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...that sentiment is not as common as it once was. As recently as five years ago, many wealthy Vietnamese officials took pains to disguise their net worth; they rode motorbikes to work and turned assets into gold bars that were hidden in their modest homes. "Society was not in favor of rich people," says Pham Chi Lan, an economist in Hanoi. "They did not dare expose their wealth." Today, BMWs and Mercedes are frequently seen on the streets of Hanoi, and there's a construction boom of luxury villas. The annual publication of a list of the country's richest...
Harvard would not be the first to address this problem: Not long ago, Princeton eliminated undergraduate student loans, and in January, announced a tuition freeze, albeit with a rise in room and board charges that will result in an above-inflation total net increase in student costs. Harvard can and should do Princeton one better, by holding the line on both tuition and fees...
...said, ‘Expect a little wrister coming in at you, just get something on net.’ And it was perfect,” Brine said. “It hit my leg and went...
...other half of the draw, Dan Nguyen struggled to match the speed of his opponent, No. 2 seed and eventual tournament champion Rupesh Roy, a 2007 Australian Open junior doubles finalist. Nguyen lost his first set, 6-0, but late in the second set, a clip of the net and a winner down the line from Nguyen allowed for a break back...
...able to bounce back from it in the second game and get control of the match at one point and keep control of it,” Ridolfi said. “After a few adjustments, we were okay. We needed to find control on our side of the net, just with our team, small things that we were able to do. Brady went on a little spree serving, and once we got the tie, we were able to take the air out of their tires.”Boosting Harvard’s lead, co-captain Laurence Favrot...