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...some deals?lots of them. The result is that Tom.com has become far grander than an ordinary dotcom. It is now the biggest publisher of print media in Taiwan, with more than 40 magazine titles, ranging from the island's premier business weekly to the Chinese-language version of Marie Claire. It is also the largest outdoor advertising firm in China. As the dominant player in the emerging sports marketing industry in the mainland, Tom.com is the favorite to become the sole Chinese advertising agent for the 2008 Beijing Olympics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Uncle Tom's China | 3/4/2002 | See Source »

...they soon found out, Harvard is home to one of the nation’s premier dance teams...

Author: By Daniel E. Fernandez, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ladies of the Dance | 2/28/2002 | See Source »

...spate of bad publicity of late. Frustrated proponents of political reform have smuggled abroad an insider's memoir, believed authentic by U.S. sinologists, called Zhu Rongji in 1999. A hatchet job, the book, thought to be written by a Zhu aide, accuses Jiang of undermining China's immensely respected Premier by playing petty political games?denying him the office space he wanted, for one thing?and doing "everything in his power to turn Zhu Rongji into a figurehead." Then there's the indignity of revelations by military leaders that someone, probably U.S. spies, loaded Jiang's new presidential Boeing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foul-Weather Friends | 2/25/2002 | See Source »

...while Beijing brutalizes cults and other unrecognized faiths, it has allowed increased freedom to members of religions that are officially registered. In December a document issued by a party work conference, attended by the likes of President Jiang Zemin and Premier Zhu Rongji, declared religion in China "has moved onto the track of legalization and regularization." That doesn't sound like much, but it raised a glimmer of hope that the government might legalize some currently underground denominations. "We hope it means underground churches will be able to register and receive government protection without having to change the way they...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sticking Point | 2/25/2002 | See Source »

Brigham doctors said the hire was Mt. Sinai’s attempt to improve the quality and luster of its surgical staff—and to improve its finances. One of New York’s premier hospitals, Mt. Sinai regularly sustains losses in the tens of millions of dollars...

Author: By Sarah M. Seltzer, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mt. Sinai Pays Millions to Lure Top Harvard Surgeons | 2/22/2002 | See Source »

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