Canvassing for talent: how Hanart's Chang looks for new artists in China

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Hong Kong art collector Tsong-zung Chang is known for his integrity, and his commitment to contemporary Chinese art. Chang, whose knowledge of art is self-taught, was educated in the US in mathematics. Despite his background, his approach to finding and exhibiting works by Chinese artists reflects more concern with the particular art movement than with its profit potential. Such commitment has made Chang popular not only with artists, but with European galleries who want to use his energies to promote Western art as well. Chang says his only interest is in contemporary Chinese art.

Behavior, Biography, Collections and collecting, Chinese art, Art, Chinese, Chang, Tsong-zung

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Torting in tongues: translating law into Chinese proves a massive task

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Rendering Hongkong's English laws into Cantonese is a troublesome aspect of preparations for the colony's union with China on Jul 1, 1997. The Bilingual Laws Advisory Committee must decide on the best translations for legal terms, but the two years required to find satisfactory renderings of 'solicitor' and 'barrister' show how difficult this task can be. China has promised to permit Common Law and the use of English in courts to continue after 1997. Britain hopes to strengthen the colony's legal system by repatriating laws from British to Hongkong jurisdiction.

Laws, regulations and rules, Law, Hong Kong, Translations and translating, Hong Kong-China reunification question

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Coax, then hoe: India tills the Green Revolution's new frontier

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India's Green Revolution largely passed the state of Uttar Pradesh by, but recent efforts to reclaim sodic land and otherwise improve productivity may enable the country to keep producing enough food for all its people. Though India's top grain producer, the state has only half the per-hectare yield of Punjab, in part due to areas where salt, sodium, or other alkalies crust atop the soil. Funding and other aid from the World Bank and the European Community are reclaiming useless land, benefitting farmers and the country.

Agriculture, Crop Production, Economic aspects, India, Land reclamation, Reclamation of land

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