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...human rights and democracy. I cherish Taiwan's open and sometimes rowdy democracy, which is in contrast to the previous, autocratic regime. Our society is maturing politically as it faces all kinds of daily challenges. The pace of progress is unbelievable, especially considering that Taiwan has had to grow under the constant threat of Chinese missiles. Although goodwill has been repeatedly offered from the Taiwanese side, the Chinese government has refused to talk with our government and continues to claim that Taiwan is a renegade province of mainland China. Can successful negotiations take place with a knife pressed...
...pinch first. "We're no longer lending at all to companies where we can't understand what's going on," vows a top credit officer at one big Italian bank. But small and mid-sized firms will be hit too. "For family firms that need more capital to grow, this will be an important problem," worries Guido Corbetta, a professor at Bocconi University in Milan. Prosecutors probing the now-bankrupt Parmalat are increasingly focusing on the roles Italian and U.S. banks may have played in the affair. One potential winner: the Italian stock market. Family businesses have traditionally shunned...
...TIME.com: What's next on NASA's to-do list? Kluger: First, a continuation of the Mars program. The idea is to have a spacecraft ready to explore every two years, when Earth and Mars grow closer...
...good work of the neighborhood over the course of more than a year,” said Harvard’s Senior Director of Community Relations Mary H. Power. “I think it bodes well for the relationship that we’re trying to grow through this agreement...
...think that the investment is a strong one for the HMC. Trees in New Zealand grow relatively fast so the time-frame for returns will be favourable,” Schweder wrote in an e-mail...