Yet Mr Bao swears he is sincere.

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"We are expecting a different degree of price correction in different cities, with major and coastal cities likely to see (bigger declines in prices) this year compared to the inner cities, " said Daiwa Capital Markets analyst Danny Bao, who added that he expects property transaction volume to fall 10% this year.

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He also knows he has no choice but to follow Mr Bao's orders.

ECONOMIST: Myanmar

In 1975, his followers plowed over the course where Vietnam's last emperor, Bao Dai, used to play before he abdicated in 1945, and built a fruit farm.

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