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...experienced throughout the season.The Crimson (27-17, 11-9 Ivy League) started off its 2009 campaign on a strong note with tournament wins at the Miken Classic and Highlander Classic, but in the end, suffered tough home sweeps to Yale and Dartmouth that derailed its quest for a third consecutive Ivy North title. In a similar trajectory, Harvard scored first yesterday but relinquished its lead in the bottom of the third. And while the Crimson looked to rally in the later innings—it narrowed the Terriers’ lead in the fifth and was primed to regain...
...Taiwan's third-largest telecoms service provider, Far EasTone Telecommunications Co. announced Wednesday that it plans to sell a 12% stake to China Mobile Ltd. for $528 million, - the largest cross-strait business deal in over 60 years. The two companies also announced plans to partner in China and offer roaming services and technology upgrades for their networks, which will strengthen FarEasTone's position in Taiwan. This would be the first direct investment by a Chinese state-owned company in Taiwan in six decades. "It is especially significant," says Dr. Edward Chow, a professor at National Chengchi University...
...Some of the revival is due to the greater availability of trade finance, which had dried up as banks clamped down on lending in late 2008, hamstringing global trade. But China, the world's third-largest economy, is likely a more crucial factor in the turnaround. China sits in the middle of an increasingly important trading system within Asia. Countries like Japan, South Korea and Indonesia export capital goods, components and raw materials to China, where they are used to manufacture final products for shipment to the West. This network broke down as demand in the U.S. and Europe shriveled...
...Last weekend, they agreed to enable each other's banks to set up branches on either side of the Strait, and more than double the number of weekly direct flights that started last year. Before Ma's time, passengers traveling from Taipei to Shanghai had to go through a third city like Hong Kong, which made an 80-minute trip a 7-hour long haul. "The increase of mutual trust between Taiwan and China is also one of the key reasons for our entrance in the WHA," said Taiwan's Health Minister Dr. Yeh Ching-Chuan on Wednesday...
...says the doctor recommended another medicine. "It did not work," Jose Luis says. Adela's cough became worse, she was suffering from respiratory distress and her hands and feet were showing signs of cyanosis - that is, they were turning blue. On April 8, they returned to the doctor a third time. It was then, Jose Luis says, "the doctor told us to take her to the Civil Hospital." On the 9th at 12:45 p.m., Adela was admitted to the hospital by way of the emergency room. She was diagnosed with pneumonia. (See five things you need to know about...