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...EAST OR WILD WEST? "When you're in China," says Hhu Ng, a portfolio manager at the Cundill Group in Vancouver, "you fear for your life sitting in a cab because there's no regard for traffic laws. How much confidence should you have then in China's business laws?" Not much. Corruption is rampant, copyright and patent piracy is a way of life, regulation of the financial markets is murky, and Chinese accounting standards could turn the con men of Enron and WorldCom green with envy. What's more, the Chinese banking system is dominated by the government, with...
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Arranging such trips isn't as effortless as it sounds. Jeff Ng, 28, is the designated ringleader for his annual male-bonding--snowboarding expedition to South America. "It's eight times the coordination of a regular trip," he says. "I'm the one who e-mails the invites, finds a flight with eight open seats and then gets everyone to pay me back for reservations made on my credit card. It's easier with the Internet, but it's still a pain." So many groups book their tickets online that travel websites have begun to catch on. Orbitz now allows...
...sings one now for developing nations like Mali, whose needs are often overlooked. "In Africa, we are not powerful," she says. "This music is just to say: we are not O.K. But - there is always a message of hope." Her most spirited missive is Niènafîng, a drum-driven salute to her homeland. "Who dares say that Mali has nothing to offer?" she demands. After listening to Bowmboï, nobody would dare...
...haven’t seen it [Baker] and I only know of it,” second-year HBS student Adeline Ng said...