Word: asia
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Dohrs' Burma group mobilized against the WTO in part to advance the right of states and localities to boycott companies that do business in Burma, now called Myanmar, which is one of Asia's most saw-toothed dictatorships. But the U.S. State Department sees such boycotts as a violation of federal sovereignty and free trade. Then there are the environmentalists. To protect sea turtles, an endangered species, they want an import ban on shrimp caught in nets that don't have escape hatches to let the turtles swim away. Congress has adopted such a ban, but the WTO forbids...
...supplement his income he invests in the stock market. "I've been investing for the last twelve years. Right now I have Internet access and a broker." His current hot pick? AI solutions, a company that provides human resources. "Last year was very bad, because of the markets in Asia," he explained. "This year, I'm not sure. The governmentis threatening to raise interest rates, which would hurt'things. They donit want the market...
...Harvard has a tremendous reputation in Asia," Keenan adds. "It's not unusual for people to become excited...They often will throw a dinner on behalf of the president and welcome him to the country...
...focus has of this solicitation been the Asia Center, a University-wide program housed in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences "intended to try to integrate all the programs around the University," Keenan says...
...center serves as a common facility for Harvard experts on Asia as well as members of the Asian business, political and intellectual communities...