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Early on Oct. 6, photographer Davis and I, accompanied by a translator from the Foreign Ministry press center, set off from Hanoi on a seven-hour, 150- mile drive through the scenic karst valleys of Son La province to Phu Yen district. Before the last two-hour leg of the journey, the driver warned that we would not be able to stop until we reached the hamlet of Phu Yen because even a brief halt in daylight might leave us prey to the bandits who operate in the area...
...image of Japanese prime minister Kiichi Miyazawa going door-to-door asking everyone to kick in their 10 yen for Rockefeller Center is unshakeable, but has nothing to do with the realities of world-wide state-capitalism...
...frequently called, is to maximize the earnings of the company's international operations given the volatility of exchange rates. The difficulty that we face lies in the frustration that even when Disney's business is rapidly expanding abroad, more French francs, German marks and Japanese yen might not necessarily mean more dollars (which is ultimately what counts to an American company) if exchange rates are moving in an undesirable direction...
...past half-century this mountain-moving, gorge-cutting force of nature has been tamed by a spectacular system of dams and reservoirs. Today the domesticated Colorado dispenses water for 20 million people in seven states and for 2 million acres of farmland. The river's urgent yen for the sea, held in check by 10 major dams, generates 12 million kW of electricity a year. Stretches of the river remain as they once were and provide habitats for fish, birds and wildlife, including a number of endangered species. People come here to play. Six national parks and recreation areas along...
...difficult to secure appointments with top officials in Saudi Arabia. He also found that military commanders were suddenly too busy to find him a place on a flight into Kuwait. The silent treatment let Tokyo know the allies are in no mood to accommodate Japanese politicians with a yen to horn in on postwar celebrations...