Word: regionalization
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...even before NATO planes forced Serbian security forces out of the province in 1999. U.N. administrators and an estimated 16,000 peacekeepers in Kosovo fear a repeat of the violent riots of March 2004 aimed at minority Serbs and Roma. Kosovar Prime Minister Agim Ceku has warned that the region may declare independence unilaterally if the deadlock persists. "I don't expect any major unrest this summer", says Agron Bajrami, editor of Koha Ditore, a Pristina daily. But if there is no movement before expected elections this fall, "even the mainstream parties will be tempted to adopt extreme strategies." Then...
...good that different countries and regions can influence one another's cuisine. And while we might expect that globalization and changing lifestyles would make people abandon their ancient diets, we still find happiness in the basics. India has a number of varieties, from state to state and region to region. Within India, Kerala is famous for its lunch of more than 20 dishes followed by four or five sweets, a feast found at almost all wedding parties. Kerala meals could be an added attraction for hungry foreign tourists. A. Jacob Sahayam, Thiruvananthapuram, India...
...region is flush with surpluses, not deficits. Asian countries have piled up more than $3 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves. And while currencies were overvalued a decade ago, they are undervalued today. The bitter fight between Beijing and Washington over China's massive surplus and undervalued currency is just the most visible part of this phenomenon. With the numbers the region is racking up, no currency trader would bet her Starbucks latte against Asian economies, let alone put real money into attacking Asian currencies. Banks around the region have been cleaned up. The fanciful projects of a decade ago-such...
...crisis, largely because of lower investment. Thailand's banking and corporate sector is in far better shape than a decade ago, but allegations of cronyism under ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and erratic policies by the current military government have unsettled investors. Nationalism is on the rise throughout the region, reflecting a belief that there is so much cash that countries can do without foreign investment...
...proposal, of course, has riled Beijing. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the move would "have a grave impact on cross-Straits relations and seriously endanger peace and stability across the Straits and Asia-Pacific region." Still, Beijing's reaction lacked the vitriol that often accompanies its discussion of Taiwan issues. In the past that anger has only strengthened Chen and the electoral prospects of his independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP). "Whenever they speak with harsh words ... it would give more credit to the DPP and Chen's leadership," says Andrew Yang, secretary general of the Taipei-based...