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...directing our China coverage. Our Beijing bureau chief, Simon Elegant, was born in Hong Kong, has degrees in Chinese history and language, and has written two novels about China. Bill Powell, who lives in Shanghai with his wife, a native Shanghainese, was formerly Newsweek's bureau chief in Moscow, Berlin and Tokyo and FORTUNE's man in Beijing. Hannah Beech, another fluent Chinese speaker who was born in Hong Kong, recently moved from Shanghai to Bangkok but will continue to report on China's influence throughout Asia. Adi Ignatius, a TIME executive editor who helped produce this week's package...
DIED. Vincent Sardi Jr., 91, savvy owner since 1947 of Sardi's, the popular New York City theater- district restaurant; in Berlin, Vt. Known as the Mayor of Broadway, he made the eatery a hospitable, clubby home not just for Broadway directors and stars,whose caricatures adorned the walls, but also for struggling actors, whom Sardi often seated near producers looking to cast shows...
Etges' theory is certainly backed up by this fine collection. But for older Berliners, the best part of the new museum may be its location: the heart of what was East Berlin, next to the famous Brandenburg Gate. An area that was once ringed by razor wire and overlooked by watchtowers, it's now a place that you can visit whenever you choose. tel: (49-30) 20 65 35 70; thekennedys.de
...invest not just in planting trees, but also in ensuring they thrive. But others may not be so diligent and disease, fire and logging can all shorten a tree's life. "You can never be sure the atmosphere sees the benefit," says Dietrich Brockhagen, managing director of atmosfair, a Berlin-based offset provider that avoids reforestation schemes...
Winning influential fans has also been crucial to Bionade's success. Sarah Wiener, one of Berlin's top chefs, serves the drink in all three of her pan-European restaurants. "It's a great idea. The timing was right," she says. In 2002-03, Bionade sold 2 million bottles. By 2006, it was available in Switzerland, Austria and the Benelux countries, and sold 70 million. Leipold, now 69, is relieved the company's faith in its product is paying off. "We were just too early," he says...