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After a dramatic three-and-a-half-year battle to take control of much larger Volkswagen, German sports carmaker Porsche has given up the chase and agreed in principle to a merger with its one-time prey...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Porsche and VW Agree to a Merger | 5/7/2009 | See Source »

Though the recent merger of four science libraries, announced last month, was not motivated by costs, both that consolidation and the Quad Library’s closing mark the College administration’s attempts to maximize library efficiency...

Author: By Bita M. Assad and Ahmed N. Mabruk, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Quad’s Central Library To Close | 5/5/2009 | See Source »

...merger seemed improbable. On one side was the Nepalese Army. On the other, the 19,000 Maoist rebels it once battled ferociously in the jungles and hills - the same Maoists who were elected to power with the end of the monarchy the army had supported for decades. But the eventual integration of the enemies was an inescapable clause in the peace accord that brought the rebels down from the hills and into the halls of parliament...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nepal's PM Resigns, in New Crisis for Maoists | 5/4/2009 | See Source »

...guerrillas en masse. The Army said it preferred to be more selective about the process. "What the Maoists wanted to do after being energized in their win was to go against the gentlemen's agreement," says Kanak Mani Dixit, Nepali journalist and political analyst, "they started demanding complete merger. They injected deep distrust among all political players." (Check out a story about the massacre of Nepal's royal family...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nepal's PM Resigns, in New Crisis for Maoists | 5/4/2009 | See Source »

...News of the telecom merger and the WHA entry sent Taiwan stocks up over 6% on Wednesday. Global economists responded by immediately upgrading Taiwan's economic outlook; Goldman Sachs added 1% to its forecast for next year's growth rate to 3.5%. JP Morgan also said that the direct flights, tourists, and recent financial agreements are a key to Taiwan's long-term structural growth. "This will also open up a wave or mergers and acquisitions between companies in Taiwan and China," said Chow. "The next industry to watch will be financial industry." (Read about Chinese tourists in Taiwan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Mobile to Buy Stake in Taiwan Telcom | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

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