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...center of the New Yorker article are reclusive Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman and the more sociable Yau. The story opens with a full-page illustration rendering a bespectacled, white-haired, Asian man tugging at a medal labeled “Fields” that dangles from the neck of a brown-bearded Caucasian. Below, the caption reads: “Grigory Perelman (right) says, ‘If the proof is correct, then no other recognition is need.’ Shing-Tung Yau isn’t so sure...
Japanese people have access to better-quality green tea than do most North Americans. If you want the good stuff (like gyokuro or matcha, the powdered tea used in Japanese tea ceremonies), go to the nearest specialty-tea shop, Asian grocery store or the Internet (try japanesegreenteaonline com inpursuitoftea.com or matchaandmore.com...
Chemists in Japan have found that brown seaweed, widely used in Asian cuisine, contains a compound, fucoxanthin, that may promote weight loss...
...obese rats and mice, fucoxanthin promoted the loss of abdominal fat by targeting a protein that increases the rate at which fat is burned. The chemists got their fucoxanthin from wakame, a tasty seaweed available in dried form in Asian groceries and natural-food stores. I like it in cucumber salad and soups. But don't expect to lose weight by simply adding wakame to your diet; you would have to eat a great deal of it to make any difference. Wait for further developments; the chemists say their research could lead to novel medications that may someday help people...
...Determined never to be at the mercy of foreigners again, many Asian countries have since built up huge foreign-exchange reserves as a buffer against financial shocks. Emerging Asia now has currency reserves approaching $2 trillion. Self-insured against everything short of Armageddon, these nations have little incentive to engage in discussions about the international financial system. But the world needs such dialogue more than ever. There are risks to the global economy posed by mounting trade imbalances, especially the U.S.'s huge trade deficit (around 6% of GDP) and the soaring surpluses in emerging Asia, some European economies...