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...TIME's photo-essay "The Politics of Water in Central Asia...
...real growth engine will probably be its international business, which saw double-digit profit growth last year. Overseas, UPS networks include exclusive ground service throughout Europe. In Asia, it has acquired regional carriers, opened an air hub in Shanghai and broken ground on another in Shenzhen, China. "FedEx and DHL have dominated Asia so far," says David Ross, an analyst for Stifel Nicolaus. "But FedEx isn't as strong in Europe, and DHL doesn't do the U.S. UPS doesn't have those gaps...
...almost unthinkable to go to Bangkok's private hospitals and not eat," says Ruben Toral, head of health care consultancy Mednet Asia and a former group marketing director at Bumrungrad. "These hospitals have a large captive audience and have learned that one way to win customers is to appeal to their stomachs." That's why Bumrungrad already hosts the "Roman-style" Portofino, the Bangla House (serving Bengali, Egyptian and Thai food) and the Au Bon Pain sandwich bar and deli, plus a McDonald's that makes in-house deliveries (hardly a cholesterol-reducing prescription...
...Rudd's move may have more to do with his flagging approval ratings than his passion for wildlife conservation. "Both countries have similar views on climate change, deforestation in South East Asia, and nuclear disarmament," says David Walton, senior lecturer in Asian studies and International Relations at the school of Humanities and Languages at the University of Western Sydney. "The [whaling] issue has been bubbling to the surface for some time. It was a big part of Rudd's election campaign. I think there is a domestic element to Rudd's rhetoric...
...middle class has responded with cheerful readiness, spending freely on personal products and services - an industry that McKinsey forecasts will grow 9% annually over the next 15 years. Habib claims his empire grew 1,000% last year. There are now 155 Jawed Habib salons and 42 training academies across Asia, from Malaysia to Nepal and beyond. Like Tata's celebrated Nano, the $2,500 "people's car" launched last year, Habib's services are aimed at those who, perhaps for the first time, are enjoying a modicum of disposable income. In 2009 he launched Hair Espresso outlets, offering cuts...