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China May Throw Wrench Into Oil Market -- Wall Street Journal via ProQuest
China May Throw Wrench Into Oil Market -- Wall Street Journal via ProQuest
(2010-12-30)China itself could back off from filling its reserve if prices keep rising. The country finished the first phase of its stockpiling after prices had collapsed from nearly $150 a barrel in late 2008 and early 2009. If crude gets too expensive in 2011, China could play the waiting game again, said Kang Wu, who tracks China energy issues at the East-West Center, a Honolulu think tank."They were pretty proud that they didn't buy when the price was above $70," Mr. Wu said. "It doesn't mean it's the policy. They buy as they see practical."Available only to subscribers of the Wall Street Journal through ProQuest. Users at the East-West Center and University of Hawaii Manoa campuses can click the link to go the article. Other subscribers to the WSJ should log in through their own systems and search for the article title.
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China May Throw Wrench Into Oil Market -- Wall Street Journal via ProQuest
For Obama, a quiet vacation despite being prepared for the worst -- Washington Post
For Obama, a quiet vacation despite being prepared for the worst -- Washington Post

(2011-01-02) "What do we all do when we go back to our hometowns over the holidays?" said Charles Morrison, president of the East-West Center, a nonprofit based in Honolulu where Obama's sister Maya works. "The point is to relax with family and old friends, touch base with familiar things as much as you can when you're in his position."

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For Obama, a quiet vacation despite being prepared for the worst -- Washington Post
NSF Awards East-West Center $1.4 Million to Study Development's Role in Avian Flu Transmission -- Eduagain
NSF Awards East-West Center $1.4 Million to Study Development's Role in Avian Flu Transmission -- Eduagain
(2011-01-10) "Studying the role of societal development in disease transmission is urgent and critical for improving the prediction and control of disease," stated Jefferson Fox, East-West Center Senior Fellow and member of the team heading up the project. "The outcomes will be useful in designing policies for preventing and managing infectious disease outbreaks in Vietnam and other developing nations."
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NSF Awards East-West Center $1.4 Million to Study Development's Role in Avian Flu Transmission -- Eduagain
China real reason for South Korea, Japan military pact? -- Stars and Stripes
China real reason for South Korea, Japan military pact? -- Stars and Stripes
(2011-01-11)While North Korea has set the political stage for mending ties between the two estranged countries, "South Korea-Japan (military) cooperation has more implications for China than the Korean peninsula," said Denny Roy of the East-West Center, an education and research group in Hawaii."North Korea provides the political excuse for what would otherwise be a strategic move" against China, Roy said. "It's a fig leaf."
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China real reason for South Korea, Japan military pact? -- Stars and Stripes
MDGs missed target in Asia -- Pakistan Observer
MDGs missed target in Asia -- Pakistan Observer
(2011-01-12)Pakistan has the seventh highest prevalence rate of Diabetes, stated Nancy D Lewis of East-West Centre, USA at the special lecture on "Globalization and health in South Asia" organized by SDPI here on Tuesday. ... Highlighting gender equality in the MDG, she said that the 'Triple Burden of Disease' and agricultural practices, livelihood patterns and large population were some of the triggering factors of emerging infectious diseases in Asia Pacific and surrounding regions.
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MDGs missed target in Asia -- Pakistan Observer
Rapid urbanisation compromising quality of life -- The Express Tribune
Rapid urbanisation compromising quality of life -- The Express Tribune
(2011-01-12)Pakistan is facing great challenges in meeting Millennium Development Goals (MDG) because of changing demographic patterns and their impact on the environment, said Nancy D Lewis of East-West Centre. ... Speaking of specific areas of concern, she said there was a fertility decline, unprecedented urbanisation, and rising maternal and infant mortality rates. Pakistan also has the seventh highest prevalence rate of diabetes, Dr Lewis said.
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Rapid urbanisation compromising quality of life -- The Express Tribune
FedEx Takes on UPS With Long-Range China Jets -- Bloomberg
FedEx Takes on UPS With Long-Range China Jets -- Bloomberg
(2011-01-13)"China's new policies go to the heart of what FedEx and UPS are trying to do, and that's bringing new competition," said Christopher McNally, a political economist at the East-West Center in Honolulu.-- Also appears in: BusinessWeek, Daily News Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, The Tennessean
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FedEx Takes on UPS With Long-Range China Jets -- Bloomberg