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...fireworks to the U.S., Li & Fung is the leader among middleman companies, fashioning the world into a smooth-running assembly line in which buttons produced in Sri Lanka and velvet milled in Italy are sewn into a vest at a Shenzhen factory and shipped on time to a store near you. Leading an army of 7,162 workers in nearly 40 countries, Li & Fung is the world's largest consumer-products sourcing company, last year managing the manufacture of more than $6 billion worth of toys, clothes, memorabilia and even auto parts for the likes of Abercrombie & Fitch, Advance Auto...
...imagine the near impossibility of culling from a mountain of great photos the one image that reveals the essence of a harrowing story that took days to convey in newspapers and on radio and TV. But the cover picture of a lone firefighter kneeling to check a fire-hose connection against the background of a tree erupting in a ball of flame summed up Californians' frustration and helplessness. The Dantesque orange glow bathing the entire scene imparted a netherworld aura to the image and gave me the uncomfortable feeling that there was no escape. I was arrested by a stark...
...Minsuk, architect Koreans love practically everything that comes out of the sea, and the best selection of live seafood can be found at Noryangjin, tel: (82-2) 813 3441, the fish market near Yoido Island. It's an enormous concrete building with row upon row of fishmongers hawking their wares. If you don't want to tote the day's catch home, you can take it to one of the many restaurants adjacent to the building and have your food cooked on the spot. Drinks and a meal will only set you back about $20. The restaurants stay...
...about $23. You can still fit plenty in as the park stays open till 11 p.m., and there are lots of restaurants to choose from for dinner. After that, jump back on the train and head to Cheonggyecheon for a stroll along the 3.6-mile (5.8-km) stream near the presidential palace and Seoul City Hall. It's lit until 11 p.m. and there's an abundance of cafés by the stream if you need some caffeine to keep you going. If you still have energy, how about some karaoke? Hop on the subway again...
...Kiwi snow is above the tree line, so New Zealand has lots of clear slopes on which to try this exciting sport for the first time (Southern Lakes Heliski, www.southernlakesheliski.co.nz, offers two introductory runs near Queenstown). Things are more difficult in Europe, however. It's illegal to heli-ski in France for environmental and noise reasons, and the Swiss have a large anti-heli-skiing lobby. But Italy has two regions that allow heli-skiing and Austria permits it (at restricted times) in Arlberg. The Freeride Center, www.freeride-center.at, in Solden offers heli-skiing in both those countries...