Word: communist
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...Today, the mansion is replete with contrasts, its busts of Roman emperors and pennant-bearing lancers on horseback an odd sight alongside the many dignitaries of the Communist Party, which has ruled the state for the last 30 years - a fact that some joke is further evidence of Calcutta's status as a graveyard of the relics of the past...
Determined to show Vietnam's tech-savvy youth a suave and forward-looking image of the ruling Communist Party, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has shown remarkable enthusiasm for the Internet. In June, his government set up an online form through which corrupt officials could be reported. In February, the Prime Minister had reached out personally through an online chat viewed by at least 1 million people, during which he answered carefully screened questions ranging from government control of media (necessary, he said, to protect the nation) to personal career tips. To one youth who asked how he, too, could...
...attention online this month when it seemed that Dung, along with other top officials, had launched his own web logs. The official "Blog of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung" debuted in late July, and by this week had accumulated more than 140 "friends" - including, apparently, Nong Duc Manh, the Communist Party general-secretary. The blog offered the Prime Minister's thoughts, insights and even a personal poem. Vietnamese netizens were amazed at the gesture of openness. "Can this really be the prime minister?" asked one poster...
...East Germany in the mid-'80s, the film documents the communist government's internal spy network, the Stasi. One of its top operatives (Ulrich Mühe) is snooping on a famous playwright and his actress mistress in hopes of getting evidence of political betrayal. Gradually, the spy is drawn into their story--as is the viewer, for this is a gnarly tale of mixed motives, covert conspiracies and sexual deception on both sides. In a corrupt state, no one can be 100% pure...
...found Simon Elegant's story "China's Me Generation" very interesting [Aug. 6], but the article failed to highlight a crucial point. While Chinese in their 20s and 30s are certainly exploring the new consumerism, they are most readily applying for Party membership. Affiliation with China's Communist Party helps ensure more of the bene fits these young people seek to enjoy; it also raises some interesting questions about possibly a much more complicated relationship between youth and politics in China. Caroline Cooper, Jakarta...