THE WHITE FERNS CRICKET TEAM BAT OUT A WIN OVER SOUTH AFRICA IN INDIA
NZ cricket: The White Ferns batted a 151-run win over South Africa in their opening Group B match of the women’s World Cup in India.
Too much! photo: tv3
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 2.2.13~
INDIANS TAKE STAND AGAINST GANG RAPE
India’s stand against rape is strong.–SMH.
[incidentally, a definition of rape too is "the wanton destruction or spoiling of a landscape, place or area].
Tealights by millenium candles.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 30.12.12~
ISRAEL, INDONESIA, INDIA… 29.12.12
Around the World…
Online audience: Today… nations are honing in and are reading from these audience territories:
U.S, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Mexico, Thailand, India, (more…)
COURTEOUS STRENGTH
When restraint and courtesy are added to strength, the latter becomes irresistible.
–Mahatma Gandhi
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polyneisa Asia-Pacific. 29.12.12~
SACHIN TENDULKAR TO CHILLAX MORE FROM SPORT ‘TIL 2015
In cricket sports news, Berita Harian website reported the world’s greatest living batsman, Sachin Tandulkar, is going to chillax from ODI’s.
On ya. A very busy man, Rabja Sahan‘s ST said: “”I feel blessed to have fulfilled the dream of being part of a World Cup-winning Indian team… the preparatory process to defend the World Cup in 2015 should begin early and in right earnest. I would like to wish the team all the very best for the future… I am eternally grateful to all my well-wishers for their unconditional support and love over the years.”
Sachin was a debutant for India at 16 in 1989. View Sachin Tendulkar’s impressive career in pictures.
The news was announced when New Zealand’s cricket team finally won a T20. Read that here.
[Photo: ST.in website]
~Posted by Horiwodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 24.12.12~
TOP WHEAT GROWING NATIONS OF THE WORLD 2012
A field of wheat pixels under blue cloudy sky–123RF photo.
Summer in New Zealand. I am thinking of wheat…
Who are the top wheat producing nations of the world in 2012. Here we go:
| Rank | Country | Production (1000 MT) + Wheat Poetics | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EU-27 | 131,823.00 | bread of life it is now to me |
| 2 | China | 118,000.00 | in thy love i will ever be |
| 3 | India | 93,900.00 | fed upon the finest of the wheat. |
| 4 | United States | 61,755.00 | you are earthen. i am fluid. |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 38,000.00 | meadows of flowers |
| 6 | Canada | 26,700.00 | fields full of golden-brown wheat |
| 7 | Pakistan | 23,300.00 | i’m not all here |
| 8 | Australia | 21,000.00 | my words are like dry wheat, snapping |
| 9 | Turkey | 15,500.00 | as our bread is broken |
| 10 | Ukraine | 15,500.00 | we mill the wheat (more…) |
THE WORLD’S TOP STEAK (MEAT) PRODUCERS ON EARTH 2012
Sir Peter Leitch has announced he is listing his meat franchise business in New Zealand on the NZX stock exchange market. This is only a few weeks after New Zealand’s dairy co-op also had a partial shares float. Agricultural product is what the world wants and needs.
Yet WHO IS THE BIGGEST MEAT PRODUCING NATIONS ON THE PLANET IN 2012. Here’s the list.
| Rank | Area | Production (Int $1000) | Flag | Production (MT) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 30287827 | * | 11212000 | F |
| 2 | Brazil | 25192924 | * | 9325960 | Fc |
| 3 | China | 16796410 | * | 6217723 | Fc |
| 4 | Argentina | 7095056 | * | 2626460 | * |
| 5 | Australia | 6295097 | * | 2330330 | Fc |
| 6 | Mexico | 5278515 | * | 1954010 | Fc |
| 7 | Russian Federation | 4647528 | * | 1720430 | Fc |
| 8 | France | 4538311 | * | 1680000 | F |
| 9 | Canada | 4322201 | * | 1600000 | F |
| 10 | Germany | 3638753 | * | 1347000 | F |
| 11 | Sudan (former) | 3372127 | * | 1248300 | Fc |
| 12 | India | 2935045 | * | 1086500 | Fc |
| 13 | Colombia | 2526178 | * | 935145 | Fc |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 2485265 | * | 920000 | F |
| 15 | Italy | 2390717 | * | 885000 | F |
| 16 | South Africa | 2176836 | * | 805825 | Fc |
| 17 | Pakistan | 1997362 | * | 739387 | Fc |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 1796080 | * | 664876 | Fc |
| 19 | Ireland | 1745864 | * | 646287 | Fc |
| 20 | New Zealand | 1725671 | * | 638812 | Fc |
| * : | Unofficial figure |
| F : | FAO estimate |
| Fc: | Calculated data |
I don’t know why I thought Colombia just grew cocaine all year round. Colombia runs more cows than New Zealand does for beef each year.
Colombia even grows more beef each year than the UK. Wow!
Who would have thought? Learning… every day. :)
Source: faostat figures. Photo: Rocker dad, Joel Madden orders a burger. Photo: People Magazine. Photo 2: New Zealand cows: Woodleigh grateful 16th and Woodleigh grateful 24th. Photo: Woodleigh.
Congratulations to NZ for making the top 20.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 20.12.12~
THE WORLD’S TOP SALAD GREENS PRODUCING & GREEN VEGETABLE NATIONS 2012
Who grows the most fresh veges on the planet each year? Here we go…
| Rank | Area | Production (Int $1000) | Flag | Production (MT) | Flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 24683338 | * | 152987093 | F |
| 2 | India | 5978102 | * | 31724000 | |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 1268716 | * | 6732700 | F |
| 4 | Nigeria | 1120394 | * | 5945600 | F |
| 5 | Philippines | 912469 | * | 4842200 | F |
| 6 | Myanmar | 700868 | * | 3719300 | F (more…) |
INDIAN DENTISTS ROCK
I got a new dentist yesterday. We talked Bollywood movies and he extracted a tooth. He moved from India to New Zealand two years ago.
The best dentist I’ve ever had.
He is loving life in New Zealand with his young family. A humble, nice guy.
(Thanks man).
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealanad, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 18.12.12~
THE WORLD’S TOP POTATOES GROWERS – A GARDENERS LIST 2012
Who grows the most potatoes in the world? You might be as surprised as I was to learn the answer. Here’s that view:
| 1 | China | 10674758 | * | 74799084 | |
| 2 | India | 5677931 | * | 36577300 | |
| 3 | United States of America | 2886295 | * | 18337500 | |
| 4 | Germany | 1580617 | * | 10201900 | |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 1563030 | * | 21140500 (more…) |
GOOGLE’S POLITICAL SPIN MACHINE TIES HOLD UP, CORPORATE ENTITIES LATCHING ON & WHAT INDIA & CHINA SEE OF HORIWOOD WEBSITE VIA BAIDU.COM
Fame happens when Google works with politicians & the world’s bankers: Here’s a news story about rewards of that system for one online company. I like them as if it wasn’t for Google, I’d have to learn Chinese (eg: Cantonese + Mandarin] and Hindi to use Baidu.Com instead, like a lot of the world who search online do daily.
Back to Google: Here’s an I.T story: ‘It’s called capitalism’: Google on tax: Google avoids having to pay billions in tax and the internet giant’s chairman is “proud” of it.
Back to What India & China see of Horiwood website:
According to Baidu, my online ‘creative persona’ via Horiwood website across the 21.000+ blog posts created in this site’s web content, the website is closely linked to these corporate entitities and names: (more…)
GIRLS WITH LEGS PHOTOS – COMPASSION’S COMPASS REMINDERS
She had legs and she knew how to use them for “the throw away society.”–BBC News.
In following her own gifts of deep compassion, Lady Diana loaned Mother Teresa her own star pair.
“Some people, some very few people are, in the truest sense, citizens of the world”… those with compassion always will be. Their footprints are our compass of kindness. (more…)
BONE CHINA CUP OF TEA WITH MILK & OXYGEN
All of the tea in China and India,
could not replace the ozone's love
given freely to generations past and present.
About China tea cups: Marye Audet writes:
Once bone china, a mixture of bone ash, china stone, and china clay, was developed by Joseph Spode (more…)
ALTHOUGH THE WORLD’S BIGGEST PIRATES WERE BANKS & FAILED FINANCING COMPANIES FLEECING OLD PEOPLE IN 2008-12…
Although the world biggest pirates were banks in the years 2008-12 and our headlines were full of government bail outs of failed finance companies (fleecing old peoples life savings) and Britain’s banks were seen to be into major white collar crimes, here’s a story.
UN Security Council debates piracy for first time as international peace and security. AP reports:
UNITED NATIONS — U.N. Security Council will discuss on Monday piracy’s unsurprising rise in the world. In particular how it will affect world peace and security will be talked of.
Somalia, West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea and Southeast Asia are said to be areas to look out for in this area.
Indian Ambassador Hardeep Singh Puri, says 7% of all maritime workers are Indian nationals. Piracy is something they have experienced while working on water.
Music track: Mashallah Mashallah from Ek Tha Tiger, featuring Katrina Kaif and Salman Khan.
Also see – Music track: Rum And Whiskey, featuring John Abraham, Ayushmann Khurrana, Yami Gautam, and Annu Kappor. (more…)
TUSNAMI TV & GEELING CHING’S AMAZING AUCKLAND STORY – NEW ZEALAND PEOPLE
Before watching an episode of What Lies Beneath and learning of a history of tsunamis in Wairarapa, Wellington and Hendersons Bay Northland, I also watched the Neighbourhood program on New Zealand TV. The tsunami program of science discovery reminded me how New Zealand has to do lots to prepare for the advent of tsunami influxes, should that occur in our future.
Kiwis are are fun loving, partying geeks. So, we will be doing all that is possible to be ready for such times in an age of incredible and unpredictable climate change conditions around the globe.
Ching’s story was quite beautiful. Refreshing. Perhaps New Zealand’s most iconic Asian-Kiwi face, Geeling Ching recounted her story of a childhood growing up Chinese Kiwi as a church-raised kid who went on to star in David Bowie‘s music video, before launching into a life of loving Auckland City, New Zealand just for the fun of it. Geeling provided very cool insights into the changing face of New Zealand culture and society.
I did not know she was raised in church. When I was 16 I first met Geeling, while studying at AUT in Auckland. Geeling, perhaps New Zealand’s first Asian celebrity face, used to work in that place beneath The Civic theatre. You know that place that served ginger tea, where Taisha used to sing up a storm and the velvet ropes were outside and you had to queue to get in. Her story today was beautiful. Another side to Ching few knew.
In today’s episode, there was Natalia Escobar‘s story too of growing up on a coffee farm in Colombia in a large South America family. She met and married a Kiwi, making the move to Auckland. Escobar lives on the viaduct of Auckland and in her cafe, her family’s coffee beans are present. A special story of a gift to New Zealand.
[Photo: Geeling & buds - Soul Bar. Click on her photo to see her TV episode of Auckland City peoples].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 11.11.12~
EMERGING ECONOMIES – OECD FRANCE OFFICE SEE CANADA AS A POTENTIAL G7 LEADER
The OECD Building, Canada–Reuters.
Canada looks to realign its future place in the world’s future. How is that looking? Let’s zoom in then.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development that is situated in France, likes to think that Canada is the leader in the Group of Seven industrialized economies set to grow in the next fifty years time frame.
The organization sees only Japan sneaking ahead of Canada’s economic growth trajectory. The USA and the UK are not too far behind Canada and Japan in France’s opinion.
Australia, New Zealand, Israel and Norway though not in the G7 Club are also expected to do well economically.
The Canada figures are based on the growth of a labor market’s combined outputs in time. Japan and Germany are contracting in population trends and is why they do well on the per capita measure.
Canada’s population is young in a nation where 60% of people are listed as obese. With the youth of Canada being well-educated and surrounded by natural resources too, Canada is well positioned to track at higher growth than other countries. Of course, that is based on the premise that the resources will be shipped abroad.
The same French report rightly notes that the balance of global economic power will dramatically shift as China overtakes the U.S. as the world’s biggest economy as early as 2016. China will overtake the eurozone in 12 months or more.
The same group of economists forecast that India’s GDP will surpass that of Japan within 24 months. India they see as overtaking the euro area in about 20 years. It is possible that the U.S will also be overtaken by India’s growth in the long run.
The OECD chose to support Canada’s Stephen Harper‘s six day trading mission in India at the timing of releasing their report, before he visited Manila. (more…)
SKYFALL MOVIE TRAILER
Doing well in the US and also India is Daniel Craig‘s new movie, Skyfall.
If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s the movie trailer.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoablog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 10.11.12~
BOLLYWOOD BOX OFFICE NEWS: STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Bollywood Box Office: The movie Student of the Year starring newcomers like Siddharth Malhotra, Alia Bhatt and Varun Dhawan in leads, has continued to keep the bells ringing at the overseas Box Office in the second weekend.
Karan Johar‘s latest production dominates the international collection chart beating the new releases like Chakravyuh and Ajab Gazabb Love. Movie news with spice @Ent1.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 9.11.12~
BEING WELL READ – 75 NATIONS READING…
Star. Moon.–Catherine Milne-King‘s words New Zealand. 9th November 2012
Sunrise. Sunlight. Sunset.
–Horiwood
Audience – Who read’s Horiwoodblog website?
According to the stats report via the USA, audiences are made up of people from the following nations:
North America: 87.4% – USA. 9.1% – Canada. 1.9% – Mexico. 0.2% – Puerto Rico. 0.2% – Jamaica
Europe: 28.6% – The United Kingdom, 11.6% – France, 6.2% – Germany, 5.5% – Italy, 4.2% – Netherlands
Oceania: 62.5% – New Zealand, 35.8% – Australia, 0.6% – Fiji, 0.3% – French Polynesia, 0.3% – New Caledonia
Asia: 20.3% – India, 12.2% – Phillipines, 9.3% – Indonesia, 9.0% – Malaysia, 5.1% – Pakistan
South America: 45.1% Brazil, 21.9% Argentina, 9.2% Chile, 8% – Colombia, 5.1% – Venezuela
Africa: 34.4% South Africa, 23.4% Egypt, 6.6% Algeria, 5.7% Morocco, 4.4% Nigeria
Peace! (more…)
GLOBAL WEATHER PATTERNS BOOKS, AIR QUALITY, GLOBAL NEWS EVENTS – AROUND THE WORLD NEWS – 6th NOVEMBER 2012
While we were reading news…
Humility is to know your limits with your strengths. The exciting blend of both is visionary wisdom in full technicolor.
Around the World Audience Views News – Horiwoodblog - 6th November 2012.
Norway News: Pivotal Book: 2052 author on climate change, global warming, air quality & rich upper-middle class industrialized nations to lose privileged brat ‘tudes. A must read: This is as good as it gets, says visionary Norwegian author Jorgen Randers.
2052, the book, is a global forecast for the next 40 years.
Bonus: China - Jujube fruit – Hardy sweet, Baby factory export products to South-East Asia & UNICEF, Xi Jinping, China embraces USA’s election democracy show as Chinese pop culture.
USA: Election 2012: The Final stretch, A Swing State Sprint, USA online mood gauge: I Want USA to…, Romney‘s team are in spin overdrive in OH, PA & WI, Gallup: R 50% O 49%, ABCWashPo: O 50% R 47%, Rasmussen: R 49% O 48%, A Challenger at the Crossroads, Hip hop: Jay-Z humor, A few military voters to vote last, Generation Debt: Billionaires taking too much: Each American Under 18 owes Owes $218,676, ‘Per Person Debt Now 35 % Higher than that of Greece’, Giuliani: FEMA management similar on Sandy as Katrina, Bill Clinton on US Military, ‘The Boss’ joins Obama in Wisconsin, Electricity in East Coast, Apple’s perks on overseas takings, Duress: Mayor says up to 40,000 may need relocation, Germany wants Google to pay newspapers for news links, Arizona nonprofit has ties to Koch brothers, US starting to be more conscious of global warming debate, Nicki Minaj sings of Freedom, Gardening: Grow your own pesto with punch, Fashions new boardroom, NFL: Colts, Bears are on the upswing, Downtown LA dining: sushi watch, Real faces USA: After the Violence, the Rest of Their Lives. Journalist-Writer-Economists: Draft: The Political Speechwriter’s Life. US employers question: If I Hire You, What’s Your 100-Day Plan? Visual IT fun: Instagram moves into web profiles. NASA expands global networking list.
New Zealand: Kate Wilkinson‘s Pike River fall out press, Carla Rose: Family reaction to Pike River report, NZ’s PM on mining co’s corporate negligence, Attorney-General calls it on corporate manslaughter, Greed vs Safety, NZ at a turning point - Greymouth’s gift to the world from tragedy, NZ manufacturer moves to China: Rakon news, R&D boost for $37b Maori economy, Duncan Garner remembers lawyer Greg King, Rugby: Sam Whitelock‘s news, Fire Service needs upgrades in training equippers, Lion buys Emerson’s craft brewery, Kiwi humor, Hobbit press marketing, Canterbury construction’s impacts on labour, Biz: Peter Lyons press. Innovative Nation Kiwis: Sir Graeme Douglas, Sir Ray Avery and buds, New Zealand’s Best Journalists & TV Program makers honored – NZ TV Awards 2012. Woot!
UK: Heathrow hub ideas to be explored, Top 10 Bond Villains, Britain and Germany are growing apart (Germany should chill on being a ball breaker), Saudi arms wrangler Cameron on Tory child abuse cover up claims. Soccer: Barry: City can still win Champions League, Robbie Williams is funny, Prince Charles press even funnier.
Australia: Cru’s Kew queue – the breakfast club Melbourne, Sam Worthington lets off steam in Atlanta, Aussie beauties race day fashions strut, Racing sports scandals, Treasurer Mike Baird is a big fan of NSW Auditor-General Peter Achterstraat, How negativity in politics affects economy – the right words needed daily, Flemington crazy has started with stealth Apps & live blog. How pseudoscience is a creative safe playground of innovation, Electronic health devices & people hacking risks in med-science, USA’s top ten election funnies & foreign policy brass USA-Aussie relevancy, Cuisine watch: Sydney’s iconic 20 dishes best of list, Melbourne follows suit with a top 20 list, Parenting done Aussie style at Christmas: The Play School Art Maker iPad App, Leadership change that actually matters, Relationship Tips. Aussie farmers drought buffer rainy day plan is strongwise.
France: Snobby French media world says Valerie Trierweiler is nada muchos tres bien, Rachida Dati was not your typical French judge.
Canada: Construction & Montreal mayor steps down amid corruption allegations, 5 Canadian issues for the USA, Frank McKenna wants Obama to win, In BigPharma driven Canada legal hemp industry growing, Auto technology company moves to Windsor. Foreign affairs visits: Harper Flies in an armoured Cadillac to India.
Brazil: Auto Industry Boosts Brazil Recovery, UPDATE 2-Copersucar, Eco-Energy to form world’s top ethanol trader, NYSE, partner ATG to create new trading platform in Brazil, Elections End with PT Win in São Paulo, Petrobras Reports Weak Q3 Profits, Brazil’s Sao Paulo inflation quickens in October.
India: On election – eve , opinion polls show Obama sneaking ahead.
Germany: e-commerce tax effort (UK-Germany), Social spending planned as a pre-election sweetener, The Luther Fest marks 500th year of The Reformation (the printing press’ role in furthering democracy & the amazing man whose friends kidnapped him to keep him alive, and whose writings sparked a revolution). Catholics aren’t entirely happy at Merkel‘s politicization of it.
In Hollywood Kristen Stewart arrives at Jay Leno’s studio. Photo: X17 Online.
Italy: Milan – Police seize assets in Italy fashion group, Italy said to refute bad bank boosting ties to Sovereign. Visit and explore Italia.
Mexico: Mexico & G20 nations economic plans. USA’s effect on G-20 nations, G-20 officials meet to discuss debt in Europe, US.
Photo caption: Dutch Queen Beatrix, center, Prime Minister Mark Rutte, center left, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment Lodewijk Asscher, center right, pose with other ministers of the new Dutch government on the steps of Royal palace Huis Ten Bosch after their inauguration ceremony in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday Nov. 5, 2012. (AP Photo – Boston - Peter Dejong).
Netherlands: New cabinet poses with queen, but had to be sworn in twice. Healthcare: Biggest health insurer freezes basic premium, top-ups rise 8%, New cabinet shifts views on Middle East policy, 62% of Dutch people working abroad plan to come home, Dozens of Dutch embassies to close. Totally sketch: Tax havens popular with Dutch banks -The Netherlands’ biggest banks ABN Amro, ING and Rabobank have dozens of subsidiaries based on tax havens such as the Cayman Islands, Bermuda and Mauritius, the Financieele Dagblad states on Friday.
Indonesia: Poso has a police brutality issue. Summit calls for tighter Asia–Europe ties to face challenges, Why foreign investors may ‘relocate’, Indonesia is looking for a fusion that spins the world. Tourism: Bali lacks Mandarin, Russian-speaking tour guides. Democracy – Bali will host the annual Bali Democracy Forum (BDF), Asean News: ASEAN to launch a new regional FTA with its partners (Australia, New Zealand, Japan, India, South Korea & China).
Bonus:
Mid-East: Syrian FM criticises Qatar opposition talks.
Russia: Show Tunes and Sinatra, With a Russian Accent. Vladimir Putin fired Defence Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, replacing him with Sergei Shoigu, a former emergencies minister – briefly a governor of the Moscow region. His role is to modernize Russia’s military.–Reuters.
Culture: A view of Maori culture of New Zealand. Maintaining The Standard of the source of the Maori haka. Source: Te Karere News.
Snapshot 1: Horiwoodblog website’s hard data rankings of daily audience views. Photo 1: Sir Peter Buck, global Maori-Kiwi, early 1900′s. Image: Te Papa Museum, Wellington New Zealand. Photo 2: Norwegian author (2052): Jorgen Randers - a Luis Ascui photograph.
About The Book 2052: Forty years ago, The Limits to Growth study addressed the grand question of how humans would adapt to the physical limitations of planet Earth. It predicted that during the first half of the 21st century the ongoing growth in the human ecological footprint would stop-either through catastrophic “overshoot and collapse”-or through well-managed “peak and decline.”
So, where are we now? And what does our future look like? In the book 2052, Jorgen Randers, one of the co-authors of Limits to Growth, issues a progress report and makes a forecast for the next forty years. To do this, he asked dozens of experts to weigh in with their best predictions on how our economies, energy supplies, natural resources, climate, food, fisheries, militaries, political divisions, cities, psyches, and more will take shape in the coming decades. He then synthesized those scenarios into a global forecast of life as we will most likely know it in the years ahead.
The good news: we will see impressive advances in resource efficiency, and an increasing focus on human well-being rather than on per capita income growth. But this change might not come as we expect. Future growth in population and GDP, for instance, will be constrained in surprising ways-by rapid fertility decline as result of increased urbanization, productivity decline as a result of social unrest, and continuing poverty among the poorest 2 billion world citizens. Runaway global warming, too, is likely.
So, how do we prepare for the years ahead? With heart, fact, and wisdom, Randers guides us along a realistic path into the future and discusses what readers can do to ensure a better life for themselves and their children during the increasing turmoil of the next forty years.
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 6.11.12~
ABSOLUTELY WE CAN GET IT DONE – AUSTRALIA IN THE ASIAN CENTURY’S ECONOMIC ROADMAP GOALS, INTENTIONS, MAIN AREAS OF FOCUS
Julia Gillard laid down the gauntlet of where Australia is headed to 2025 in The Asian-Century.
Of note is the leadership aspect Australia is showing, where the country clearly wants to self determine their own terms of engagement with Asia’s growth. Or, if you plan it, you are leading.
A valuable insight into vision, leadership with clear objectives outlined openly.
Speech at the launch of the White Paper on Australia in the Asian Century. Sydney 28 October 2012. History asks great nations great questions.
History asks great nations great questions. Australia is no exception.
Through generations, our great nation has been asked great questions – and we have answered them.
Could we feed a people on this driest of lands?
Could we unite a nation on a continent without the pressures of revolution or war?
Could we carry our weight in the world and fight for the freedom of our friends?
Could we defend ourselves in our greatest hour of need?
Could we rebuild after decades of Depression and War?
Could we embrace change and find new sources of wealth in demanding new times?
Could we say Sorry?
You see the answer in the nation around you: We got it done.
This is a hard place and we’re not angels or saints: the big things are never easy and we don’t get everything right.
But we stand today, a proud people in a free land. 51st in global population – 12th in global wealth – one of the most equal economies and mobile societies in the world.
Respected by our oldest friends in the world – welcomed by our newest friends in the region.
But history is calling to us again – today, history asks us another great question.
Can Australia be a winner in this Asian Century of change and growth? (more…)
AUSSIE GETS ITS ASIA-PACIFIC GROOVE ON – STRATEGIES OF ECONOMIC BRIDGE-BUILDING CHANGE
In brief – Australia’s Asian friendly focus – Aims for the Asian Century include:
- By 2025, Australia’s GDP per person will be in the world’s top 10. Productivity is key.
- Australia’s average real national income on track for $73,000 per person in 2025 - up from $62,000 in 2012.
- Aussie makes the top five countries for business ease.
- Aussie’s schooling system in world’s top five by 2025. 10 Aussie universities land a top 100 world ranking too.
- All students shall have continuous access to a priority Asian language – Chinese (Mandarin), Hindi, Indonesian and Japanese.
- Aussie’s diplomatic network across Asia to increase global footprint - stronger, deeper and broader links with Asian nations sought.
- Aussie’s to be Asian literate leaders. 1/3 of board members in Australia’s top 200 publicly listed companies have Asian knowledge.
A full and fascinating break down can be peeped right here. New Zealand has our work cut out for us then. Phewsh.
[Photo: My own].
~Posted by Horiwoodblog, Aotearoa New Zealand, Polynesia Asia-Pacific. 28.10.12~
WHITE MILK INVESTMENTS – FONTERRA ON THE NZX IS A GOOD DEAL FOR INVESTMENT
Theo Spierings a gifted and clear thinker who writes well in a visionary capacity is pictured raising a toast. Theo is Fonterra’s Dutch CEO.–APN photo.
Memo to Fonterra: Given the current climate – it’s a given that many Maori and Pacific Island Kiwis who are New Zealand citizens won’t be able to buy into Fonterra’s trading scheme at the time of the float. (more…)
RICE GOSSIP – THAILAND, CHINA, VIETNAM, INDIA
Rice – Thailand is the no.1 exporter of rice in the world. China looks to buy from Vietnam next. Where does this leave Thailand?
Read all the rice gossip at gmanet. Big news throughout Asia. (more…)
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