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...Released in the UK and throughout Asia this summer, The Good Women of China has been likened in early reviews to Jung Chang's 1991 bestseller Wild Swans. But while Chang's engaging book?covering how three generations of women in her family were affected by China's changing political climate?held a crisp, clear vision, Xue's far broader approach works against it. There's no denying The Good Women of China is an important book, or even that it is essential reading for anyone interested in 20th century Chinese society. At the same time, due to a disjointed...
Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan has been called Michael Chang with power?in the tennis world that's something akin to being called a glider with a jet engine. The comparison might have more to do with the scarcity of Asians among the top tier of professional men's tennis than anything else, but Srichaphan is rapidly ascending higher rungs of the ladder. The 23-year-old Thai shocked the tennis world at Wimbledon when he unseated former champion Andre Agassi, then continued a sizzling streak by winning his first atp (Association of TennisProfessionals) title in August and defeating world number...
...film section was devoted to South Korea's flourishing film industry. A few cinematic Seoul-mates were disappointed that the list did not include Korea's megahit romantic comedy My Sassy Girl. But the copious selection nonetheless offered a fair overview of the country's artier auteurs?from Lee Chang Dong's long-fuse, then combustive Oasis (it won the Best Director prize at this month's Venice Film Festival) to Jeong Jae Eun's Take Care of My Cat, which, while it does not live up to its beguiling title, paints a quirky fresco of twentysomethings on an identity...
...think that he’s an outstanding professor,” said Ernie Chang, a two-time discussion teaching fellow in BS 52. “He’s very good at describing concepts in molecular biology that could be very confusing...
...trial, saying dissimilarities among the 8,000 claimants, who have a range of symptoms, made it inherently unfair. Asbestos claims could cost global business $355 billion. BOTTOM LINES "It's true I can spend more time with family and friends. But it means spending more money on them too." Chang Ki Tak, office worker, on new South Korean legislation limiting the work week to 40 hours "We are horrified. It's like being called the Viagra family." Russell Cialis, public relations consultant, explaining why he's fighting to make Eli Lilly rename its Cialis impotence drug "I feel joy when...