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...Part of the difficulty for China's central-bank chief, Zhou Xiaochuan, is that the country lacks reliable statistics on which to base economic projections and policies. "They're driving at night without good headlights," says Stephen Green, Shanghai-based economist with Standard Chartered. Another problem is that monetary and fiscal policies are intimately tied up with politics. For example, Chinese President Hu Jintao's centerpiece program of building a "harmonious society" by raising wages and improving state services such as health care for poorer workers plays well with the masses, but may undermine efforts to contain inflation...
...Trade Organization disputes with private manufacturers such as Bombardier, says Paul O'Neill, an airline-industry analyst for Deloitte. But for now, "the government's probably willing to put in whatever it takes to succeed," he says. Meanwhile, ACAC is counting on another home-court advantage: a guaranteed customer base in China's state-owned airlines. The Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the country's industry regulator, announced Aug. 31 that it will block the creation of any new Chinese airlines until 2010 - unless the new carrier flies the ARJ21. All of the 71 ARJ21s sold thus far have...
Rebel troops stampeded an african Union base in Darfur, Sudan, last month, murdering 10 African peacekeepers. That same week in Burma, the military regime killed a Japanese photographer and turned its machine guns on unarmed, barefoot monks. The violence in Darfur and Burma met with widespread international condemnation but scant concrete action. The perpetrators will almost certainly get away with murder...
...production. Harvard funnymen like Nathan J. Dern ’07 and Baratunde R. Thurston ’99 were frequent performers at the Sage Theater during its run. Thurston now hosts the show. “[Ingber and Greenbaum are] really trying to build us a base, with connections to Harvard comics,” says Alexandra A. Petri ’10, a member of HSUCS. Harvard comedians, it seems, are serious about their humor. When asked about her postgraduate plans, Petri says, “They definitely include comedy.”“They also...
...Agency for International Development (USAID). The shooting occurred at 1:40 p.m. in the Baghdad neighborhood of Karrada. According to the Iraq interior ministry, two Iraqi Christian women were killed. The convoy had just finished dropping off an employee of RTI and was returning to its base of operations when the engagement occurred, according to a spokeswoman for RTI. According to its website, RTI has "supported efforts to strengthen government in Iraq" since April 2003, "working under contract with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID...