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That threat does not appear to preoccupy the South Koreans. Only last summer they seemed to be on the verge of chaos as tens of thousands of rock-throwing student protesters squared off almost daily against riot police. Instead of succumbing to civil chaos or a new military crackdown, the country defied all odds by laying down the constitutional groundwork for democratic reforms and advancing with astonishing speed to next week's election. Having come so far so fast, South Korea remains uncomfortably aware of the danger that, as in Haiti, an edgy military just might step in and undo...
...dramatic crackdown against insider trading has been haunted by a strange irony: no specific statute outlaws or even defines the crime. Using the broad | antifraud provisions of federal law, prosecutors have been expanding the reach of prohibitions against insider trading on a case-by-case basis. Over the past few years they have won decisions in numerous courts, but none of those precedents have been explicitly endorsed by the U.S. Supreme Court...
...best known to Tunisians as the Interior Minister who led this year's crackdown on Islamic fundamentalists, which resulted in more than 2,000 arrests. In September seven militants were sentenced to death and 69 to jail terms for trying to overthrow Bourguiba's regime. In early October Ben Ali, a former army general, was named Prime Minister in what was regarded as a signal that the tough stance would continue...
...than 13 percent of all federal loans to students--totalling $5.6 billion--is going unpaid. By the end of the decade, annual government payments on defaulted loans will increase 10 times, from $209 million in 1978 to $2 billion. Bennett is right on the money in calling for a crackdown on students who borrow and don't repay...
...ouster and the crackdown on intellectuals that ensued underscored the tensions between the past and the future that have bedeviled China in recent years. A new openness to foreign influences has brought rock music, motorcycles and even punk-style haircuts to China's cities. But the shock of the new is never easy, and many people are discomfited by the changes. An older generation regrets the passing of ancient traditions, and nearly everyone fears inflation, which was virtually unknown for more than 30 years but is now a growing problem. The result has been a continuing battle for China...