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...because Vietnam's financial-services industry is in for a year of tectonic change. To meet commitments Vietnam made in January upon joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), Hanoi this month is lifting restrictions on multinational banks operating in the country that prevented them from competing on an equal footing with domestic lenders. Previously, foreign banks were limited in their ability to acquire depositors and were allowed only one branch per city, among other constraints. But to get into the WTO, Hanoi promised to open its financial-services sector to the world faster than almost any other member. (China, which...
...having the experience right now of getting involved and watching the change happen is really something amazing.” During the event, UAEM members circulated the Philadelphia Consensus Statement, a policy statement that the group released last year urging schools to “promote equal access to university research,” “promote research and development for neglected diseases,” and “measure research success according to impact on human welfare.” A letter to President-elect Drew G. Faust calling for “a more socially conscious...
...Civil War, the Northern Republicans, which in new-millennium speak means Democrats, believed the best way to reforge the nation was by “favoring” what Richardson calls special interest groups—you know, the workers, women, and newly freed slaves seeking a guarantee of equal rights. However, Richardson tells us, the growing middle class view was against the expansion of a government that favored any special interest group outside of themselves. If one was industrious, they would not need any special treatment from the government. Much of Richardson’s focus...
...exhibit, we can understand why one man had such a great impact and lasting legacy on a group of artists. Nevertheless, Moore comes out from under Ruskin’s shadow as the star of the show. His determination to represent the world realistically and the equal sensibility with which he treats a vast landscape and a tiny flower shoot make him the ultimate Ruskinian. Aside from “Peacock Feather,” his small landscapes—“Venetian Doorway” (1877), “San Barnaba, Venice?...
...That context is not as kind to Imus. He comes out of the shock jock tradition, but all shock jocks are not created equal. If Opie & Anthony or Mancow had made the "nappy-headed" comment, it wouldn't have been a blip because future Presidents do not do cable-news interviews with Opie & Anthony and Mancow...