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...past decade. Some new retailers are racing to create national chain stores for the first time - an ambitious goal given Russia's vast size, the poor state of its roads and railways and the complexity of dealing with local bureaucrats. In sectors ranging from pharmacies to DIY stores, recognizable brand names are starting to emerge. Euroset, a seller of mobile phones, is the best example. Its fortunes have soared as Russians across the country have discovered the joys of wireless. The company started out in the mid-1990s with two Moscow stores and began a national push...
...natural, unsweetened teas are fast gaining favor, as are chilled organic brews, such as Honest Tea. The new Cha Dao brand, left, uses actual tea leaves, not concentrates or powders common in other brands. (But because it has no preservatives, it must stay refrigerated.) Ito En's newest drink, Sencha Shot, right, is a potent green tea. The mini can is full of antioxidants and has zero calories...
...Moscow. For China, it is primarily about oil thirst. But for Russia, it is about weapons industries lingering from the Soviet era. After Gorbachev, the Russian military complex stopped shipping AK-47s to the Middle East under the pretext of fighting capitalist imperialism. However, Russia’s brand-new capitalist mindset has led it to seek contracts with countries like Iran, Syria, and Libya to maintain capital inflow, and hence, some pride. Iranian leadership might lack legitimacy, but it has plenty of cash. Guess which nation got the contracts to build the reactors and turbines in sites like Bushehr...
...also helped coordinate divestment efforts targeting Sudan last year, said that students should make efforts to bring media attention to the North Korean people’s cause. Sage said he believes this will be easier for Harvard students because they are part of an “international brand.” Sage also said that students should hold politicians responsible for ignoring the abuses in North Korea. Qingni Lin ’09 suggested that LiNK try to bring congressmen to the campus to discuss the issue or organize a protest at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing...
...based, and negate 12 years and billions of dollars of investment by the international community in establishing the infrastructure of Palestinian self-rule. Moreover, he suggested, it is sure to plunge Palestinian society deeper into the vortex of poverty - which would make it more fertile ground for just the brand of Islamist extremism that the U.S. is trying to defeat...