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...That puts the pressure on the world's leaders to finally do something about global warming. They'll have their last, best chance next month, when energy ministers from around the world travel to Bali, Indonesia, for the annual meeting of the U.N.'s Framework on Climate Convention. There policymakers will begin attempting to negotiate a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, which expires in 2012. "The breakthrough needed in Bali is for a comprehensive climate deal that all nations can embrace," said...
...Foreign Affairs Minister since 1996; former Liberal leader Scion of an Adelaide political dynasty, Downer has led Australia's forays into world affairs for a decade, from peacekeepers in East Timor and the Solomons to combat troops to Afghanistan and Iraq. He has energetically promoted ties with Asia, notably Indonesia and China, but is reportedly keen to swap departure lounges for budgets if Costello becomes...
...first Chinese trading company to list on a stock market--he displayed his knack for timing. Unencumbered by generations of cousins and uncles, Fung was able to take advantage of the dawn of the roaring Asian tigers, moving his manufacturing operations to Taiwan and South Korea, then Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines, networking with Asia's entrepreneurial Chinese diaspora. Today about half the firm's manufacturing is done in China. "The truth of the matter is, as things shifted, we were better at doing things because we are Chinese," says Fung. "We didn't have to go through interpreters...
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...global nature, until now an asset, might begin to work against it. Security concerns, which were heightened after the 9/11 attacks, became even more severe for SIA in the aftermath of the terrorist bombing in Bali, Indonesia, last October. SIA spent $5.8 million last year to install cockpit doors but won't go into any further detail on its security measures. Worsening conflicts in the Middle East could hurt the airline more than they would most of its competitors, because it has extensive routes throughout that region...