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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Liberation Army, was a lieutenant colonel in the P.L.A. As such, she was a sophisticated member of the elite class of Chinese "princelings"--offspring of communist bosses who are often given control of huge trading companies but who sometimes act independently, not necessarily as agents of a putative China Inc. that masterminds all the nation's investment, trade and political activities worldwide. Liu was looking for a foothold in Western markets. When she visited the U.S. in July 1996, Chung introduced her to Clinton at a Los Angeles fund raiser. She and Chung also paid a call on the Securities...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Red Face Over China | 6/1/1998 | See Source »

...Many older people are just beginning to realize that at the point in their lives when it's harder to get out and about, they can keep in touch by e-mail," says Michael Putzel, who founded Trysail Inc. of Washington--in part to teach online skills to the 50-plus crowd. "The Internet brings them thank-you notes from grandkids that they never got from the post office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Generation Link | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

...industry has already undergone considerable consolidation. Along with its equity interest in Kia, Ford Motor Co. owns Jaguar PLC and a one-third stake in Mazda and is considering an alliance with Samsung Motors Inc. GM, still the world's largest automaker, owns Germany's Adam Opel AG, the U.K.'s Vauxhall Motor Cars Ltd., Holden's in Australia, 50% of Saab Automobile AB in Sweden and about a third of Isuzu. On top of that, GM operates a joint venture in Canada with Suzuki Motor Corp. and an assembly plant called NUMMI in California with Toyota...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE DAIMLER-CHRYSLER DEAL : Here Comes The Road Test | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

...Seniors seem comfortable with purchasing online," says Joe Barone, whose Philadelphia firm VirTu Inc. built Independence Blue Cross a website www.site65.com with information about Medicare-insurance products and services. In the coming months, advertising and shopping will increase on the Net, notes Regina Joseph, senior analyst at New York City's Jupiter Communications. Total online shopping revenues for 1998 are projected at $5.8 billion, with advertising revenues expected to rise to $1.9 billion. In March, new-media phenom Yahoo launched Yahoo Seniors' Guide www.seniors.yahoo.com) an Internet resource with advertisers and a gateway to 13 areas of popular interest, including finance...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Internet's New Kids On The Block | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

With the exception of Donald Fisher, CEO of Gap, Inc., who has been a prominent donor to the 226 effort, California businesses have been staying out of this fight. To make sure they do, labor has threatened to introduce counter-initiatives that could negatively affect the tax status of corporations that make political contributions. And by some interpretations, Prop. 226 could be used to require corporations to get their stockholders' permission before making political contributions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Prop. 226: Will Voters Unplug Labor's Money Machine? | 5/18/1998 | See Source »

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