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Martin Lee has a lot of nicknames. To human rights activists, he is Hong Kong's "Father of Democracy." To Chinese officials and pro-Beijing politicians in Hong Kong, he is a "running dog of the colonialists." But the soft-spoken, 69-year-old lawyer has a relaxed air about him that belies the political waves he has made in the past 23 years. Last month, Lee announced that he would not run for another seat in Hong Kong's Legislative Council after his current term ends in July. "I think we should allow younger people to take over...
...remember what we saw at Auschwitz. Even the most hardened Vatican reporter's voice lowers to a whisper when remembering Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the Nazi death camp on May 28, 2006. The German pontiff had arrived under threatening skies, which later turned to a soft but steady rain shower as he toured the grounds, met with Holocaust survivors and read his theological discourse that asked, "Why Lord did you remain silent?" But by the time Benedict was standing before a memorial by the ruins of a crematorium, the rain had stopped, and a vivid rainbow appeared across...
Other areas where the press's (if not the public's) appetite for policy outstripped the Pope's was a range of issues that he either soft-pedaled or failed to pronounce on at all this week. He did not address Iraq. He did not make any grand statements about conflict or dialogue with Islam, a dynamic that had dominated previous trips abroad. He did not address the question of denying communion to pro-choice politicians, although he did call their actions a "scandal." Nor did he deliver a major dressing-down of liberal Catholic educators that some had anticipated...
...true. Anderson, the UBS economist, isn't overly pessimistic. But he sees China's export growth rate falling from about 25% a year to single digits by mid-2008. "2008 will likely be the year manufacturers [are] finally forced to take a general hit on profitability," he says. A soft landing for factories might even be beneficial for the country in the long term, because it would weed out inefficient operators and boost China's productivity. A period of "creative destruction" is an inevitable part of any business cycle. China's economic policymakers can only hope that the creative aspects...
...however, as growing numbers of former expatriates and Indians born and raised abroad begin to work in India. "Until 10 years back, the only foreigners were at the CEO level," says Jha, "but today, they're at all levels." Various informal expat clubs offer tips to ensure a soft landing for first-timers, and even books are available containing tips on avoiding cultural faux pas, doing business in Bangalore, and on taxation, banking and foreign exchange regulations in India. "No matter where you're working in the IT industry, in three to four years' time, everyone reaches a uniform level...