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...February uprising, the underlying issues appear to be land encroachment and increasing resentment of the Kinh majority among members of the region's 38 hill tribes. Collectively known as Montagnards by the former French colonialists, the hill people are famous for their colorful dress and dance, ruou or rice wine ceremonies?and their recruitment by U.S. special forces during the Vietnam War. But the unrest goes beyond minority rights and transmigration problems. The central highlands' troubles are a microcosm of all the contentious issues facing Vietnam?land disputes, corruption, a shaky economy and accusations of religious repression...
...peasant from a North Korean village died last week at the age of 85, South Korea lost one of its 20th-century giants. If Korea's leap from war-battered basket case to industrial powerhouse was miraculous, Chung was chief miracle maker. He started out selling rice as a runaway teenager, set up his own construction company, then piled into everything from supertankers to microchips. His energy and drive were Olympian, his chutzpah legendary: he once sold a ship before Hyundai even had a shipyard. But like other chaebol chieftains, he fueled his empire with cheap debt and political favors...
...celebrated on April 14 with a rare coming together of the Tamil Hindu and Sinhalese Buddhist communities. The country grinds to a halt for a week as everyone flocks back to the parental home. Drums across the island announce the New Year. Hearths are lit to cook milk rice, and state television counts down to the auspicious time for the meal to begin. Firecrackers explode throughout the night. Families eat festival food, including cakes and sweetmeats. If you can arrange it, this is one holiday best enjoyed in a family home...
...Bush was at Camp David that Saturday night with a group that included National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice when he got word of the incident. Twenty-four American servicemen and -women were being held at the Lingshui air base on Hainan...
...serious is it?" he asked Rice...