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...There's little doubt that a sharp economic contraction in China, such as the one the mainland experienced in the early 1990s, would cause severe withdrawal pangs in economies such as Japan and Taiwan, and could even plunge them into recession. But that fate would not be shared evenly or universally throughout Asia, economists note. Despite the euphoria about China as the Next Big Thing, many observers are quick to downplay the notion that Asia is as dependent on China (yet) as the conventional wisdom held even a few months ago. The mainland is still not nearly...
...show his skill and stature as an international statesman. That backfired spectacularly when Kim Jong Il confessed unrepentantly that North Korea had kidnapped 13 Japanese citizens in the 1970s and '80s?and had no intention of allowing the five survivors to return home. The Japanese public was outraged, the fate of the kidnap victims became Koizumi's biggest headache, and the issue cramped Japan's ability to help the international effort to end North Korea's drive to acquire nuclear weapons...
With co-captains Courtney Bergman and Susanna Lingman routing their opponents at No. 1 and freshman Preethi Mukundan and sophomore Melissa Anderson in trouble at No. 3, the fate of the doubles point rested squarely on Wang and Martire’s comeback effort...
...What fate awaits those accused from Abu Ghraib? If their cases proceed to trial, their guilt must be proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Rules of evidence in a court-martial are similar to those in the civilian system. But aside from capital crimes, it takes only a two-thirds majority of a jury "panel" (composed of at least five military members) to convict. The prisoner-abuse suspects could face decades behind bars if convicted. U.S. military officials plan to try them in Iraq to show Iraqis that U.S. law can be applied fairly on their turf. That alone...
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will