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...Shui-bian summoned 34 of Taiwan's brightest minds to the presidential palace, put them in a conference room, and told them not to come out until they had a plan for fixing the shuddering economy. The best and brightest dutifully took their places around the mahogany table and Premier Chang Chun-hsiung opened the floor to ideas. One came from banker-tycoon Jeffrey Koo, who said the meeting was a big waste of time because there were too many politicians present. Morris Chang, celebrity chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., said he didn't think 34 people could agree...
...party-run newspaper. Critics included provincial leaders from Hunan, who didn't appreciate the paper's sympathetic coverage of Hunan native Zhang. The man ultimately responsible for Southern Weekend's fate is Li Changchun, Guangdong'sparty chief who is apparently President Jiang's top choice to become Premier next year. Since Li is sure to face opposition in his quest for the post, "he can't afford criticism for his own province's newspapers," says an Asian diplomat in Beijing...
...running a suggestive photo of a woman's body on its cover. The government fined and nearly closed China's biggest private bookstore chain, Xishu Publishing, for selling a tract on dissident poets. And Guangzhou Television sacked its top three editors when someone ran subtitles under images of Premier Zhu Rongji reading, "Former follower of Falun Gong," the banned spiritual practice. The foreign press has suffered, too. For the past 16 weeks, China has banned newsstand sales of TIME after the magazine published an article in February on Falun Gong. The on going crackdown has spooked some of China...
...Boston has a long and rich tradition of playing host to premier sports events,” Menino said. “It is in keeping with that storied history that we will for the first time host a Women’s Final Four championship...
With the win, Harvard expected a difficult race in the final on Sunday, July 8, against Oxford Brookes University, a premier English crew and holder of the Temple Challenge Cup course record with its winning time...