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◆Extremely Fast Food
Alexandra Harney
Japan''s Zensho is rapid fire in its corporate ways and in how its beef-bowl restaurants serve up fare.

Gene Machine
Matthew Herper
Jonathan Rothberg''s desktop decoder could kick off a revolution in medicine, food, energy, even consumer products--and ignite the next $100 billion technology market.

The Prodigal Artist: Anish Kapoor
Deepanjana Pal
A look back at the work of former Bombay boy Anish Kapoor as he exhibits for the first time in India.

Hong Kong''s 40 Richest
Russell Flannery
Hong Kong''s wealthiest are riding the China wave, catering to increasingly affluent mainland consumers.

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Decriminalizing the Sex Trade
Ralph Jennings
The world''s oldest profession will become Taiwan''s newest legal one after years of lobbying by sex workers, but the devil is in the details.

WikiLeaks'' Stepchildren
Andy Greenberg
The secrets spilling site hasn''t just started trouble. It''s launched a global movement.

EMC Is In The Cloud Fight To Win
Quentin Hardy
How long can EMC''s Joe Tucci keep punching above his weight?

On the Fly | Stealing a March in Steel
Naazneen Karmali
A chat with JSW''s Sajjan Jindal.

It Takes A Village
Donald Frazier
Three friends in Indonesia start a social network called Koprol, and now Yahoo is taking it abroad.

Forged In Crisis
Andrew Salmon
Korea''s Mirae Asset Management didn''t pick the best time to start, but in just 13 years it has become the world''s No. 2 player in emerging markets.

No Rhyme Or Reason
Daniel Fisher
Ruth Lilly''s $185 million gift left the Poetry Foundation with a puzzling question: How do you revive a marginal art form?

Smoke Detector
Anuradha Raghunathan
Nitin Shah builds a red-hot business in India making fire equipment.

Grandma In Arms
Daniel Fisher and Brian Wingfield
With military budgets in flux globally, Linda Hudson must help transform defense giant BAE Systems.

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The Year''s Biggest Luxury Buys
Clare O''Connor
Billionaires spent record sums on a rare gem, truffles and one of the most expensive paintings ever sold.

Hiking Middle-Earth
Written and Photographed by Eric Arnold
Forget hot showers, nice meals and clean sheets. Walking New Zealand''s spectacular Milford Track is a luxury in itself.