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...June 2003 a consortium led by China Huadian power company announced plans to build 13 dams along the main stem of the Nu. That prompted stiff opposition from international and domestic green groups. In April 2004, Premier Wen Jiabao put the plans on hold and ordered further assessment of the project. For China's nascent environmental movement, it was a rare and welcome success. Not only did the Nu win a reprieve, but the "scientific development" ideology of Wen and President Hu Jintao - which emphasizes sustainable development and social welfare - seem to mean that more light would shine...
...ratification of an important free-trade agreement with the U.S. But to many Koreans, it looked like the President was selling out to Washington, in the process endangering public safety as well as hurting Korea's agricultural industry. On June 1, an estimated 40,000 demonstrators clogged the main thoroughfares of downtown Seoul to protest the decision; police were forced to disperse the unruly crowds with water cannons. Lee was forced to retreat himself, effectively reimposing a ban on imports of U.S. beef from cattle more than 30 months old, which are more susceptible to mad cow disease...
...main focus is on five major speeches given...
...main goal of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) is “to establish a mutually beneficial relationship between Harvard University and its alumni.” From the reunions planned throughout the year, to the post.harvard database with e-mail and other information about graduates, the Harvard Alumni Network is not only well-connected, but also is easily accessible to current students. Through information gathering and data collection, HAA is able to bridge the gap between countless generations of Harvard students...
...disconcerting to many observers, both inside and outside Turkey. But perhaps even more troublesome is the widespread feeling that the ruling was a foregone conclusion. Antagonism and mistrust has become intense between the AKP - reelected with a 47% majority last year - and secularists in the military, judiciary and main opposition party. On both sides, the debate has long since ceased to be a legal one; each sees it as crucial to the future political direction of Turkey. Few commentators doubt that the court hasn't already made up its mind about the fate...