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That's one thing I pride myself on, that I'm Asian. All I really know is my Asian heritage.

That means a criminal has done atrocities but escaped unpunished, and they would not be able to learn the lesson, ... China and other Asian countries have to express their indignation to Japanese moves in very, very strong terms.

It's still our view that the representatives should be the teams that win next season's league and we are expressing that to the Asian Confederation -- we are confident they will give us special dispensation even though our league will be the last to finish.

Everyone looks me and says, 'I'm not going to let that Asian kid embarrass me. I'm going to go at him.' That's how it's been my whole life.

The biggest concern is the impact of the Asian situation on the manufacturing sector of the economy, ... We continue to be concerned about job declines in that area, but . . . the underpinnings of the economy are still very strong in other sectors.

The Beijing Olympics will be a good opportunity for the athletes of Asia to show their abilities, ... I don't believe that Asian athletes are inferior to athletes from North America and Europe in the track sprint events. I'm a good example. It's important to wipe away existing stereotypes. I hope Japanese athletes will also make their best efforts.

The agreement shows that China has an irreplaceable diplomatic role in the Northeast Asian region.

The Air Up There' weighs in with a rumour about a remake of Ching Siu-Tung's acclaimed Asian feature film

That gives us that Asian dimension, which isn't a bad thing.

Talk of repatriation started in mid-July, particularly in Asia. Asian equities have performed poorly in recent days and therefore money is leaving Asia and returning to the U.S. Investors are looking to take profits to cover the losses elsewhere.

Talk of repatriation started in mid-July, particularly in Asia, ... Asian equities have performed poorly in recent days and therefore money is leaving Asia and returning to the U.S. Investors are looking to take profits to cover the losses elsewhere.

Sun did well in the Asian games, did great in Italy during our pre-World Cup tour, and was doing great in Holland before he was injured. The better the competition got, the better he got.

It's incredibly encouraging that our viewers haven't gotten hung up on the race thing. It's not about the fact that she's Asian and he's black. It's about the fact that she's a slob, and he's a neat freak. That's what the whole relationship is all about.

I've done a lot of books with Asian antecedents to them - some of my fantasy novels have been that way, and certainly in the 'Battletech' universe, there's a lot of Asian culture in that.

It's totally unremorseful and unrepentant about Japan's past atrocities and aggressions against other Asian people.

I still believe Asian currencies are glaringly undervalued. They will rally when the Fed stops tightening.

It used to be, on TV, you'd see only two types of Asians. You'd see the science geek who's using his mobile phone or something like that, or you'd see a very token Asian family - yuppie mother and father and two little Asian kids. It's the last barrier for Hollywood.

The U.S. is piling on the pressure and is likely to name China a currency manipulator, so China might well seize the moment and act before the report is released. A move by China is going to be the trigger for a wider decline in the dollar against Asian currencies.

There's talk of Asian central banks adding to their gold reserves, and that's fuelling speculation.

The sentiment was cautious, and declines in the U.S. and Asian counterparts provided investors with a good cue to unwind their positions.

not until we see some resolution of the Asian crisis.

As you look around the globe, it seems to me that a lot of the countries hurt by the Asian financial crises have made tremendous progress. On the other hand, in all of those countries there's a lot to do.

Apart from boosting our long-term economic strength like other Asian economic powers, Philippine companies expanding overseas and going beyond our comfort zones, or going to some uncharted territories, will help sharpen our management skills.

The kids need to be out there and learn about it, ... Getting out there and seeing it is critical. You learn about something like the Asian oyster, who cares? You can look at it in a book or you can do it, and then it becomes powerful.

The falling rupiah ... puts general pressure on Asian currencies.

I love my black hair, but some imes I'd like to be blond, but I don't think it suits Asian girl... What a pity!

India has shown its interest and so has Pakistan. But personally if possible I would like to see the 2011 World Cup being hosted jointly by the four Asian Test-playing nations - Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. It would be something to look forward to and give the game a big boost.

Increasingly, it seems Asian countries are wanting to slow the pace of reserve accumulation, given how high they have gotten.

In China and most of the Asia/Pacific region, it is important to note that the market for PC-based POS systems is quite a bit different than the other parts of the world. While in more mature markets the POS systems are predominantly retail-hardened devices, the growth in China and most Asian countries is coming in the form of low-end PC POS devices and PC-on-Cash Drawer devices.

In many Asian households, to not go on to higher education, that's like a big no-no. I know my parents' discouragement was for my own protection, and I'm really close to them now, but they didn't understand that there is value in this. That's because they didn't know.

In many Asian countries, the norm is not to leave the office before the boss does.

In May this year, India, in defiance of world opinion, went ahead with its nuclear tests, ... After the peace and stability in the South Asian region had been undermined, Pakistan also carried out nuclear tests.

I'm losing money as the Asian market goes down, but I look at it as more opportunities to buy, ... This is a fantastic time to look at Asia.

In a sense the dye is cast by this Asian crisis. We have a party until the end of the year in the stock market and in the economy. But we need to sober up next year.

If there are problems in the Asian economy, and there are already in the Japanese economy, the fall in (oil) prices could be more serious than we thought,

If you have these four things, it doesn't matter what ethnic group you're from, you'll do well in school, ... It's just more common among Asian kids and less common among black and Latino kids.

In the last few years the Asian securitization market has improved significantly. In the coming years, I would expect there to be an even more robust market for securitization in Asia.

In the last 12 months alone, the public response to tragic events such as the South East Asian earthquake, the Asian tsunami and the attacks on London on 7 July have brought home to many of us the real benefit that can come from the support we provide,

In the handset market, until we see capacity falling by the removal of players such as Alcatel, Siemens and Philips in Europe and some Asian companies, margins will remain depressed.

I just think this guy's got to be evacuated from the Liberal Party leadership by close of business today, ... I think that his apology is entirely unacceptable to Helena and that is the greatest insult not only to her but of every woman of Asian background.

I just ran a few days ago in Shanghai so I was pretty relaxed today. My goal for next year is to win at the Asian Games.

I just ran a few days ago in Shanghai so I was pretty relaxed today, ... My goal for next year is to win at the Asian Games.

Ill tell you what we don't eat on the Fourth of July. French toast, Asian food, Lasagna. Are you spotting a pattern here?

In the South Asian context, talks on conventional military confidence building cannot be divorced from terrorism, ... The route of the escalatory process is militancy.

I really have to say 'thank you' to our fans, because I think it's difficult for European viewers to find and watch Asian movies, and I hope you enjoy our films.

Investors are always nervous when news come out that Asian central banks plan to cut their Treasury holdings.

In view of China's growing military strength and intentions, the best way to safeguard Asia's permanent peace and prosperity is to have all Asian countries join forces with other democratic countries in the world to form a global community of democracies.

In traditional Asian arts, the word and the picture always sit next to each other. I have an aunt, a Chinese brush painter, who told me that when you do a Chinese brush painting, you have to pair the image up with some poetry.

In the Pacific Northwest we have a greater appreciation of the importance of trade with Asian countries because we have large Asian populations.

In the near-term, the euro seems to be hostage to downside risks against the Japanese yen due to growing interest for Asian currencies as a whole, and this is likely to weigh on the euro against the dollar.

If your partner is not willing, then you are not really losing anything. I think VW will eventually enter the Southeast Asian market but I doubt this will happen in the next one to two years.

If you were a South Asian girl, you would have thought you didn't exist in this country if you looked at magazines. Indian girls, girls from all over were just being neglected.

In my view, Asian countries have learnt the lessons from the past and significantly enhanced their capabilities to fend off risks.

I had a good finish at the BMW Asian Open and am planning to go to Europe after this. So I am keen on doing well here.

If the lessons of September 11th and the Asian tsunami are learned, some cold-hearted evil scam artists will use this occasion to perpetrate fraud, lining their own pockets at the expense of hurricane victims.

By maintaining an accommodative monetary policy, the CBC (Central Bank of China) has been raising interest rates at a very modest pace, indeed, the slowest among all Asian central banks.

Clients remain largely bearish of U.S. indices on the whole but a good start to the week by Asian and European stocks means the U.S. futures point to a positive start.

C&W could be a nice fit, because it would provide Internet protocol assets in the United States, it has sorted out its Asian exposure, and it is cheap relative to other similar companies.

Capacity additions in India pose a threat to future refining margins. If the products don't go west, then they will head to the Asian market and margins will be affected.

But with discussions for east Asian (economic integration) on the rise, we don't think it's something you should spend a lot of time studying.

But he was too small for the Asian market so we decided to race him ourselves.

Before the crisis broke, there was little reason to question the three decades of phenomenally solid East Asian economic growth, largely financed through the banking system, so long as the rapidly expanding economies and bank credit kept the ratio of non-performing loans to total bank assets low,

Because Chinese GDP is growing at 8 to 10 percent, it provides a huge source of incremental demand for other Asian countries selling to domestic Chinese consumers.

Hong Kong is a magnet for the Asian art world. We used to concentrate on Tokyo, but the focus has moved to Hong Kong.

Hong Kong capital played a key role in our open door policy, ... They showed the way for Western and Asian corporations in the first dozen-odd years of the open door policy.

I am now half Asian. I have learned all the ancient teachings of Buddi.

You don't get respect for being an Asian-American basketball player in the U.S.

Coming out of college into the draft, being Asian-American and being from Harvard, that's not going to be an advantage because of stereotypes.

I only dated one Asian girl, but she was very Asian. She was a panda.

It's foolish to talk of an "Asian century" or an "emerging market century" because events move at a pace that renders this degree of durability obsolete.

They probably do have an Asian Barbie.

If I'm a domestic dealer, I'm not performing. And it's starting to get scary and there aren't that many Asian opportunities out there.

However, I won't be surprised to see an Asian winner in Qatar.

For the moment, high-yield fundamentals in Asia are pretty solid. No meaningful signs of distress have yet appeared in the Asian corporate bond market, but the surge in high-yield bond issuance in recent years is a sign of a potential turnaround in the credit cycle over the medium term.

For the first time in the history of relations between Russia and China we will have a demarcation of our common border throughout its entire length. ... For the first time a unique model of border safety will be created on the Asian continent.

We need to strengthen Asian diplomacy.

The 'ER' role was not Asian-specific, and my agent knew that I loved the show.

I got back from Toronto, where they had a severe outbreak of SARS- you know, Severe Asian Racism Syndrome.

I hope you didn't bring the Asian kid along thinking he's a computer genius. Because I'm not," Takumi said.

My career in the movie business began in Hong Kong, my heart has always been tied to Asia, and it is immensely gratifying to see international recognition for Asian cinema as a whole.

I've been called the first Asian legislator in our Nevada State Assembly,

I would also love to visit the Asian countries soon.

Yeah, I'm sure there are stereotypes of Asian people.

In Asian languages, the word for mind and the word for heart are the same word.

The Iraqi footballers have overcome testing times to win a qualifying berth for next year's Asian Cup finals in China and their coach has shown a lot of courage to continue on the job,

These four investments strengthen our ability to serve the Greater China market and the entire Asian region with industry-leading Internet solutions to ensure that we are associated with world-class Internet technology,

These players are technicians. Do they have the power, the strength, that you see in the athletes in the States and other countries? No. Baseball is a game of fine motor skills. Asian players possess that. These are very good fielders, accurate throwers, hand-eye coordination guys, hit-and-run guys. They execute and that's how the Atlanta Braves win baseball games.

This is my first East Asian Games gold and I'm very happy for it.

This has the potential to be as disastrous as the Asian tsunami. Tens of thousands of people could lose their lives. We could witness the total destruction of New Orleans as we know it.

This is all promulgated by overseas markets. We started with the festering Asian situation, Russia then spilled over into Latin America, and Wall Street has trouble dealing with all these overseas situations.

Airbus completed a successful landing from Toulouse to Singapore, the first stop of its Asian tour.

The honeymoon period is now really over. The world is really starting to pressure China. There will be appreciation pressure on Asian currencies.

The herpes virus that I found in the Asian elephants that have died is the same virus that is in African elephants. But it doesn't cause any disease in them,

'The Green Turtle' was created in the 1940s by a cartoonist named Chu Hing, one of the first Asian Americans to work in the American comic book industry.

The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985 - the progress made by East Asian countries was phenomenal. In a single generation they had been able to transform the character of their economy. They were able to get rid of chronic poverty.

The Indian-American and Pakistani-American communities seemed to be missing. Nor was there any discussion or mention of India's role as a leading Asian power and that we welcomed India's growing relationship with China.

The incredible growth of China, India and other Asian economies has dramatically changed the scale and the scope of global trade. They are importing Canadian bulk commodities and exporting finished retail goods back to North America.

The import surge can be specifically linked to the Asian and Russian economic crises.

the industrial alliance will not be with an Asian company.

You've got a housing boom that is consistent with 8 percent GDP growth. The reason growth is not there is that the dollar is wildly overvalued versus Asian currencies, and we have this huge trade deficit.