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Laura is a student at Portland State University working on a degree in International Studies with focuses on the Middle East & East Asia. She hopes to become proficient in Turkish and Chinese, and eventually move to and work in northwest China.

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Recent Posts

Aug 23, 2011 - Redefining the poverty line in Indonesia
Aug 9, 2011 - China's Microblogging Middle Class
Jul 27, 2011 - Cash Cows: On the Ground with Georgia's Dairy Industry
May 31, 2011 - Tallinn meets the eurozone
Mar 18, 2011 - Hollywood, Bollywood and Now...Nollywood?!
Jan 31, 2011 - From Oregon to Turkey
Jan 28, 2011 - Tunisia, and Now Egypt?
Jan 24, 2011 - Microfinance Isn't a Magic Bullet
Jan 5, 2011 - Dublin's Turn to Accept an IMF Bailout


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Jobs for Billionaires - By Joshua E. Keating

Foreign Policy - Thu, 05/24/2012 - 07:25
A few problems back here on Earth in need of some serious capital.

Panda glasses are Toms shoes for your face

Washington Post - Innovations - Thu, 05/24/2012 - 02:30
Growing up in a Chinese home, Vincent Ko saw the many uses of bamboo — in the kitchen utensils, decorations and even furniture. Years later, as a recent Georgetown University graduate, Ko began to wonder if the trendy Asian grass had a place in fashion — in sunglasses, to be exact.

Old Ways Disappearing In The New Mongolia

NPR - Thu, 05/24/2012 - 00:17
With desertification, drought and a booming mining industry, Mongolians are leaving the traditional life of herding. Herdsman Bat-Erdene Badam says he will be the last in his family to tend livestock. His children are trading in their nomadic lives for more stable, often urban jobs.

Two Worlds, One Climate - By Peter Passell

Foreign Policy - Wed, 05/23/2012 - 14:35
Forget Kyoto. There’s a much better way to persuade the developing world to fight climate change.

Brazil and China, Oiling the Wheels of Business

Inter Press Service - development - Mon, 05/28/2012 - 06:21
China's voracious demand for energy has prompted it to embrace Brazil as a major oil partner, fuelling the dramatic expansion of Chinese companies in this South American country. But while some see this as a boost to the Brazilian economy, others fear that it poses a risk to this country's future self-sufficiency.
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