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...Chen pushes ahead with the legislation, the KMT may find itself not only on the brink of political irrelevance but also on the edge of financial ruin. The value of its holdings have plummeted of late, a descent accelerated by Taiwan's struggling economy. KMT officials say the total value of all their assets have plunged to a relatively meager $1.6 billion. That includes $1.16 billion worth of businesses, real estate valued at more than $250 million and the rest in bank deposits, stocks and bonds...
...FROM THE TIME ARCHIVE Streets Red With Blood To The Brink Inside the Hurricane Stories Since...
...presence. Indeed, they say, the comparative lull of the six weeks preceding last Wednesday's bombing was a result of their security actions foiling hundreds of planned attacks in the same period rather than of any change on the Palestinian side. And so the standoff continues, always on the brink of a major new outbreak of violence...
Animal species on the brink of extinction can be given a second chance through protection and captive breeding--even if preserving a habitat conflicts with economic interests. A company in Taiwan planned to build a rapid-transit line right through the only major remaining breeding ground of the rare pheasant-tailed jacana. There was an outcry, but it was the only economically viable route. Environmentalists worked with the company to come up with a solution--moving the breeding ground. Water was diverted back into nearby wetlands that had been drained by farmers, and suitable vegetation was replanted. In 2000 five...
...India with the state of Jammu and Kashmir?including disputed regions claimed by both India and Pakistan?stamped with the slogan "too good to share." Politicians condemned the campaign for trivializing a sensitive conflict that has cost thousands of lives and keeps the two nuclear-armed countries on the brink of war. "It just shows how multinationals will exploit anything for commercial purposes," complained Vinod Tawde, Bombay branch leader of India's ruling party. Cadbury's India Ltd. hurriedly apologized, saying it had "no intention whatsoever to offend the sentiments of the public...