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...cover of TIME [SHOW BUSINESS, June 24]. In general, Hollywood actors contribute little to society other than mere amusement. Cruise, however, is different. He isn't simply another mindless entertainer. He is a role model who overcame his childhood problems by being confident and motivated. DANIEL LIAO Calgary...
...newly-elected member of Phi Beta Kappa are, in Adams House: Avik Chatterjee, Elizabeth N. Dewar, Trevor D. Dryer, Matthew P. Feldmann, Martin A. Kurzweil, Nancy Liao, Kalina B. Manova, Robert R. Porter, David Soloveichik, John C. Tsou and Michael S. Weidman...
...Beijing, and Shanghai's once-stagnant real estate market is enjoying a revival. At the ritzy Oriental Plaza shopping mall, a few blocks from the Forbidden City, merchants claimed no drop in business after the attacks. "Why should what happened in the U.S. affect what I buy today?" asks Liao Xun, a Beijing hairstylist checking out Tommy Hilfiger togs. "It could actually be good news because clothes from America will be cheaper...
...killings spread quickly through Nanhai's small Taiwanese business community. The following day, Taiwanese managers of neighboring plants didn't show up for work. Many cleared out of town to lie low for a few days. Those who stayed behind spoke tensely. "We're here to do business," said Liao Mu-san, who like Hou and Yeh deals in scrap metals. "It's every man for himself...
...Liao's talking about safety, not business. There are some 300,000 Taiwanese on the mainland, many running factories, and they are learning that China is a dangerous place?for them in particular. Since Beijing regards Taiwan as a renegade province, Taiwanese have about the same standing as stateless people. Says Taipei's Deng Chen-chung, vice chairman of the Mainland Affairs Council: "We have to admit that there's little we can do for our Taiwanese businessmen in China." Taipei's powerlessness and Beijing's cold shoulder mean that businesspeople are "on their own, like orphans," according to Isao...