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...reform. Ultimately, only improved economic conditions under a more open system in North Korea can effectively stop the flow of refugees. If China really wants to stem illegal border crossings and help the North Korean people, a great step in the right direction would be spurring its basket-case neighbor to embrace reform and globalization rather than just providing generous aid to prop up the regime. If that happened, the underground railroad created by American Christians would eventually grind to a halt, a result that I am sure they and other activists would warmly welcome. Chen Liang Singapore Although...
...reform. Ultimately, only improved economic conditions under a more open system in North Korea can effectively stop the flow of refugees. If China really wants to stem illegal border crossings and help the North Korean people, a great step in the right direction would be spurring its basket-case neighbor to embrace globalization rather than just providing aid to prop up the regime. If that happened, the underground railroad created by American Christians would come to a halt, a result they and other activists would warmly welcome. CHEN LIANG Singapore...
...year on luxury goods, according to The Knowledge Company, a management-consulting firm in New Delhi. "With multi-income families and increasing international exposure through travel and the Internet, the attitude is changing from the traditional [emphasis on] savings to a spending approach," says Thakran of LVMH. "The expense basket is shifting from necessity to lifestyle products." Younger Indians from wealthier families increasingly match?and even eclipse?the purchasing power of their European and American counterparts, says Priya Sunder, director of PeakAlpha, a Bangalore-based financial-planning company that advises IT professionals on their investments. "Most of their disposable income...
...other idea is that the government ministries should be categorized into baskets - a basket of security, a basket of finance and oil, and a basket of services - and all the political blocks will be represented in each of these baskets. That doesn't mean that the political forces have to be represented equally - there was an election, and the result of the election has to reflect itself in the formation of the government - but there will have to be representation...
...were loose, and it was a fun game to play—it was a feel-good game.” Tay, whose crossover dribble and quick pullup jumper have terrorized opponents all season, shredded the Columbia defense with an assortment of pump-fakes and drives to the basket. Tay scored 17 of her career-high 24 points in the second half, including five over a 40-second span in which she completed a three-point play, stole the ball on the ensuing Columbia possession, and raced up the floor for a layup. On another play, Tay drove...