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[flyingillini]

China is making a bold attempt to lead the global market for electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft, drones, and air taxis, with plans to deploy over 100,000 vehicles by 2030.

A report from the China Low Altitude Economic Alliance indicates that the development of air traffic networks and ground infrastructure for flying vehicles is expected to be largely completed within the next two to three years, signaling rapid progress in China's push for advanced air mobility.

Pioneering companies such as AutoFlight and EHang are driving this effort. AutoFlight recently conducted its first test flight in Japan, successfully showcasing its Prosperity eVTOL prototype in collaboration with the aerospace nonprofit MASC.

 

[Tanko]

Fly, any BYD electric cars in Vietnam? Made in China.

I believe they are the largest EV maker in the world. Analysts say they are of much higher quality than Tesla, have better range, and cost a lot less. They don't sell in US due to 30% tariffs.

 

[flyingillini]

Fly, any BYD electric cars in Vietnam? Made in China.

I believe they are the largest EV maker in the world. Analysts say they are of much higher quality than Tesla, have better range, and cost a lot less. They don't sell in US due to 30% tariffs.

Yes there are, there are actually many different EV there from China and Viet Nam but Vinfast is the #1 there and always will be.

 

[KVB]

Fly, any BYD electric cars in Vietnam? Made in China.

I believe they are the largest EV maker in the world. Analysts say they are of much higher quality than Tesla, have better range, and cost a lot less. They don't sell in US due to 30% tariffs.

China is eating everyone's lunch in the EV market.

They're already using sodium batteries.

 

[quantumleap]

Fly, we have this joke in Tagalog, not sure if you already heard it.

In an elevator with a foreigner.

"Person 1: Bababa ba?

Person2: Bababa

Foreigner: I didn't know you guys talk minions."


This translates like:

"Person 1: Are we going down?

Person 2: We're going down. "

Genie, I've had Filipino friends for decades now. So I've learned many words and phrases in Tagalog like "magandang umaga" (good morning).

A few years ago when I lived in Southern California, I worked at a place that was 70% FIlipinos. I went up to some coworkers there and said "magandang Hapon". They giggled and laughed.

I had to ask, what did I say that was so funny? I thought I was saying "good afternoon". One of the ladies said that I said it like ha pone' with the accent on the second syllable. Saying it that way meant "good Japan" since Hapon is the word for Japan. They said I should emphasize the first syllable as in magandan ha' pone.

 

[flyingillini]

Vietnam is the 2nd largest coffee exporter in the world only behind Brazil.
Each year, about 5.5 billion USD, this amount is bigger than the amount we export rice (~ 4.8 billion USD), because the price of coffee is much higher than rice.
Main export markets are Germany, Italy, Spain, USA.
Now China is also starting to import a lot of coffees from Vietnam.

 

[flyingillini]

 

[quantumleap]

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I didn't find Dubai all that walkable and I stayed in the downtown area. The guys I worked with and I had several restaurants to go to in about a 10 block radius but we had to take a cab to go to work at the Emirates headquarters by the airport.

Then there were the tourist areas by the Burj al Arab and other places in the Jumeirah area including the Mall of the Emirates with an indoor ski slope.

 

[flyingillini]

I didn't find Dubai all that walkable and I stayed in the downtown area. The guys I worked with and I had several restaurants to go to in about a 10 block radius but we had to take a cab to go to work at the Emirates headquarters by the airport.

Then there were the tourist areas by the Burj al Arab and other places in the Jumeirah area including the Mall of the Emirates with an indoor ski slope.

I think it is each persons experience. I know people that do not think Ho Chi Minh City or Ha Noi are walkable but they are very walkable. I was in Dubai but I am not a fan of it at all.

 

[nasios]

Will travel to Japan with a couple of friends.
Thinking to continue solo in southeast Asia => Indonesia, Philipinnes, Vietnam, Laos etc etc..
Digital nomading mixed up with tourist travelling.. let's see..

 

[BMR Genie]

Genie, I've had Filipino friends for decades now. So I've learned many words and phrases in Tagalog like "magandang umaga" (good morning).

A few years ago when I lived in Southern California, I worked at a place that was 70% FIlipinos. I went up to some coworkers there and said "magandang Hapon". They giggled and laughed.

I had to ask, what did I say that was so funny? I thought I was saying "good afternoon". One of the ladies said that I said it like ha pone' with the accent on the second syllable. Saying it that way meant "good Japan" since Hapon is the word for Japan. They said I should emphasize the first syllable as in magandan ha' pone.

Haha, those girls should not giggle, it's very common to hear that accent from foreigners. But yes, they explained it right hehe.

 

[BMR Genie]

Will travel to Japan with a couple of friends.
Thinking to continue solo in southeast Asia => Indonesia, Philipinnes, Vietnam, Laos etc etc..
Digital nomading mixed up with tourist travelling.. let's see..

Nice. Enjoy your trip, Nasios.

It would be nice if you could catch up with Fly in Vietnam, though I think he will be back next month.

 

[BMR Genie]

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It’s poker time now !!!

Your dad is always giving you a beautiful big smile, Fly.

 

[Tanko]

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Have you been to the middle east fly?
Not Isreal but Saudi, UAE, Dubai, ????

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Have you been to the middle east fly?
Not Isreal but Saudi, UAE, Dubai, ????

I don’t think they like his kind there, Tanko.

 

[Tanko]

I don’t think they like his kind there, Tanko.

Which people?
Bald people or people who wear Hokas?

 

[flyingillini]

Have you been to the middle east fly?
Not Isreal but Saudi, UAE, Dubai, ????

Dubai and and didn’t like it at all. Not my thing.

 

[flyingillini]

Nice. Enjoy your trip, Nasios.

It would be nice if you could catch up with Fly in Vietnam, though I think he will be back next month.

I’ll be back to the holy land middle of January.