Word: frees
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...with a mind of his own. Whether by conviction or out of cynical self-interest, he has pursued reformist policies designed to repair his country's shattered economy as well as to endear him to skeptical citizens: the institution of land-tenure rights for farmers, the beginnings of a free-market economy and recognition of Buddhism as the state religion. While Hun Sen's cloudy history as a former member of the Khmer Rouge and his association with the Vietnamese continue to haunt him, he is gaining stature as a nationalist. He is regarded by many Cambodians as the only...
...region for centuries. China, which continues to arm the Khmer Rouge, is not alone in refusing to allow Viet Nam to win through political means what it failed to achieve militarily. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore says that Hun Sen must legitimize his rule in a free election. "Any other way of leaving Hun Sen in charge," says Lee, "would mean that aggression does...
Hanoi will have to try to revive its bankrupt economy with little help from the outside world. The Vietnamese dream is for another Asian miracle, patterned on what its newly industrialized neighbors have achieved. Reformers have laid ambitious plans for restructuring the economy on free-market principles. "We think of ourselves as South Korea 25 years ago," says Nguyen Xuan Oanh, a senior adviser to the Vietnamese government. "The only stumbling block is how soon will the U.S. give us the green light...
...same time, Sony gave free rein to CBS Records chief Walter Yetnikoff, 56, to build the unit's creative output. "CBS always treated us like a stepchild, a little, dirty urchin," says Yetnikoff, "but Sony gives us respect. The important thing is, they like the artists and the business. They understand it's more important for me to take Bruce Springsteen's call than Norio Ohga...
Despite a trying childhood and the dual demands of art and political activism, Redgrave has been, by all accounts, a stable and nurturing parent. Says Joely: "Mother may have been a free spirit before we came along, but we were terribly normal and conventional as a family. Domestically, she's nothing like the force she is in acting and politics. She is not a creature of comforts. She will always take the smallest room in the house...