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...were rising so quickly that Hong Kong became uncompetitive in basic manufacturing compared with newly emerging economies elsewhere in Asia. Geography saved the day. In 1979, Deng Xiaoping began opening China to foreign investment, and Hong Kong manufacturers decamped to the mainland to take advantage of the country's vast supply of cheap workers. The trading firms stayed behind. In fact, as more and more manufacturing moved into China, locating a headquarters in Hong Kong, on the doorstep of southern China's industrial parks, became imperative. William E. Connor & Associates, for example, was originally founded as a purchasing office...
...Conrad's 1902 classic novella on the horrors of colonialism, Congo's intricate geography acts as a metaphor for the recesses of the human mind--as if in the folds and bends of Africa's landscape we can find meaning behind our hidden desires and nightmares. In such a vast and foreign place, though, even the most plainspoken facts--4 million people dead since 1998; more than 1,000 people dying of war-related disease and malnutrition a day--can remain beyond comprehension...
...commit atrocities as well. With the election complete, it's comforting to think that the world has done its part and can now leave Congo to get on with righting itself. But the country still desperately needs help: to end the lingering violence, distribute revenues from the country's vast natural resources, and hold to account those responsible for the worst bloodshed...
Kagan said that the views expressed in the deans’ letter are shared by the “vast majority” of the legal profession, and that Stimson’s comments demonstrate an “uninformed understanding” of the basic precepts of American...
...changes aren't welcomed by all Indians, the vast majority of whom live outside major cities and remain far more conservative than their urban cousins. Police officers have been known to rough up young couples holding hands in public parks. Over the past few years a group of Hindu nationalists around the country have burned Valentine's Day cards and branded the festival "cultural corruption." Kissing still raises eyebrows when depicted in big Bollywood movies. Even the announcement of Rai and Bachchan's impending nuptials brought an old-fashioned reaction from his father, the Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan. Bachchan senior...