Safe haven

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Joan Hinton, a former nuclear scientist who worked on the Manhattan Project that developed the US atomic bomb, now works at the Agriculture Machinery Experiment Station in Shahe, China. She and her husband Engst work on a dairy farming mechanisation project. She wholly regrets her participation in the manufacture of nuclear bombs and was horrified when the US military bombed Japan. Hinbton, who defected to China in 1948, denies that she was involved in the Chinese nuclear program, yet she defends it by denouincing the US as a nuclear aggressor. A committed Maoist, Hinton is critical of economic reforms implemented since 1979, which she clams have turned over the country to capitalists.

author: Hinton, Joan
Other Ordnance and Accessories Manufacturing, Ordnance and accessories, not elsewhere classified, Nuclear Bombs, Officials and employees, Interview, Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear research, Atomic bomb, Atomic bombs, Dairy scientists, Hinton, Joan

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Sizing up the Asian market

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Asian market has significant size differences and it is important to get the right fit when it comes to selling clothes. The Asian brand market has grown as compared to the United States and the European sales, which have fallen due to the shrinking margins and brand name that has lost its ground in the West.

author: Anderson, John B.
Forecasts, trends, outlooks, APPAREL AND OTHER TEXTILE PRODUCTS, Forecasts and trends, Market trend/market analysis, Clothing industry, Textile and clothing industry software

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Asian innovation awards : Tackling global issues

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The winners of Asian innovation awards are discussed. This award recognizes innovators and scientists.

author: Somers, Michael
Achievements and awards, Inventions

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