Apart from politicians and investors who are generally well-informed about international affairs, the remaining few are news reporters and newspaper stand owners. The former do so for a living, while the latter out of boredom and idle curiosity often peruse the newspapers to pass the time. Therefore, asking them is usually reliable.
"Plenty. About once every half a month, especially those organizations in Eastern Europe that frequently cause trouble." The shop owner was cheerful and chatty, hoping to make another sale thanks to Tang Zheng's generous spending.
"Which places are usually attacked by these Eastern European anti-government armed forces? Are there many civilian casualties? Do you have any back issues of newspapers here? I want the New York Times." Tang Zheng was lucky to get the newspapers and immediately started to flip through them.
