Word: yuan
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...Yuan ’06 started writing music for the same reason that many young men start writing music: to impress a girl...
Everything is for sale on nanjing Road. Shanghai's version of Fifth Avenue offers diamond rings from Tiffany, halter tops from Vivienne Westwood, even fresh sea urchin flown in from northern Japan. One of the most coveted items, however, is a certificate handed out for every 150 yuan ($19) donated for the construction of an $18 million, 2,000-kg gold Buddha at Nanjing Road's Jing'an Temple. The donation certificates are flying off shelves faster than Gucci wallets. Since 2002, the temple has collected 180,700 contributions from people who want to exchange part of their newfound wealth...
...playing field.” Among the efforts are those which attempt to exact revenge via economic weapons—most recently, for instance, Senators Lindsey O. Graham and Charles E. Schumer ’71 proposed a 27.5 percent tariff on all Chinese imports until the Dollar-Yuan exchange rate adjusts and American products become more competitive. Though our $202 billion trade deficit with China is unsustainable and must be dealt with, the lessons of Ec10 must be heeded. Although trade barriers may boost domestic industry and lower the unemployment rate in some sectors, they choke off the flow...
...first trip to Australia from her home in Taiwan, Soyoung Yuan says, she and her husband deliberately chose eco-friendly accommodations wherever they went: "We want to make sure our money is going to an organization that is going to make a positive impact." Although she thinks the lodge could improve its green attributes, Yuan is impressed. "It's very in harmony with the environment," she says. As hundreds of bats wheel through the evening sky, tour guide Ian Worcester steers his small boat through the placid waters of the nearby Daintree River, spotting leaflike shadows that, on closer inspection...
...room property recently unveiled what it terms a "multi-event venue," in steel, stone and glass, flexible enough to accommodate everything from intimate dinner parties up to product launches or big corporate talkfests. The gleaming open kitchens are among many original touches, and the venue's artwork?everything from Yuan Dynasty calligraphy to a huge sculpture by Korean artist Lee Jae Hyo?is chosen with exquisite taste. Why let the event planners book your next conference in some stale old ballroom when you can be housed in this modernist marvel...