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...from toxic diesel fumes in Kanpur, India. Those are the same scenes we saw in Kitakyushu and other cities in the 1960s and '70s, when Japan was notorious as the archipelago of kogai, or environmental disruption. I was one of the victims of the choking smog at that time. Asians are starting to put more pressure on their governments to tackle staggering environmental problems, but time is running out. Having seen Japan recover from its environmental mess, I am confident the country can help clean up the rest of Asia. I urge our Asian friends to demand without hesitation...
...even more impressive return on investment. Costing only $1.2 million, the picture did $55 million domestic and another $48 million abroad. Its sequel, made for $4 million, took in $87 million at home and another $57 million offshore. (The take is lower over there in part because European and Asian rating boards often restrict violent films to those over 18.) Those first two films earned nearly $250 million at the box office: that's a lot of Saw bucks...
...worldlier south. Housed in a crumbling former state schoolhouse near the Workers' Stadium, the striking, design-driven watering hole and accompanying restaurants (Lan Na Thai and the Indian Hazara) cost $1.9 million to develop. As in Face Shanghai (there are also Face bars in Jakarta and Bangkok), eclectic pan-Asian chic is the order of the decorative day, incorporating a controlled mishmash of antiques and artworks from across the region. "Beijing is one of the world's oldest and greatest imperial cities," says Face's London-based design director, Frank Drake. "We aimed to match its grandeur." The new Face...
...workers also enjoyed backing from a host of campus organizations. The Black Men’s Forum, College Democrats, Harvard Hillel, Harvard Progressive Advocacy Group, Harvard Initiative for Peace & Justice, South Asian Association, and Radcliffe Union of Students also sponsored the event, according to SLAM leaders...
...Hindi, “raunak” translates to liveliness and gaiety, precisely the type of atmosphere the South Asian Dance Company hopes to create in its fifth annual production of Raunak, an intercollegiate fusion dance performance that will take place this Friday and Saturday. For Nita K. Bhatia ’09, Raunak has provided an opportunity to combine her love for different areas of dance. Bhatia’s performance, which sets jazz and ballet dance steps to Indian music, is precisely the type of fusion Raunak is meant to showcase. Bhatia, who is also one of Raunak?...