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APPOINTED. FRANK HSIEH, 58, Kaohsiung's Mayor, as Taiwan's new Premier, following the resignation of former Premier Yu Shyi-kun and his cabinet; in Taipei. A one-time civil-rights lawyer who previously served as chairman of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, Hsieh is known as a moderate who could help smooth rocky relations with Taiwan's opposition majority...
...city is home to the International Contemporary Art Fair, or ARCO, with new works from 290 galleries in 35 countries. "What makes this fair different from others is it is not dominated by the Anglo-Saxon world," says Javier L?pez, the owner of the Javier L?pez gallery, a premier Madrid space that specializes in photography and new media...
...Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder others is it is not dominated by the Anglo-Saxon world," says Javier López, the owner of the Javier López gallery, a premier Madrid space that specializes in photography and new media. This year a special exhibition will be held at the Juan Carlos I Fairground focusing on the work of Mexican artists. Two in the spotlight are Francisco Toledo and Gunther Gerzso, whose work uses aspects of pre-Columbian icons and magical...
Even if the Administration's preferred candidate, Allawi, manages to hold on to the Premier job, the U.S. will no doubt find him less malleable than before. That's because the new Cabinet will be beholden not to the U.S. but to an elected Iraqi parliament. And since this body will represent the popular will, it's a good bet it will pressure the new government into populist gestures, including calling for an early exit of U.S. troops. "Even if it has the same faces, the next government will be very different from the interim administration," says al-Mahdi...
...intellectuals in the early 1980s, and urged high-ranking cadres to study foreign political systems in the 1990s. Since assuming China's top posts?Hu replaced Jiang as Party chief in late 2002, then as President in 2003 and as commander in chief last September?Hu and his Premier, Wen Jiabao, have fashioned themselves as populists by touring hospital wards of SARS patients and spending holidays with peasants. Hu speaks often of helping China's poor, and has increased investment in impoverished western regions. He has talked of strengthening the "rule of law" and protecting rights enshrined in China...