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...marijuana for aids and cancer wasting. He believes the FDA turned him down because of political pressure. "If you want to study its harmful effects, you can get all the money you want," says Consroe. "But for this one, I would have spun my wheels forever." (An FDA spokeswoman declined to comment...
...upper Manhattan that is enjoying a rebirth following a decades-long economic slump. Last month H&M (Hennes & Mauritz), the Swedish chain that specializes in reasonably priced but trendy fashions, became the first foreign apparel retailer to join the migration north from midtown. Says Karen Belva, an H&M spokeswoman: "We're new to the U.S., and to be part of something that's up-and-coming is good for us, imagewise. And our prices are a good fit for the area...
...dispute is costing Vietnam goodwill with Japan, the country's biggest aid donor and trade partner. Officials in Hanoi last week pleaded with the corporations to be sympathetic. "This is an issue of human life," government spokeswoman Phan Thuy Thanh said. But to the Japanese, the quotas don't look like a rational attempt to cut down on roadkill?maybe a helmet law would be a more logical first step?they look like old-fashioned protectionism...
...Shenyang home by police. Chinese authorities aren't saying why he is being held under "house supervision" or what crimes they think were committed. "Yang Bin and his enterprises in China are suspected of being involved in various illegal activities in China," Zhang Qiyue, China's foreign ministry spokeswoman, said last week without elaboration. Speculation ranges from tax evasion to corruption arising from Yang's cozy ties to provincial officials...
...Stock Exchange questioned the company about a large advance payment made to its sole supplier, controlled by Greencool chairman and founder Gu Chu-jun. Regulators wanted to know "whether the transactions were conducted on normal commercial terms," according to a company statement. No action has been taken, although a spokeswoman for the Hong Kong exchange says it is "still reserving the right to take action." In a statement, the company asserts that the payment was made in its usual course of business...