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     Oil price affects all aspects of businesses. Once it rise, most of the prices of products rises, too.


     There were different gas prices conditions experienced by other countries in the world. Based on the search of business insider that quoted by DNEWSGLOBAL.com on Wednesday, April 27, 2011, there are known some countries who is using cheap gas prices, among them are the countries who are the member of the world organization of oil producing countries (OPEC).

     If they did not become the members, these countries are fortunate to have a location close to the gas producing countries. The majority of this country, are the Asian countries that peg cheaper gas prices.There were cheaper gas prices in these countries because of easy access to bring gas. In addition, there are still many countries that allocate subsidies large enough to push gas prices remain low.

     This data comes from studies carried out by research institute, Gesellschaft für Deutsche Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), starting from November 2010.


Cheapest Gas Prices Countries
Here are the Asian countries with the cheapest gas prices in the world.

10. United Arab Emirates
Gas Prices: U.S. $ 1.78 per gallon
Members of OPEC.
Condition: the UAE which includes Dubai and Abu Dhabi, is still in stable condition, although many of its neighbors, particularly from the Middle East that experienced instability in the country.

9. Brunei Darussalam
Gas Prices: U.S. $ 1.47 per gallon .
Not a member of OPEC.
Recent Condition: Brunei has been known for one of its largest oil company, Brunei Shell Petroleum Co. This company has just raised the highest crude oil prices over 31 months.

8. Yemen
Gas Prices: U.S. $ 1.32 per gallon.
Not a member of OPEC.
Recent Condition: Yemen is currently in the unstable political conditions. Currently, the President of Yemen is estimated to gain political immunity.

7. Oman
Gas Prices: U.S. $ 1.17 per gallon.
Not a member of OPEC.
Recent Condition: Oman are now beginning to hit the limited demonstrations since the instability in the Middle East.

6. Kuwait
Gas Prices: U.S. $ 0.87 per gallon.
Not a member of OPEC.
Current condition: Kuwait showed the protests become more limited and weaker. Kuwait is also accused of supporting the insurgency action in Libya.

5. Turkmenistan
Gas Prices: U.S. $ 0.83 per gallon.
Not a member of OPEC.
Recent Condition: Turkmenistan is to establish a cooperative agreement with Iran to build a pipeline project.

4. Bahrain
Gas prices: U.S. $ 0.79 per gallon.
Not a member of OPEC.
Recent Condition: Bahrain has experienced protests with violence and have been muted by the action of reducing their army. Bahrain country’s leaders even had expelled several Iranian diplomats.

3. Qatar
Gas prices: U.S. $ 0.72 per gallon.
Members of OPEC.
Current state: So far, Qatar sells natural gas to the UK in significant quantities. In addition, Asian countries are supporting the Spanish economy by investing in banking and other companies.

2. Saudi Arabia
Gas prices: U.S. $ 0.61 per gallon.
Members of OPEC.
Current condition: Officials in Saudi Arabia worried about the rising of crude oil pricesand consequently on the global economy.

1. Iran
Gas prices: U.S. $ 0.37 per gallon.
Members of OPEC.
Current condition: the current Iranian government budget set the price of crude oilat the level of U.S. $ 80 per barrel or lower than the global oil market conditions, same thing for their gas prices.


     If there were countries giving cheap price for gas, there would be a great chance for many to improve their lives, as gas, affects all aspects of life.
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The Year of the Dragon Roars into the Philippines

 
The opening of the Year of the Water Dragon last January 23 was celebrated not only by the Filipino-Chinese Community but the Filipinos as a whole all over the country in an explosive manner that there was certainly no need of fireworks and firecrackers. Chinese New Year is one of the most important event in the Philippine’s Chinese community and is also welcomed with grand festivity among many Filipinos.  

The festivity has long been practiced in the country but it was the very first time that the Chinese New Year was celebrated in the Philippines as a special non-working holiday which gave the opportunity to both Chinese-Filipinos and Filipinos in the country to enjoy the celebration. This became possible because of the Proclamation declared by President Benigno S. Aquino III, stating that this "is a manifestation of our solidarity with our Chinese-Filipino brethren who have been part of our lives in many respects as a country and as a people."


Like what has been practiced in the past years, Chinese New Year in the Philippines is widely observed, even by non-Chinese locals. History brought us the genuine union of the Filipino and Chinese cultures and they have proven complete assimilation in the highest sense of degree, as we can see how Filipinos observe many Chinese traditions and beliefs and vice versa.

Filipino-Chinese communities in the Philippines celebrate Chinese New Year every year in hope of attracting prosperity, closer family ties and peace. Most Filipino-Chinese families usually clean their homes thoroughly, prepare lucky money in red envelopes, serve sweet foods and display various food and fruits on a table, which is believed to invite good fortune. People also participate in parades and dragon dances that are organized in China Towns in different cities in the country. The most popular among those is in Binondo, Manila, where almost all of the establishments and businesses were owned by pure Chinese and Chinoys.


 

              The Chinese culture in the Philippines had been recognized to be very influential in the country, as Filipinos are known to partake in the celebration by means of having Chinese Food, consulting Feng Shui experts for good luck, as well as reading their Chinese horoscope. But what must be truly remembered at this time is not all the festivities and merriment, but what a good relationship Filipinos and Chinese people had and will still have in generations ahead.

                 Kung Hei Fat Choi and Xin Nian Kuai Le everyone!

 

          







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