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...discreet behavior in the past few weeks suggests he may have learned important lessons about what kind of profile the French expect from Elysée residents. His public insulting of an elderly detractor on a rope-line last month notwithstanding, Sarkozy has made an effort to control his sharp tongue, keep his love life away from the press, and scale back his former media omnipresence to occasional, sober appearances and speeches more in line with what the French are used to in their President. Ironically, Sarkozy's advisers also believe his imploding popularity - combined with public backing of reform...
...weak dollar dumps cold water on some of Japan's largest corporations and exporters, since a higher yen value makes exports from the likes of Sony and Sharp to Toyota and Honda less competitive. On Thursday, Toyota Motor Corp. president Katsuaki Watanabe said that his company will need to maintain profit growth, since it forecast record profit for this fiscal year when the dollar was about 113 yen. For every yen the dollar drops, Toyota's operating profit falls...
...tapping into and championing a rising spirit of Taiwanese nationalism. Many people in Taiwan no longer consider their island a part of China; instead, they see Taiwan as a de facto independent state and desire an identity of their own. The search for Taiwan identity also had a sharp anti-KMT edge. The KMT has historically been the party of the mainlanders who came to Taiwan with Chiang and who still hold attachments to China. Local Taiwanese islanders resented the intrusion, as well as the KMT's long dominance of the island's politics. Those Taiwanese turned...
Emerging from the driver's seat of a new Nissan GT-R at the Tokyo Motor Show last fall, CEO Carlos Ghosn flashed a wry grin and a custom-made Louis Vuitton suit. Ghosn's sharp look--a departure from his usual boardroom standard issue--suggested a calculated step up for Japan's No. 3 automaker. The GT-R--part luxury vehicle, part sports car--is Nissan's bid to compete head on with Ferrari and Porsche. For a company that has built its brand on the 3.6 million reliable midrange vehicles it produces every year, that is no small...
...Later, he adds“I’d feel like an ad if my shirt said Diesel”and “I wear pink but ironically / Wave mybig fist at my friend androgyny.” CadenceWeapon proves himself to be a standoutvoice with a sharp sense of humor.With his infectious beats and clevercommentary on pop culture, it’s hard toimagine that Cadence Weapon won’t besuccessful. At once a savvy lyricist anddeft producer, Cadence Weapon is definitelyan artist to keep your eye on.—Reviewer Katherine L. Miller can bereached...