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...Crimson is currently ranked fifth in the nation, despite losing senior goaltender Christina Kessler to injury three weeks...
...Matchmaking companies like Kang and Hong's play a uniquely symbiotic role in South Korea, helping balance the nation's surplus of bachelors. In recent years, more male children have been born to South Korean households than girls, the result of sex screening and selective abortion due to the preference of couples for male babies. In recent years, many of these men have taken home wives from other parts of Asia, a solution that has left many couples grappling with a big cultural gap. Marrying a North Korean woman, Hong says, is a better fit. "They share our same traditions...
Quick Facts: • Born on Dec. 18, 1950, in Ambalangoda, a coastal town in the island nation's southwest. He joined the army in 1970 as a staff officer and gradually rose through the ranks...
...yielding to the Chinese government with regards to the issue of ethnic minorities and human rights. Last year, Hillary Clinton even stated that addressing Chinese human rights couldn’t take precedent over other crises. This is simply not an acceptable diplomatic message to send, especially from a nation that prides itself on protecting freedom. Obama’s meeting with the Dalai Lama is not just a formality; it sends a strong signal that human rights issues will be addressed, even if China demands otherwise...
...with scorn for the U.S. There is a long legacy of Chinese distrust of the West. Today, Chinese nationalists cannot explicitly criticize Beijing, but they can indirectly attack the government by challenging the close relationship between the U.S. and China. For many in China, the U.S. is a corrupt nation that bears China no goodwill and will drag China down if Beijing doesn't find a way to distance itself from the American economic embrace...