Taiwan rediscovers its culture, history
Chang Hui-Li, A 27-year-old university student, likes to wear T-shirts silk-screened with portraits of Taiwan's aboriginal chieftains in feathered head-dresses.

IMF rejects $280 mn loan to Pak
Pakistan was given a thumbs down on its request to the IMF to release a $280 million tranche, which the Fund had stopped as it was not satisfied with the Pakistan Government's efforts at disciplining its economy.

Morocco's new king bequeathed national poverty, personal riches
As he settles into the throne as the Arab world's youngest head of state, Morocco's new King Mohammed VI must deal with his subjects' bleak lives -- and his own family's riches.

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