International Economic Growth
The Rise of China and the Future of the West

The rise of China will undoubtedly be one of the great dramas of the twenty-first century. China's extraordinary economic growth and active diplomacy are already transforming East Asia, and future decades will see even greater increases in Chinese power and influence. But exactly how this drama will play out is an open question. Will China overthrow the existing order or become a part of it? And what, if anything, can the United States do to maintain its position as China rises?

 

Source: CNBC http://bbs.chinadaily.com.cn/viewthread.php?gid=2&tid=593081&extra=page%3D1

Community Involvement
Your company’s key to success

Intel, the leading international producer of microchips and other computer products, makes it a point to get their employees involved with their respective communities. Intel India is no exception, and they have sponsored and supported charities and non-profit organizations such as:

SOS Children's Villages of India - a non profit voluntary organization committed to helping orphaned and homeless children by giving them a family, home, and a strong foundation for an independent and secure life.

Agastya Foundation - a transformative educational movement founded by an international group of scientists, educators and entrepreneurs. Its aim is to spark creativity in education in rural India by offering millions of village children and teachers opportunities for experiential, hands-on learning by creating an affordable, high-impact education model.

Intel for a better Bannerghatta – A project that resulted in a plastic- and litter-free park that also created a learning space with the setup of information kiosks Intel employees have planted and taken care of more than 4000 trees in and around Bangalore.

Source: Intel http://www.intel.com/community/india/involved.htm, Agastya www.agastya.org, SOS www.soscvindia.org

Innovation
Bold New Year for Technology

It’s the start of another year in technology. Here are some of our bold and brazen predictions for 2008:
- A smaller version of the iPhone with 3G capabilities and a second camera for video is expected to hit midyear.
- Consumers patiently await the launch of Blizzards’s Starcraft 2 for the PC.
- Microsoft will unveil their own version of the iMac, giving consumers a more elegant hardware option for running Windows.
- Electronic paper will be more widespread, featuring digital ink technology
- The new Apple MacBooks will come equipped with trackpad technology, similar to the iPhone, consumers will be able to do some advanced finger gestures on the trackpad such as pinching and pulling to zoom into your desktop and photos.
- More accelerometers built into phones and other pieces of hardware.

Source: Enchanted Learning http://www.asianewsnet.net/stech.php?aid=14391

International Advocacy
Remaking China’s “Garden of Perfect Splendor”

Imagine Versailles plundered and razed to the ground by marauding invaders.

Then imagine, some hundred years later, a Donald Trump-like figure announcing that he will build an exact, full-scale replica of Versailles... not in its original location – but hundreds of miles away. All for the princely sum of $3 billion.

Well, in China, a lot of people are wondering the same thing about a plan to rebuild the Old Summer Palace, or Yuanmingyuan, once hailed as the Versailles of the East.

Source: http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/02/20/684717.aspx

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