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...green light to mine its vast stores of bauxite, a mineral needed to process aluminum, on her blog. "The warrant said my daughter was arrested under Article 258 of the Criminal Code for abusing democratic freedoms to infringe upon the state's interests," said an emotional Nguyen Thi Tuyet Lan, Quynh's mother. "They searched her house until 3:30 that morning and then put her in a van that disappeared into the quiet of the night." The family has not heard from her since. (Read "In Vietnam, Fears of a New Chinese Invasion...
...Hundreds like him are also still waiting outside Cishan's classrooms. "I couldn't sleep all week. I had no idea how my family is doing," says Chen Hsiu-lan, a farmer who was also stranded in the mountains for six days until an excavator cleared the roads enough for her to leave her home. Now she's waiting at the school for her older brother...
Cheap Latin Flair. Lan Airlines, a Oneworld partner, is offering low fares to South America. If you've always wanted to climb to Machu Picchu, you can now fly to Peru from Miami for as little as $298 round-trip. For a more urbane getaway, fly from Los Angeles to Chile ($749 round-trip) to sample some Malbec vintages, or head to Argentina from New York City ($599 round-trip) to perfect your tango. Purchase tickets before Feb. 28 for travel before June...
...fundamental distrust and disconnect between the Tibetans and the Chinese government and Chinese people,” said Dickyi, who taught at a rural Tibetan school. “Before I went to Lhasa, everyone warned me against talking freely.” Both Han Chinese panelists Lan Xue, a professor at China’s Tsinghua University and a visiting professor at the Kennedy School, and Yue Tan D. Tang, a Ph.D candidate in Harvard’s economics department, focused on how best to resolve the current conflict through economic and social development and cultural rejuvenation...
...recognition from the University. Sociology Professor Jason A. Kaufman ’93 and English Department Chair James T. Engell ’73 have agreed to be faculty sponsors for the Voice, which will be printed at The Crimson, and about 40 students have joined its staff. May Lan Dong ’11, the organization’s director of finance and strategic relations, said she anticipates further success for the project in months to come. Campus organizations such as Harvard-Radcliffe Television and the Harvard African Students Association have expressed interest in collaborating with the Voice, according...