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...Trung seems in a hurry, it's because Vietnam's financial-services industry is in for a year of tectonic change. To meet commitments Vietnam made in January upon joining the World Trade Organization (WTO), Hanoi this month is lifting restrictions on multinational banks operating in the country that prevented them from competing on an equal footing with domestic lenders. Previously, foreign banks were limited in their ability to acquire depositors and were allowed only one branch per city, among other constraints. But to get into the WTO, Hanoi promised to open its financial-services sector to the world faster...
...Angela, you are going to love it,” a fellow contestant on “The Apprentice” gushed to former Harvard women’s hockey captain Angela Ruggiero upon announcing the project idea for the tenth challenge on the hit reality television series— an idea that would send the three-time Olympian packing.Already in its sixth season, “The Apprentice” brings together 18 business-minded contestants from a range of backgrounds to duke it out for a year-long $250,000 apprenticeship under millionaire Donald Trump.During the 2006 Winter...
...arbitrary appreciation for the study of Hezbollah, a Lebanese political organization that is often simply described as a terrorist group. In “Hezbollah: A Short History,” Norton, a Boston University professor who formerly served as a United Nations military observer in the region, draws upon his years of study to deliver a clear, concise, and accessible report on the history of Hezbollah and its activity and interaction with other groups in Lebanon. Short personal anecdotes from his time in Lebanon add both color and authority to the book. Norton’s portrait of Hezbollah...
...Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is made up of students who take on a full course load at Harvard while training to become military officers. Although most ROTC cadets get to attend Harvard for free, they are required to serve at least eight years in the military upon graduation. “I think of it as a privilege, an opportunity to serve my country.” says Shawna L. Sinnott ‘10, a midshipman in the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC). Sinnott is the only freshman participating in the demanding Marine Option of NROTC...
...minutes Crystal Woodman-Miller hid under a table in the library during Klebold and Harris's rampage. A 16-year-old junior intent upon becoming an elementary school teacher, Woodman-Miller was spared death or injury along with two other students under the table, she now believes, because the shooters ran out of ammunition before they got to her group...