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...Moreover, conservative Chinese financial habits are deeply ingrained and driven by the need for "precautionary savings" for medical care, old age or sudden calamity in the absence of robust government safety nets. "It's not that Chinese like to save for the sake of savings," says Tan Khee Giap, chair of the Singapore chapter of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. "It's that for thousands of years they had to save to protect themselves." In other words, making it easier for other Asian countries to access China's market isn't the same as convincing Chinese consumers to spend more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: APEC's Bonding Experience | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...chair of the UC’s Budget Cuts Task Force, Bowman says that he has extensively studied the university’s endowment...

Author: By Amira Abulafi and Tara W. Merrigan, CONTRIBUTING WRITERS | Title: Bowman-Hysen Boast Bi-Partisan Support | 11/16/2009 | See Source »

...more than 50,000 songs in his music collection. When he’s not adding tunes to his colossal music library, Hayward serves as an active member in both the Institute of Politics and the Black Student Association. Within the UC, he is currently elected vice chair of Educational Policy, vice chair of House Life Issues, and a member of the 2009 Budget Cuts Task Force...

Author: By Maria Shen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: UC Election Profiles '09: A "Driven" Duo | 11/15/2009 | See Source »

...more crucial question is whether we have access—the less crucial question is whether we own it or not,” said Task Force Chair and Harvard Divinity School Professor David C. Lamberth...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, Noah S. Rayman, and Elyssa A. L. Spitzer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Library System May See Changes | 11/13/2009 | See Source »

...crazy people at weddings, so we needed this.”The QSA hopes to continue hosting ballroom classes, given the success of the event.“We build queer community in a variety of ways—political events, parties, mixers,” explained QSA co-chair Marco Chan ’11. “It’s really important to have programming that is just as diverse as the queer community itself. An event like this fills a really important...

Author: By Kristen L. Cronon, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: No Need to Lead | 11/12/2009 | See Source »

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