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Felipe’s Taqueria will soon lose its monopoly on Mexican fast food in the Square. Qdoba Mexican Grill, a national chain with over 300 franchises around the country, will move into 1280 Mass. Ave., on the corner of Linden Street, this March. Owners say Qdoba will offer a full menu of Mexican staples, along with “warm tones” and “very nice wood furniture.” “We have been pursuing this location for over three years,” said Gad Liwerant, a co-owner of Chair...
...rules open up its markets to foreign companies, U.S. banks and insurers are clamoring to cater to a small but fast-growing consumer class, where less than 5% of people have bank accounts or insurance policies. Foreign firms may crowd out inefficient state-run companies, but many Vietnamese look forward to having more choice in their daily lives. Le To Nga, 65, lived through the Vietnam War and stood in line for ration cards in the 1980s. Today, she's happily filling her shopping cart at Big C, a vast new supermarket on Hanoi's outskirts run by France...
...imports and outsourcing that followed China's WTO admission in 2001 - to extend normal trading partner status to Vietnam. Passage of permanent normal trade relations status, usually a WTO formality, failed this week in the House of Representatives as legislators struggled to muster the requisite two-thirds majority for fast-track passage. The move was resisted by lawmakers seeking to protect textile manufacturers in their home states, or seeking to punish Vietnam for its human rights record. For now, Vietnam finds itself in the unusual position of joining the world trading club but having none of the benefits of membership...
...It’s especially the sophomore class, but it’s really the entire team.”Delaney-Smith installed a new motion offense to cater to the team’s speed and versatility—a move that should lead to a more creative, fast-paced attack.“In motion, we feed off and read off of each other more, rather than off the playbook,” Finelli says. “We can just exploit our natural instincts and versatility.”Two good things for a Crimson offense that...
...much for getting better with age. The Ivy League will be fast and furious this year, and youth is leading the charge. Of the top four finishers last year—Dartmouth, Princeton, Brown, and Harvard—all lost key senior leaders and All-Ivy performers. Youth is widespread, with Cornell boasting two standout sophomores and the Crimson bringing back five second-year players with big-time potential. Young teams will make mistakes, and so will voters: it is impossible to predict a sure Ivy Champion. A veteran Dartmouth squad was a unanimous choice last year...