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Artist Fiona Tan thinks of herself as an “image-maker.” In “Kingdom of Shadows,” Tan’s 2001 short film presented last Sunday night at the Carpenter Center, she explores how the proliferation of images in the modern world—namely through photographs—changes our perception of them. Interviews with collectors and artists guide an exploration of our relationship with photographs—a relationship that, to Tan, “can never be settled”. The screening followed up on a lecture?...
...Tan, director of sovereign ratings at Standard & Poor's in Singapore, says that it was almost inevitable that Asian governments would have to intervene more directly to stabilize financial markets. That's because massive rescue packages engineered in the U.S. and Europe to support their financial institutions threatened to put Asian lenders at a disadvantage in global markets. "It becomes peer pressure," Tan says. "The more people do it, the more you have to do it. Otherwise, you feel confidence may be lost...
...foreign financing than others in Asia. To some, the recent upheaval in Korean markets was eerily similar to the country's financial crisis in 1997. Back then, Korean banks also had trouble refinancing borrowings from jittery foreign banks, creating a shortage of dollars that required an IMF bailout. However, Tan of Standard & Poor's says that current conditions are vastly different than those of 10 years ago. Not only are Korea's banks much stronger, but, with $240 billion in foreign currency reserves, the country's finances as a whole are in much better shape, Tan says...
...Tuesday, October 14, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung ordered the government to get tough on polluters. It fined Vedan $16,000 and ordered to the company to pay $7.6M in environmental back dues it owes. These are fees the company was supposed to pay in order to pollute. They had not paid these fees in several years and so criminal charges could still be filed. This should send out a clear message to all manufacturers, says Natural Resources and Environment Minister Pham Khoi Nguyen...
...really wanted Hillary," said Holly Haggard, a purposeful young woman in tan slacks and running shoes. "Well," her husband Robbie quickly reminded her, "now we got Obama." He said this in a tone of voice that made me think he wasn't too happy about the fact...