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◆Nitori Furnishes Japan
Alexandra Harney
To serve his Japanese customers, Akio Nitori has made a decades-long study of Americans and their living habits.

Batteries Required?
Joyce Huang
Raymond Sung's boundless energy juices up Taiwan's fast-growing Simplo Technology.

Tour of Hanoi
Christopher Buckley
History, great food and terrifying traffic make for an experience unlike any other.

Malaysia's 40 Richest
Suzanne Nam
Robert Kuok is still No. 1.

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Current Events
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◆Companies, People, Ideas

Slick Performance
Christopher Helman
BP's Tony Hayward thinks the Gulf of Mexico spill might help the oil industry. Plus: a look back at last year's Montara blowout in the Timor Sea.

Digital Tools | Users: Billions. Profits? Maybe.
Lee Gomes
Thanks to Skype and its many imitators, there is no money to be made in computer-to-computer communications between homes.

Engineering a Comeback
Jan McCallum
As WorleyParsons founder John Grill nears retirement, he faces one more challenge.

Dark Horse
Naazneen Karmali
Cadila Healthcare is not the first name in the Indian pharmaceuticals, but look out for Pankaj Patel.

Hot Roller
Anuradha Raghunathan
Bhushan Steel finds itself in the fast lane of India's auto boom.

A Knightsbridge to China
Russell Flannery
Hong Kong's Wendy Law aims to bring the London high street to the mainland.

E-Reading the Market
Kit Gillet
Hanwang sells nearly all the digital readers in China. Founder Liu Yingjian knows that won't last for long.

The Bribery Racket
Nathan Vardi
How the crackdown on payoffs hurts business and enriches Washington, D.C. insiders.

Model U.S. City
Joel Kotkin
Innovation, job growth and immigration put Houston ahead of New York and Boston.

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◆Entrepreneurs

Lord of Liquidity
Steven Bertoni
Barry Silbert makes markets in just about any kind of security. Facebook shares, anyone?

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◆Technology

The Science Of Super Thin, Ultra Warm
Oliver Chiang
That down vests you use in mountaineering has been superseded by aerogels.

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◆Money & Investing

Asia's Doctor Gloom
Hana R. Alberts
Economist Jim Walker may laugh off the nickname, but he's legitimately worried about China's collapse.

Global Gambits | Another Great Decade For Gold?
Carl Delfeld
For all of gold's momentum--Abu Dhabi's Emirates Palace hotel recently opened a vending machine that dispenses gold bars--don't go overboard.

Portfolio Strategy | Mountains and Molehills
Ken Fisher
Utilities in emerging markets often combine low risk and growth. Take a look at Brazil's Companhia de Saneamento Basico.

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◆Issues & Ideas

Snake Oil in Your Snacks
Matthew Herper and Rebecca Ruiz
Foods masquerading as drugs have become a $160 billion business.

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◆Marketing

Samsung Courts Consumers, Marketers
Laurie Burkitt
The electronics giant will end up knowing the ad business from both sides.