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...1960s, when bar owners near the base were granted government approval to form the Tongduchon Special Tourism Industry Association. That gave them the right to buy and sell alcohol tax free to U.S. soldiers and other foreigners. At a time when Korea was still dirt-poor, this was a vital source of foreign exchange?and a way to keep G.I.s from troubling Korean women not involved in the sex industry. Until the early 1990s, the women working downrange were almost all Korean. But in the mid-'90s, with the economy booming, Korean bar girls became too expensive. So, Kim claims...
...that do not contain fenfluramine can pose health risks. Some contain diuretics or laxatives that can cause skin rashes, diarrhea and irritable bowel syndrome. "I've encountered women who are taking diuretics without being aware of it," says Dr. Lee. "They lose water and with it, potassium and other vital body-regulating electrolytes." Reduced potassium can cause an irregular heartbeat, even coma. "What can be O.K. for a month can cause serious damage over the long term," says Professor Leung Ping-chung, chairman of the Institute of Chinese Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He performed a recent...
...single market will always pit the Commission against vested interests,'' says Stanley Crossick, director of Brussels' European Policy Centre. "So it will always be a whipping post." Though the Commission has been something of an élitist institution short on modern management expertise, it does serve a vital role in enforcing European Union rules and it protects the interests of the smaller member states, Crossick says. "So the current round of criticism, especially the stereotypical allegations in the press of fraud and corruption, few of which have ever been substantiated, do seriously undermine the Commission and the work...
...according to Pakistan's constitution, the President must give up control of the military, which would mean ceding the army's might--and his power base--to another general. But Musharraf has given no indication that he is willing to do this. He is in the process of rewriting vital parts of the constitution to increase his power and is expected to hold on to his army-chief post. Dealing with an elected parliament will be a challenge for him, however; he will be a lone figure without regiments or even a political party behind...
...economy on life support and investor confidence badly shaken, Cem and Dervis are - with their considerable international credibility - critical to Turkey's immediate future. Their presence is reassuring, too, as Turkey struggles to meet E.U. membership criteria, commands the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan and possibly plays a vital role in any future U.S. attack on Iraq. But assembling a new government may be far from easy. Turkey has a proliferation of political parties, all hierarchical and resistant to change. None has a commanding majority that might make Sezer's task easier if he needs to appoint a caretaker...