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...world. There's a sound reason to think things are different this time. Last week, after many years of trying, Vietnam won its bid to join the World Trade Organization, a move that could help liberalize the country's economy and spark an export-driven boom similar to the boost China received after it joined the WTO in 2001. Vietnam is already on a roll. It's GDP growth rate this year is projected to be 8.2%, the second-fastest pace in Asia behind China and in a dead heat with India. Exports were up an estimated...
...Perhaps Vietnam's biggest adjustment in joining the global economy will be changing its ingrained culture of corruption, secrecy and state intervention. The government recently enacted extensive new laws covering enterprise, investment and securities, which would boost protection for private businesses and increase transparency. Still, it will take time to train thousands of bureaucrats to apply rules fairly. The country ranks in the bottom third of Transparency International's corruption index; a recent government inspection of state ministries uncovered 1,700 graft cases in the first nine months of this year. Some investors grumble the government is still...
...much the opponent scores when the player is on the court. “Brad had a terrific game off the bench,” Crimson coach Frank Sullivan said. “When he was on the court, he was plus seven, so that was a big boost in the frontcourt. In the backcourt, Jeremy was plus eight, so that was very encouraging. But I think it will still be a work in progress sorting out who is going to be consistent over a period of time. It was great to have that kind of help off the bench...
...against Duke.“[The fans] were amazing,” Fucito said. “If ever I felt tired or anything, they just gave me so much energy and positive support. It made a difference.”The fans seemed to give Harvard the extra boost it needed to push past a tough team like Binghamton and send the team to UCLA for their its game of the tournament.—Staff writer Abigail M. Baird can be reached at ambaird@fas.harvard.edu...
...after elections, the President's most prominent offer of cooperation came on this issue. Democrats have long made raising the federal minimum wage, which hasn't budged since 1997, a centerpiece of their platform. They want to boost it from $5.15 an hour to $7.25. The party's congressional members have pledged not to raise their own pay until the hike passes...