Word: asianness
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...evidence was needed that the long-dreaded global economic slump is now upon us, the Eurozone - the 15-nation economic bloc that uses the common European currency - was formally declared to be in recession, for the first time since the euro was adopted nearly a decade ago. Oddly enough, Asian and European equity markets responded to the dismal news by posting gains of between 0.5% to 4% throughout...
...activities on European stock markets. After rises of nearly 4% during Friday trading, London's FTSE 100 index closed up 1.5%, while Frankfurt's Dax and Paris' CAC 40 ended the week up by 1.3% and 0.67% respectively. In the wake of Wall Street's 6.7% gain Thursday, Asian markets also largely advance Friday, with Tokyo's Nikkei closing 2.7% higher, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng finishing 2.4% stronger. Given the macro-economic moroseness, what's with the market giggles...
...Asian gurus who in recent decades have managed the crossover into the hearts and minds of Westerners seeking enlightenment beyond their own borders, Chopra has arguably been the most successful at erasing apparent differences between East and West by packaging Eastern mystique in credible Western garb. When Larry King turned to him for answers in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks, viewers saw a man with a mind completely at home with both tradition and modernity and a heart big enough to mend their differences. Plenty have tried, but no other contemporary importer of Asian wisdom has managed...
...paths in Harvard Yard hardly serve as mock runways for College students, who tend to be more concerned with problem sets and theses than the latest collections from Paris and Milan. Timothy M. Parent ’09 hopes to change this through Project East, a fashion show featuring Asian and Asian-American designers now in its second year. Recognizing a gap in his college experience, Parent took the initiative to bring high fashion to Harvard, satisfying his own interests while also providing valuable opportunities for Asian designers and his fellow students. Parent has always had a love for fashion...
...like the U.S. and Britain, there's little that the West appears able to do to convince the junta, which has ruled since 1962, to treat its citizens more humanely. Economic sanctions by the U.S. and the European Union are undercut by the eagerness with which China and other Asian countries do business with Burma's generals. Although one of Asia's poorest nations, Burma holds a wealth of natural resources like timber, natural gas and precious stones...