Bank of East Asia#39;s Li Resigns From Hong Kong Cabinet (Update2)
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Feb. 16 (Bloomberg) — David Li, the Hong Kong banker and
lawmaker whos paying $8.1 million to settle a U.S. probe into
alleged insider trading, resigned from the citys Executive
Council.
Li, chief executive officer [...]
Faber Sees a Holiday in Cambodia for Investors William Pesek
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Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — If you want to learn about
Cambodias economy, you can peruse government data and a small
mountain of aid-agency reports. Or you could go trekking in the
jungle near Mount Kbal Spean.
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Lee Seeks Investment to Help Boost Korean Economy (Update4)
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Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) — President Lee Myung Bak, South
Koreas first president with a business background, pledged to
cut taxes and speed up deregulation to encourage investment and
boost economic growth.
“Unnecessary regulations will be [...]
Lou Suffers Blackstone#39;s #39;Fat Rabbits#39; in China Fund (Update1)
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Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) — When Lou Jiwei visited Switzerland
one spring weekend in 1993, the Chinese government economist was
so eager to see the inside of a Swiss bank that Credit Suisse
Group opened its Zurich head office on a Sunday to show him
around. [...]
Hong Kong May Offer Tax Relief and Boost Consumption (Update1)
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Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — Hong Kong will probably report a
record budget surplus this week, along with plans to use part of
the cash to spur the economy and protect households from
inflation near a decade high.
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Sending in the experts
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We have grown used to schools labelled as “failing”, and even closed and reopened under new names and “fresh-start” management. So could it, or should it, ever happen to universities? Many of the arguments for intervention in schools apply equally to higher education. Undergraduates, like school pupils, usually get only one chance at their courses. [...]
There is a revolution in education in Dominica says PM
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ROSEAU, Dominica: There is a revolution now taking place in the education sector in Dominica. Prime Minister, Roosevelt Skerrit made the announcement at the twenty-fourth inaugural meeting of the Vieille Case Village Council recently. In his address the Prime Minister impressed upon the parents in the community the importance of having education as a major [...]
How to win overseas friends
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The nights are drawing in and college leaders are gazing longingly towards hotter countries. This has less to do with approaching winter than with the squeeze on further education funding that everyone expects to be confirmed this week in the government’s grant letter to the Learning and Skills Council.One student from outside the European Union [...]
How one small school changed the world
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The giveaway is the wind turbine in the field behind the school. It sits on a hilltop, swings to catch the wind, and brings light to classrooms nearby. This is new, clean energy. Older, dirtier power came from coal dug at a pit which once lay in a dip on the other side of the [...]
Boozer likely Beijingbound but what about DWill
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NEW ORLEANS As of this season, Jazz power forward Carlos Boozer is a two-time NBA All-Star. He may soon become a two-time U.S. Olympian as well.
And Jazz point guard Deron Williams?
Though already a national-team member, his hopes for playing in this year’s [...]
