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...Welcome to Chaiwan "What do you think of Chaiwan?" Christine Chen, an anchor on Taiwan's ETTV news network, asked me during a June visit to Taipei. The term Chaiwan, she said, was the talk of Taipei. Turns out that the word, meant to connote the growing economic ties between China and Taiwan, was supposedly coined by the South Korean press. The Seoul Economic Daily, a Korean business newspaper, recently ran a series of articles under the banner: "The Chaiwan Storm Is Coming." One noted that "the combination of China's capital and Taiwan's high technology ... warns...
...Despite periodic campaigns to stamp out corruption, bribery is widespread in Chinese industry. Just this week, a Beijing court sentenced Chen Tonghai, former chairman of the state-owned oil giant Sinopec, to death with a two-year reprieve for taking $29 million in bribes...
Netbooks may be puny, but they're getting bigger and more feature-packed - and they're more popular than ever. Last year, global netbook sales exceeded those of the iPhone; despite the recession, demand remains strong. Brian Chen, PC analyst for market research firm Display Search, predicts second quarter sales will exceed 9 million units, a 50% increase over the first quarter. (Global computer sales fell 7% in the first quarter compared with the same period in 2008.) "We've already increased our forecast [for netbook sales] to 30 million this year and they'll probably count...
...Crimson staff writer Julia S. Chen can be reached at jschen@fas.harvard.edu
...Juan said.It is perhaps fitting that now one of the places with the most unique, persistent, and progressive stance towards Cuba is the place where 50 years ago, a crowd of more than 10,000 lauded Castro with a standing ovation. —Staff writer Julia S. Chen can be reached at jschen@fas.harvard.edu...