Word: asia
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During his time at Harvard, Holmes ushered in a rise in student interest in South Asia...
...military and appointees of the provinces, means that despite the vote, the next president will be decided in backroom deals. "Many fear that the complicated mechanics of electing a president, designed by Suharto to minimize direct public participation, will be used to nullify Megawati?s electoral victory," says TIME Asia correspondent Anthony Spaeth. And that, of course, would leave Megawati?s supporters, who played the central role in the street protests that dispensed with the dictator, profoundly dissatisfied. Last week Megawati supporters all over the country were signing petitions demanding the presidency for their leader. The fact that they were...
...capability and reports that the Chinese army was on full alert ? failed to deter Taiwan?s President Lee Teng-hui on Tuesday from reiterating his policy shift away from the "One China" concept toward "state-to-state" relations with Beijing. And as if Taiwan's thumbing its nose at Asia?s mightiest military power weren?t humiliation enough for Beijing, the Philippine navy on Tuesday sank a Chinese fishing vessel in the waters off the Spratly Islands, which are claimed by both countries. "Beijing wants to assert itself as a regional superpower, but it?s a feeble one because China...
...press conference, the Office 2000 applications suite (which includes such warhorses as Word and Excel) has done particularly well: Sales of so-called productivity applications in general poured $2.9 billion into Microsoft's coffers, more than half its total income. Maffei also cited sales of Windows, improved sales in Asia (worth $570 million) and better performance from Microsoft's web ventures, such as MSN. Maffei also confirmed that Microsoft was considering creating a "tracking" stock for its Internet properties. MORE...
While Lewis was enjoying Midwestern dining, Knowles was returning from a post-Commencement tour of Asia. He said his trip to Japan, Hong Kong and China was mostly spent on of University business...