Word: liu
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nevertheless, many Chinese are looking to Buddhism, Taoism and even brand-new religions to slake a thirst that all the Cokes in the world won't abate. Explains William T. Liu, an American sociologist working in Singapore: "Chinese communism is a system of economic development, but there is no theology to explain what people should believe in. China is very fertile ground for any religion right...
Still, it's not yet clear that every boss is ready to be such a solicitous suitor. "The labor market is tight, but we haven't got to the point where people are so valuable that they would entice companies to engage in a bidding war," argues Bob Liu of HotJobs.com Others contend that no firm would be willing to make a bet solely on the basis of a virtual resume. Networking giant Cisco, which does two-thirds of its hiring via the Net, says it isn't interested in bidding online for corporate mercenaries...
Controversy has erupted since Liu's initial offer of an international fellowship by the Nieman Foundation was revoked after the foundation learned Liu no longer worked for the publication from which he had applied for the fellowship...
...Liu] applied from one newspaper and then changed jobs, without notifying us," Nieman Curator Bill Kovach said of the foundation's reasons for rescinding Liu's offer earlier this month...
...Liu said he quit his job as the opinion page editor at Hong Kong's Economic Daily because of censorship. He now holds the same position for the Apple Daily, another daily newspaper in Hong Kong...