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The Buddhist heritage of Pakistan: The beauty of ancient globalisation

March 5, 2012by amyyeewrites

Economist.com October 20, 2011 TODAY Peshawar in north-west Pakistan is a hotbed of insurgency and a strategic military entry point into Afghanistan. But more than 1,500 years ago the Gandhara […]

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Arts, Culture, Pakistan, Uncategorized

Truckmaker puts Delhi’s roads on the map

October 29, 2008by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Financial Times October 29 2008 Vikram Lal saw a business opportunity where others saw only chaos. He is the driving force behind Eicher Maps, which in 1996 published the first […]

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Business, Fun stuff & Cool people, India, Uncategorized

Nuclear deal wrangle drives India towards early election

July 5, 2008by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Financial Times July 5, 2008 The entire spectrum of the Congress-led ruling coalition is taking risks over a civil pact with the US, says Amy Yee Fleets of the white […]

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India, Uncategorized

Casinos fuel Las Vegas’s huge appetite for workers

May 23, 2006by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

May 23, 2006 Financial Times Amy Yee visits the Culinary Training Academy, which churns out some of the workers needed to fill a growing number of hospitality jobs. In a […]

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Business, Uncategorized

Jazzmen raise the tempo for New Orleans’ revival band

April 27, 2006by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Financial Times April 27, 2006 The city’s music festival drives a springtime effort to lure back the visitors Budding branches on mansion-lined Saint Charles Avenue are not the only sign […]

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Arts, Business, Culture, Uncategorized

‘We make it up as we go along’

January 19, 2005by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Financial Times Profile of Craigs List founder January 19, 2005 With balding pate and slight paunch, Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, the US online listings company, is a self-described nerd. […]

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Business, Fun stuff & Cool people, Uncategorized

Bilingual US schoolchildren spread the word

May 18, 2004by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Financial Times May 18 2004 The footsoldiers of globalisation are getting younger as American children take up Chinese, reports Amy Yee. It’s a typical afternoon for thexiao pengyou – or […]

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China, Culture, Fun stuff & Cool people, Uncategorized

Ancient Art From Sichuan Twists Chinese History

May 10, 2002by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

The Asian Wall Street Journal May10, 2002 A summer’s day began like any other day for a group of Chinese brickworkers in the village of Sanxingdui, in Sichuan province. They […]

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Arts, China, Culture, Uncategorized

New York’s police wake up to racial impartiality

July 19, 2001by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Financial Times July 19, 2001 Jose, a New York police officer for 26 years, remembers when Mexican immigrants began moving into a Puerto Rican neighbourhood in Brooklyn. The newcomers became […]

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Uncategorized

Urban kids dig into science and get friendly with worms

July 18, 2000by amyyeewrites Leave a comment

Christian Science Monitor July 18, 2000 Apple Seed program offers New York City students a hands-on way to grow For children who live among the concrete of New York City, […]

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Culture, Environment, Fun stuff & Cool people, Uncategorized

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