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Reprints an article from `Forbes' magazine regarding economic development in China as of February 1997. The assets of China's gross national product (GNP) and large workforce; Speculation on the future GNP of China by 2015; China's economic and political experimentation; The China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park as an example of progress.

Reports on the implications of the upgrading of Chinese people's diet and the massive increase in imports of foods and feed grains for countries like the United States and Australia. Typical urban Chinese diet; Growth of meat, egg and fish consumption; Inability of China's farm sector to keep up with the surging demand; Wheat importation; China's potential to influence the price of grain. INSET: Helping China to help itself, by Georgi Stickels..

Focuses on Marc Faber's investment in hard assets through his company Marc Faber Ltd. Collection of Chinese Cultural Revolution posters; Views about inflation and the relative value of assets; Acquisition of precious metal stocks and hard assets; Investment strategy; Belief in the usefulness of economic history to investors.

Focuses on the predicted growth of China's cellular telephone market to benefit foreign telecommunication companies. Trend boosted by the Chinese government's investment support for telecommunication infrastructure; Market growth credited to the marketing campaigns of mobile phone handset vendors in the country.

Presents a reprinted article from `Forbes,' magazine on the practice of illegal movie and software copying in Asia in 1998. Ease of copying video compact discs (VCD); Comments from Lowell Strong of the Motion Picture Association; How the piracy is accomplished; Lack of a real drive for enforcement in most Asian countries; Mobility of the pirates; Problem exacerbated by the region's economic collapse.

Profiles business man Robert Kuok. His talented style of management; Comments from colleagues and professionals; Family net worth; His accomplishments, including dealings with the Coca Cola Company; Philosophies on life, work ethic and education; Life history; Future ambitions.

Reports on Caltex Petroleum Corp.'s operations in the Asia-Pacific region. Rivalry with the Royal Dutch Shell; Details on the company's history; Asia's role in the growth in global oil demand in the 1990s.

Presents a reprinted article from `Forbes,' magazine comparing how Taiwan has succeeded and maintained its stability during the financial crisis in Asia in 1997 and 1998 while South Korea has not. Taiwan's small and medium-size entrepreneurial businesses compared to South Korea's Chaebol conglomerates; How Taiwan developed habits of self reliance; Taiwan investing in electronics while South Korea built plants.