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The past decade of stunning economic growth in Vietnam helped to ease these frustrations. But 10 years on, with only marginal improvements in transparency and with corruption still rampant, patience is wearing dangerously thin again - a fact that Vietnam's leadership recognizes. "There is corruption and abuse of power in...
Fellow nude hiker Puistola Grottenpösch agrees, saying that the allure of walking naked "is all about freedom." For the past three decades, the 54-year-old engineer from Zurich has been unabashedly hiking in the altogether, in all kinds of climatic conditions, with no incident. "I wouldn't...
Like many cricket enthusiasts, Lodaya says he's surprised that the BCCI assumed the government would provide security for its matches during a general election. "One can't be blamed for thinking of this as a sign of hubris," agrees New Delhi-based Vaarunya Bhalla, who works in advertising. "It...
Karin von Hippel, a Somali specialist and senior fellow at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, agrees. "This is the first time that those of us who have been watching Somalia for all these years have been able to feel a bit optimistic," she says. Somalia last...
Between the CDS and securities-lending fiascoes, AIG still has lots of work to do. Gerry Pasciucco, the new head of AIG FP, is working to whittle down AIG's trading book by $1.1 trillion. Which raises the question, Does he really need those $165 million bonus babies to finish...