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Until a few years ago, the big question was, is China's growth for real? Now the question is, How long can it last? Even with the U.S. economy slowing, the concern is not so much that China will run out of resources or markets to sustain high growth, but that economic imbalances are becoming too severe...
...China has resisted foreign pressure for faster appreciation of the yuan out of concern that such action will slow the economy and reduce employment. But policymakers also know their stance is fueling trade frictions and that exchange-rate appreciation is not always bad for job creation. A stronger currency could ease the trade surplus and fight domestic inflation. It could also help the country reduce its reliance on low-end manufacturing; a mightier yuan would encourage the development of higher value-added businesses and service industries, which have lagged manufacturing but hold greater promise for long-term job creation...
...list is not eligible for Harvard funding. “I understand the OCS’s motives, but at the same time it is disheartening,” said Nowak, who added she would have traveled to Kenya if she could have obtained funding. The violence has sparked concern among colleges with study abroad programs in the country, including three Harvard-approved programs. But according to Giorgio G. DiMauro, associate director for the Office of International Programs, no Harvard students are currently in Kenya or planning to travel there for credit next semester. The St. Lawrence University Summer Program...
...terrific performance, it was impossible to ignore the fact that Shahrazad is less a character than an embodiment—there were innumerable references to her “beautiful body”—of a set of existential issues that are meant to concern men only...
Binge drinking—a growing concern on many college campuses, including Harvard—is defined as consuming five or more standard drinks for men and four or more for women...