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...tiny, steamy Manhattan apartment for dinner. He makes Peking duck, and when he notices an awkward pause in the conversation, pops his head out of the kitchen and begins an anecdote in that fluting voice of his: "You know, once when I was playing fan-tan in Macau...
...best in many people, but not everybody. Last week an ad appeared in the Wall Street Journal offering for sale a dress that had been bought at the Christie's auction of Diana's clothes. The purchaser paid $25,300 but has reportedly turned down $150,000. In Macau a Volvo dealership used a photograph of Diana in an ad touting the safety of its cars (Volvo canceled its contract). Finally, in Boston, three masked men tried to steal two dresses of Diana's that were in the window of a boutique. An armed guard thwarted them, and the dresses...
...Department official turned fund raiser for the D.N.C., who stayed in regular contact with Lippo no matter what his occupation. Also under scrutiny are the CP Group of Thailand, headed by Chearavanont and represented in Washington by former Democratic fund raiser Pauline Kanchanalak, and San Kin Yip Group of Macau, a business partner of fund-raiser Charlie Trie. Like Lippo, both companies are owned by ethnic Chinese and have ties to Beijing officials. Federal investigators are also looking into the business practices of Johnny Chung, the Chinese-American entrepreneur who gave the Democrats $366,000 during a period in which...
...cosmopolitan and elegantly dressed of the Deng daughters. In recent years, Deng Rong made a career--and loads of money--writing a biography of her father. Her eldest sister, Deng Lin, 55, has enjoyed similar financial success. She is an artist whose work has been exhibited in Hong Kong, Macau, Tokyo and New York City...
...TAIWANESE DESERVE A RIGHT TO decide their own destiny, free from threats. If the majority wants to unite with mainland China in the future, this should be done in a peaceful way, not brought about by missiles. Hong Kong will be gone in 1997, and Macau in 1999. Where is justice if Taiwan goes too? RENG R. LIN Manlius, New York