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For Asian Women, It's Victory on Ice
Asian female figure skaters have won the last Olympic title (Shizuka Arakawa of Japan), the last two world championships (Japan's Mao Asada this year, and Ando) and the last three Grand Prix Finals (Yu-na Kim of South Korea twice after Asada in 2006) Wal-Mart Seeks Growth in Small Town China
They're Chinese cities so far in the boonies that Lonely Planet doesn't even bother to mention them in its popular travel guide. But Wal-Mart has found them, as the company makes an aggressive push into China's smaller markets South Korea's 'Kimchi' Feels the Heat
Sales of South Korea's national dish of fermented vegetables and spices have been hit by the economic downturn, leading to a dreaded "kimchi deficit" 'Leapfrogging' in China's Race to Innovate
Any developing country should "leapfrog" whenever it can, but China is unusually well equipped to do so. Not only does it have the necessary cash and design skills, but the environmental consequences for a country that has industrialized so rapidly are too dire for it to risk gambling on conventional solutions At Indian Call Centers, Another View of U.S.
As the US economy falters, debt collectors hear sobering stories from the land of plenty As Stress Grows, Modern Chinese Turn to Western Psychotherapy
China's Communist system of government-assigned jobs and apartments has become a capitalist free-for-all, with cutthroat competition for education and work and a widening gap between rich and poor. To cope with the stress, some people are turning to a Western tool: psychotherapy Hiring in Asia’s Financial Sector Strong, Despite Western Markets
US banks continue to search for talent in Asia, while it is Groundhog Day for financial service professionals in the US and Europe where bad news plague the job market Indians Look to America for a New Accent on English
In India, speaking English with an American accent is no longer the preserve of call centre workers. Children, business people and the elderly here are now seeking a US twang High Rate of H-1B Visa Fraud
A study finds that 13% of the visa petitions for U.S. employers to bring in skilled foreign workers are fraudulent Clearing Up an Application Blemish
What do you do if you've got a legal or academic problem in your past? Here's some advice for B-school applicants In Japan, Hope Fades for Disposable Workers
Nowadays, in Japan's stagnant economy, there is little work for the once prolific day-laborers or part-time workers who helped build Japan's economic boom era on their backs Children of Vietnam War Servicemen Seek U.S. Citizenship
In one homeland they were treated as outcasts, in the other as refugees. Now thousands of these Amerasians are uniting and lobbying Congress for what they feel is a birthright: 'We are Americans' Chinese Democracy
As the presidential candidates traverse the country, they pander to Latino voters, African-American voters, working-class white voters, older voters, younger voters, elite-college-graduate voters … everyone gets to feel important. Except Asian-American voters. Forty-four Percent of Korean American Ivy Leaguers Drop Out
Almost 1 out of 2 Korean-American students attending America's top universities drop out, defying the stereotype that they are all high achievers, reports the Korea Daily The Steamy Way to Dinner
Although rice cookers are gaining in popularity in the United States, with a respectable 3 million sold last year, they are still not standard equipment. But American cooks with Asian, Middle Eastern or Caribbean traditions hovering over the kitchen often find them indispensable, and surprisingly adaptable The Wages of Consumerism
India's rising middle class learned how to borrow and spend. Now the bills have arrived The Most Counterfeited Products
A recent report by the Alliance of Gray Market and Counterfeit Abatement, a coalition of tech companies battling the proliferation of knock-off products, estimates that counterfeiting costs the IT industry $100 billion in lost sales annually One in Five Employers Research Job Applicants on the Web
A new study reveals that one in five hiring managers utilize the Web and social networks to screen new potential applicants Indians Savor Samosas and U.S. Election
These days, Indians, known for their love of politics, are glued to their TV sets or are on the Internet, closely following the U.S. election. Among the educated, Sarah Palin is almost a household name and liberal Indians are enamored of Sen. Barack Obama Falling in Love With Mongolia
It is a test of will, not unlike diving off a high cliff, when you order your hand to put something into your mouth while every instinct screams, "No!"