writer Erica Marcus is on a three-week trip to China, exploring the country's cuisine in major cities and small villages. Her daily blog will chronicle her meals from fancy restaurants to noodle shacks. Come along with her on this eating adventure. To read Erica Marcus' China travel blog, log on to www.newsday.com/travel. Photo - Erica Marcus...
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BEIJING -"Excuse me for my frankness," said Andy Wei, pouring a cup of tea, "but Americans . . . don't know China."If Americans did, he said, they would have a better picture of their own country's future as well. Wei heads the Beijing operations for Goodrich, which builds and sells aircraft products in China. Looking over China's capital city from his high-rise World Trade Center office, Wei said China...
China Blog: LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
No sympathy for airlines With regard to the Qantas issue, it's very simple. About 15 years ago while travelling with Qantas, I awoke on a flight from Asia not knowing that the person next to me had recently received service, and called for water. The hostess suggested it was people like me who caused people like her to have varicose veins so, not wishing to cause those of her ilk more problems, I have never travelled with Qantas again.We read about the dire situation of the...