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...India's Parliament, Prime Minister Nehru called for an end to H-bomb tests, and tried to drum up Asian racism by noting that most atomic damage had been wreaked on Asians...
alexei mitrophanov, State Duma Deputy Start at the cozy Red Bar on the 22nd floor of the Bagration Bridge Tower in Kutuzovsky Prospect to enjoy the full view of the city. Take a cab to the Prado restaurant in Slavyanskaya Square for a delightful European or Asian dinner in old Moscow's downtown. Then take a postdinner walk to Tverskaya, the city's main artery, and drop into the classy and expensive Night-Flight club to mix with the most beautiful women in Moscow. grigori punanov, Managing Editor, Big City magazine To get a feel for this city of glamour...
...rioters' outrage stems from reports that Rini had bought M.P.s' votes with money from Asian business backers. Rini has denied the allegations, but claims of bribery and corruption - which were also leveled at his predecessor, Sir Allan Kemakeza - swirl constantly on the Solomons' "coconut wireless." Police investigating the riots on Sunday arrested Central Honiara M.P. Nelson Ne'e for intimidation and issued a warrant for the arrest of East Honiara M.P. Charles Dausabea on similar charges...
...akin to an economic version of Dr. Strangelove. Although China takes some of our manufacturing jobs, it quenches our thirst for cheap goods by buying large amounts of Treasury Bills that finance our debt and keep interest rates low. Some economists worry that if and when China and its Asian neighbors stop buying our debt, the economic results will be catastrophic. Both sides have an incentive to cooperate economically because each side has so many bargaining chips that playing bets and threats could bankrupt everyone. Hu’s visit, though largely ceremonial, is an opportunity to reconsider our policies...
...Even if the China dreams don't pan out, there are other nearby markets to tap. A free-trade agreement among the 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) recently reduced tariffs on electronic goods, previously as high as 30%, to zero. That gave Vietnam's electronics manufacturers greater access to a trading bloc of half a billion people. "We can be the gateway for export to China," boasts Hoang Van Dung, vice president of Vietnam's Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Hanoi, "And we can export to ASEAN and the West at the same time...