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...Read "The Rise And Rise Of Asian...
...against this dim backdrop, the part of the world that was hit hardest by the trade crash - Asia - has been actively opening up its regional markets. According to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the number of free-trade agreements (FTAs) signed by Asian countries has grown from just three in 2000 to 56 by the end of August. Nineteen of those FTAs are among 16 Asian economies, a trend that could help the region become a powerful trading bloc. "Asian integration is sort of a dream, but it is much more realistic than it was before," says Ganeshan Wignaraja...
...considered"). Once these norms were set, many countries eventually adjusted to conform to the right-hand standard, including Canada in the 1920s, Sweden in 1967 and Burma in 1970. The U.K. and former colonies such as Australia and India are among the Western world's few remaining holdouts. Several Asian nations, including Japan, use the left as well - a possible legacy of samurai warriors who wore their swords on their left and didn't want to bump anyone - though many places use both right-hand-drive and left-hand-drive cars...
...course on classical Chinese ethical and political theory to attract that much attention. Sure, we all know about Confucius, and maybe Sun Tzu too. But considering Harvard students' tendency to take eight classes with overlapping subject matter in order to pad their GPAs, it's surprising that this East Asian studies class had students packed and overflowing into the hallway (and about half the students there had to stand). But wait for it, wait for it: its official title is Moral Reasoning 78, and only two other Moral Reasoning classes are being offered this fall. While this may force students...
...South Asia.” Last spring the school hosted Gen. David H. Petraeus, a friend of O’Sullivan’s who was also instrumental in developing the troop surge in Iraq. O’Sullivan has spent time working on both Middle Eastern and South Asian issues, leading strategic policy reviews in Afghanistan and Iraq and serving as the National Security Council’s Senior Director for Strategic Planning for Southwest Asia. Ellwood also lauded O’Sullivan for being well-liked among Kennedy School students. The Middle East expert is currently teaching...