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...gleaming white government headquarters building that sits in the middle of Xiantang, a village of 3,500 in China's industrial heartland of Guangdong, is a concrete symbol of that which is wrong with the country's economic boom. The structure was built a few years ago as surrounding farmlands were being turned into residential developments. It was supposed to be the Communist Party's local power center. But there are no cadres in sight. Since July 2, Xiantang has had no leadership...
...global business, with taxes at a uniform 15% for individuals and businesses, and regulations so streamlined it takes three days to set up a company and $200 a year in fees to run it. Woo's business, the Compagnie Mauricienne de Textile, founded in 1986, is part of that boom. Its Port Louis factory is so big that workers use roller skates to get around in it, yet so nimble that it can switch from an order for 200 designer dresses to 200,000 Wal-Mart T shirts without missing a stitch...
...Boom-bap: The signature hard bass and snapping snare sound of classic New York hip-hop. “Boom boom bap / boom boom-boom...
...fits perfectly with our goal as musicians. He is an artist before he is a DJ,” Elrick says. With Shiftee in tow, Awkward Landing mixes the boom-bap sound of hip-hop’s golden era with “some shit from Jupiter...
...airports have kept budget airlines at bay in Asia. But finally the region's long-suffering travelers are able to join in. Five years ago, Asia had only one low-cost airline; today there are 13 either already in the air or due to launch later this year. The boom is lowering airfares across the region, increasing competition for major airlines and making air travel accessible to tens of millions who otherwise could never have afforded...