Word: businessman
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...Juergen Weckherlin. The German garment businessman has worked in Hong Kong for nearly a decade; indeed, he is a permanent resident of the city. Over the years, Weckherlin has hopped into China more than 300 times to visit factories belonging to his company which are spread across four provinces. But now, after years of doing business in China, he finds himself stymied in his efforts to renew his visa at the mainland?s issuing office in Hong Kong. "It's a slap in the face," he says, one that is being felt by hundreds, if not thousands, of other foreign...
...Simmons revolutionized both rap music and hip-hop fashion by growing them from marginal street fads to mainstream must-haves, starting with the record label he co-founded (Def Jam) and his clothing line (Phat Farm). Now 50 and pretty much retired from both worlds, hip-hop's original businessman is focused on charities and empowerment causes. Simmons spoke with Time.com about his politics, his recent book Do You!: 12 Laws to Access the Power in You to Achieve Happiness and Success, his fortune and his little princesses...
...neighbors, none of whom noticed anything unusual, are now asking lots of questions. "I was railing against the neighbors in the Kampusch case," a businessman who lives across the street told the Kurier. "Now I am in the same situation." So, perhaps, is all of Austria. "It won't be possible after this case to just go back to the usual course of things," wrote the Vienna daily Der Standard in an editorial today. "A whole country has to ask itself what it was that has gone so fundamentally wrong...
...Jovi is one of the most accomplished entertainers of his time. But he is also a businessman and philanthropist who, by virtue of incredible vision, energy and intelligence, has bettered the lives of so many. There isn't a more loyal, hardworking, generous person...
...what may prove to be a milestone for corporate reform in South Korea , the country's most powerful businessman on Tuesday resigned from his post as chairman of Samsung Electronics...