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FORBES News, Sep 15, 2011


Financial Crisis? Welcome to my World, says Philippine Billionaire
Forbes
I'm a staff writer for Forbes based in Bangkok. My job title is Beijing bureau chief, so I will be blogging on all things China once I have permission to live and work there. Until then, I will keep an eye on Southeast Asia. Global market jitters were ...
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Wal-Mart To 'Empower' Women?
Forbes
If you have story ideas or tips, tweet @Jenna_Goudreau or email jgoudreau@forbes.com. Today Wal-Mart stores announced a new Global Women's Economic Empowerment Initiative that will increase female suppliers and women-owned business sourcing, ...
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Hollywood is one rich man's world
Hong Kong Standard
At the No2 position on the Forbes list with US$113 million is producer Jerry Bruckheimer, of the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise. The hit latest movie in the series, which came out earlier this year, earned over US$1 billion at global box offices....
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Hong Kong Standard
In big global push, Uniqlo aims for retail gold
Forbes
Yanai, who was named Japan's richest person by Forbes magazine last year, found success through Uniqlo by offering inexpensive casual clothing made with Japanese sensibilities and technology. One of its biggest hits has been the "Heattech" line of ...
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Dubai, UAE leading 'economic forces'
Khaleej Times
DUBAI — In anticipation of the 2012 Forbes Global CEO Conference being hosted in Dubai next year, UAE Minister of State Reem Al Hashimy was interviewed by Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, before some of the world's most ...
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China, Malaysia Have Room To Expand Trade, Service Business
Forbes
“Trade between China and Malaysia is going to be growing,” said Dr. Hamzah Kassim on the sidelines of the 2011 Forbes Global CEO Conference being held this week here in Kuala Lumpur. Trade between the two countries is being fueled by China's purchase ...
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Smartphone 'Digital Keys' Coming To Campuses, Offices, Homes
Forbes
Let me know your thoughts at ewoyke@forbes.com or @ewoyke on Twitter. Cellphones have already become the way many of us take photos, view mapping data and – soon – pay for purchases. Now the world's biggest lock-maker wants to transform phones into ...
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UAE Minister of State speaks at Forbes Global CEO Conference in Kuala Lumpur
AME Info
In anticipation of the 2012 Forbes Global CEO Conference being hosted in Dubai next year, Her Excellency Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State, was interviewed by Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, before some of the world's ...
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The Rising Cost of Luxury In Asia
Forbes
Follow me on Twitter Here at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Kuala Lumpur, where the billionaires are so thick you can cut them with a caviar spoon, the private bankers from Switzerland's Julius Baer handed out their August 2011 Wealth Report: Asia ...
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How the Web is less pornographic than you think
CNET
My laps were positively dancing when I read a lengthy and stimulating Forbes piece which attempted to disabuse the nihilists and naysayers of the notion that the Web is Porn Central. The fine mind and heart of Ogi Ogas, co-author of "A Billion Wicked ...
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CNET
Italian Shoe Maker Geox Defines Malaysia An Interesting Market
Bernama
In the future, we want to invest more in these countries," he told Bernama in an interview on the sidelines of the 11th Forbes Global CEO Conference. Polegato said Malaysia was an interesting country due to its economic performance and the location was ...
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Test Research, Inc. recognized by Forbes as one of Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion
Global SMT & Packaging Magazine
He went on to add that inclusion on this list serves as motivation for the company to continue its efforts to expand and distinguish itself in the market through innovation and service in the increasingly complex global electronics manufacturing ...
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A New Kind of Distance Learning
Forbes (blog)
By WHARTON ON FORBES In a famous story about languages, researchers studying the Greenland Inuits documented their use of 15 different terms for snow. By way of comparison, the Navajo have two – one for falling snow, and a second for everything else. ...
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Forbes (blog)
Russian Wireless Stocks Hitting Lows But Still Pour Stiff Shots Of Dividends
Forbes
John Dobosz is deputy editor of investing content for Forbes Media. He is responsible for money and investing coverage on Forbes.com and in Forbes magazine. John also produces a weekly "Stock-of-the-Week" column on Forbes.com and frequently appears on ...
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Bernie Saunders' Report: Is Poverty a Death Sentence?
Forbes
... and there on this and that and strangely, one of the global experts on the metal scandium, one of the rare earths. An odd thing to be but someone does have to be such and in this flavour of our universe I am. The author is a Forbes contributor. ...
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Khazanah says timing of market to divest GLCs crucial
The Edge Malaysia
"We will divest businesses that are non-core or non-competitive,an electricity or telecommunications company for example, should not have a travel business and others can perhaps do better," he said on the sidelines of Forbes Global CEO Conference. ...
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Bell Canada Deploys Emptoris Services Procurement Solution Version 9.1
TMC Net
By Rajani Baburajan Emptoris, a provider of strategic supply and contract management solutions, announced that Bell, Canada's largest telecommunications provider and a Forbes Global 250 company, has successfully migrated to the Emptoris Services ...
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Tory Burch Delivers On Day 6 Of New York Fashion Week
Forbes
You can also read my thoughts on fashion and design on http://www.styleintel.com/ Follow me on twitter: @bluecarreon The author is a Forbes contributor. The opinions expressed are those of the writer. With her debut runway show under her belt, ...
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GLC divestment on track: Azman
Malaysia Star
By JOHN LOH “We have identified the assets to be divested but the right timing is crucial,” he said on the sidelines of the Forbes Global CEO Conference. This is the seventh year in Khazanah's 10-year GLC transformation plan. Azman declined to say when ...
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21 Stocks Bill Miller And Ken Fisher Are Bullish About
Seeking Alpha
He is the fourth-longest running columnist for Forbes. He has been writing the Forbes' Portfolio Strategy column for more than 26 years. Ken Fisher is also the author of seven money management books. Three of his published books are New York Times ...
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Towards energy efficiency
Malaysia Star
Muhyiddin was speaking at the dialogue, “A meeting of minds”, with the chairman and editor-in-chief of Forbes Media, Steve Forbes, at the Forbes Global CEO conference yesterday. On terrorism, Muhyiddin stressed that the Government did not condone any ...
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CIOsynergy Announces Liaison Technologies as Official Sponsor for directIT ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
CIOsynergy brings forth a community of IT Leaders under the umbrella of world renowned leaders and visionaries to the likes Steve Forbes, Jimmy Wales, Howard Putnam, Jeff Ma and Frank Abagnale. Empowering the concept of 'Thought Leadership', ...
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Adopt IT in healthcare: Forbes panelist
Business Times - Malaysia
The adoption of advanced information technology (IT) will drive the future growth of the globalhealthcare sector and provide cheaper cost-effective solution to the masses, industry players told a panel discussion today. Steven Thompson said deploying ...
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SYSPRO Voted World's Favorite Computer Software Company
MarketWatch (press release)
Location hosting supporters of the 2011 IBAs include Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industries, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority, Dana Gas, Forbes Middle East, the Gemological Institute of America and The ...
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4 of the Year's Top Diversified ETFs
Moneyshow.com
Mid-year leaders may be year-end winners, writes Jim Lowell of Forbes ETF Advisor. With so much worry about where we are headed, based on assumptions of more of the same geopolitical, globaleconomic, and earnings scenarios continuing to paint us into ...
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ME, SE Asia can 'jointly tap emerging markets'
Trade Arabia
The financial services industries of both the Middle East and South East Asia are at a crossroads, said Philippe Ghanem, managing director of Abu Dhabi-based ADS Securities and a speaker at theForbes Global CEO Conference in Malaysia. ...
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'Geriatric' US Arsenal Needs Expensive Face-Lift
Wall Street Journal
Randy Forbes (R., Va.), chairman of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, held a hearing that raised questions about the military's overall preparedness to fight future wars, part of a broader effort by conservatives to raise concerns about ...
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Wall Street Journal
Class Warfare
United Federation of Teachers
Koch Industries is one of the leading corporate polluters in the US, and the Kochs fund organizations that claim “global warming” is a hoax. Forbes' tenth wealthiest American is New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who has campaigned over the last year ...
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MAS-AirAsia tie-up necessary
Malaysia Star
Meanwhile, Azman said earlier during a Forbes Global CEO conference session entitled “Backseat drivers: Building and managing your board” that “the fish gets rotten from the head”, underscoring the role of a strong board in providing stewardship and ...
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Malaysia stock market and companies daily report (September 15, 2011)
Stock Markets Review
... their timeline and how they want to evolve, when there will be an initial public offering, and also on the business model,” said Khazanah managing director Tan Sri Azman Mokhtar at the sidelines of the Forbes Global CEO Conference. ...
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Photo Release -- Lawal Reappointed to Port Authority Commission
MarketWatch (press release)
CAMAC has consistently ranked on the Forbes Magazine list of the 400 largest privately-owned corporations in the United States and on the Black Enterprise Magazine list as the second largest African-American owned company in the United States. ...
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A New No. 1 on the Forbes China Rich List - Yahoo! News
Read 'A New No. 1 on the Forbes China Rich List' on Yahoo! News. China's ... Slowing growth in China's wealth is a warning sign for global luxury good ...
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Ex-News of the World editor to testify on phone hacking
STORY HIGHLIGHTS The newspaper's former editor disputes James Murdoch's testimony about phone hacking Murdoch says he saw no evidence illegal ...
billionaires.forbes.com/article/0bxQ6eebgLfpH?q=David...

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