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With its majestic Rijksmuseum and gorgeous Van Gogh depository, Amsterdam is a must on any culture vulture's tour of Europe. But your brush with art doesn't have to end at the museum exits. These days, you can stay in hotels that are part accommodation, part art space, part salon...
...DIED. MUNIR, 38, Indonesian human-rights campaigner; of a reported heart attack during a flight to Amsterdam. Munir was a vocal critic of the Indonesian military and a key member of a commission that investigated the 1999 violence in East Timor. As a lawyer and founder of Kontras, one of the country's leading pro-democracy and human-rights organizations, Munir investigated claims of abuse at the hands of the military and the former Suharto regime...
...like Chávez, but he has stuck to his campaign promises, implemented his social reforms and by doing so has held on to power. This isn't a political disaster; this is a reflection of the fair and sometimes painful mechanics of democracy. Omar van den Berg Amsterdam Battling Bogus Bags Your article on counterfeit luxury merchandise [Aug. 23] never asked why Louis Vuitton or any of the other high-end manufacturers deserve to be paid $1,500 for a handbag when, as you reported, "a 12-m container filled with fake bags can turn a profit...
...made lots of mistakes," says Patrick Lemmens, a money manager for ABN Amro Asset Management in Amsterdam, whose fund owns shares in both UFJ and SMFG. But, he adds, the bank possesses valuable assets that both suitors find attractive. It is relatively strong in small business and retail banking, as well as in trust and pension management. These would plug product-line holes in MTFG's case and establish outright dominance in areas in which SMFG is already strong. Moreover, MTFG and SMFG aspire to be global players and so need economies of scale?and after years of industry consolidation...
...treated at home. That decision gives tax authorities across Europe little choice but to overhaul their tax laws, which have traditionally taxed national operations differently from international ones. "There's a lot of tension and pressure on corporate tax systems" from the court, says lawyer Wouter Paardekooper of the Amsterdam office of Baker & McKenzie, which represented Bosal. But the newest and perhaps the biggest force for change comes from the east. Many of the new E.U. members have substantially lower rates for both companies and individuals than their Western neighbors. Consultants Ernst & Young calculate that, on average, the effective...