Portfolio | April 2011

Portfolio

Issue 64 ■ April 2011

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INDIAN INNOVATION Gujarat Leads the Way

TRADE BOOM Chinese in Africa

GENDER GAP

Wikipedia’s Quandary

Arianna Huffington

New Age Media Mogul

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30 A New Monopoly There’s no cheating in the computerised version of Monopoly. Hasbro, the maker of the game, says people don’t want to read rules but simply play. Critics say it takes all the fun out of the game.

34 New Uses for Old Bunkers Switzerland’s mountains are peppered with carefully concealed military bunkers. They were built to protect the country’s sovereignty, but critics claim that they are obsolete and cost too much money.

40 A Bold Proposal Charif Souki, the chairman and chief executive of Cheniere Energy, built a huge terminal to import gas into the US. Now, he plans to use it to export gas as local prices tumble due to oversupply.

44 China’s African Focus A million Chinese, from engineers to chefs, have moved

is outstripping the rest of India. Many believe that the chief minister of the state, Narendra Modi, is behind this success.

56 Wiki’s Gender Gap

to work in Africa in the past decade. This trade boom has

Wikipedia has hundreds of thousands of contributors, but

changed lives on a global scale.

less than 15 per cent of them are women. The reason why

48 Back from the Brink Rachel Ashwell had a turbulent time during the global financial crisis and had to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

But now her Shabby Chic range is bouncing back.

52 Inspiring Growth Gujarat’s annual 11 per cent gross domestic product growth

men outnumber women on the site runs far deeper than Wikipedia.

60 Tough Task Tina Brown, the renowned former editor of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Talk, has been given the task of turning Newsweek into a profitable magazine. That is a lot to ask according to media insiders.

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Essentials 65 Riding the Dragon Hoi An’s temples, pagodas, markets, food and people ensure that you get all the best of Vietnam in one tiny place – an opinion shared by UNESCO who put it on their World Heritage List for precisely that reason.

70 The Super Concierge 65 82

When it comes to getting exactly want you want, without having to lift a finger, Indispensable is the worldwide answer. The man providing the global magic is the savvy Concetto Marletta.

74 Message In a Bottle Every year, billions of empty water bottles end up in landfills around the world. The little Australian town of Bundanoon has totally banned the selling of bottled water, and the idea is catching on.

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78 The Sound of Free Scores The Internet Music Score Library Project is the world’s largest free source of musical scores. Like many other similar sites, it has ignited copyright concerns and is challenging traditional business models.

82 An Unhealthy Legacy?

The promise by the 2012 organisers to get two million more English people involved in sport has faltered. But that’s not the first time the Olympic legacy has not lived

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86 On Patrol

World business in a nutshell.

maintaining its solid off-road credentials. Just don’t

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push the accelerator too hard.

Spotting and analysing business trends.

22 Column: Thomas L. Friedman Serious in Singapore

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The new Nissan Patrol offers all the luxury while

88 Other Business Portfolio takes a light-hearted look at the latest business news.

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EU Taxes Chinese Tiles Ceramic tile prices are set to rise in

million ($385 million) to Europe per year,

Europe after the European Union (EU)

according to the EU.

said it would introduce heavy duties on imports from China.

EU industry “is suffering material

Europe’s ceramic tiles industry is the world’s largest after China’s.

Companies that operate in the European

injury because of the effects of dumped

Union have seen their profit margins

imports”, the EU said in a statement.

squeezed as a result of Chinese

says is illegal dumping, the EU said it

Initially the duties will stay in place for six

producers undercutting their prices,

would impose duties of up to 73 per

months, though they could be extended

according to the European Ceramic

cent. China exports tiles worth €275

for five years.

Tile Manufacturers’ Federation.

In an effort to put an end to what it

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James Patterson

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$50 million

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$48 million

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In naming the 50-year-old executive to oversee all of Sony’s consumer electronics, Stringer picked the only one of the ‘Four Musketeers’ he’s been grooming who isn’t an engineer by trade. Hirai, who’s fluent in Japanese and English, was also the youngest musketeer.

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The company cited Hirai’s ability to turn around the PlayStation games division for promoting him to the expanded role. Sony reported thirdquarter earnings that exceeded analysts’ estimates after the PlayStation games division’s profit more than doubled. That cushioned a slump in TV prices, which had also eroded earnings at Samsung and Panasonic.

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NEW AGE BUSINESS The $315 million sale of the Huffington Post to AOL is a great deal for its founder – but what about the unpaid bloggers who made it a success? That’s just one of the many contradictions that characterise Arianna Huffington, reports Hadley Freeman.

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Huffington has written 13 books, including Maria Callas – The Woman Behind the Legend, and a biography of Pablo Picasso, Picasso: Creator and Destroyer.

Tim Armstrong, chief executive officer of AOL, left, and Huffington at AOL’s headquarters in New York.

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There’s no cheating in the computerised version of Monopoly that goes on sale later this year. Hasbro, the maker of the game, says people don’t want to read rules but simply play. Critics say it takes all the fun of out of the game, reports Stephanie Clifford.

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In Monopoly Live an infrared tower with speakers issues orders and dictates the speed of the game.

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NEW USES FOR OLD BUNKERS Switzerland’s mountains are peppered with carefully concealed military bunkers. They were built to protect the country’s sovereignty, but critics claim that they are obsolete and cost too much money, reports Christopher Solomon.

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This former military bunker near Gstaad has been leased from the Swiss military and now houses a server farm.

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The Swiss Alps are riddled with bunkers that cost millions to upkeep.

Ironically, closing them is even more expensive.

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Up to 36,000 Raclette cave-aged cheeses are stored in a former bunker.

The Swiss military is looking for more tenants.

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Energy

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Charif Souki, the CEO of Cheniere Energy, has seen share prices tumble as new drilling techniques have created a gas glut in the US.

A Bold Proposal Charif Souki, the chairman and chief executive of Cheniere Energy, built a huge terminal to import gas into the US. Now, he plans to use it to export gas as local prices tumble due to oversupply, reports Clifford Krauss.

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Steve Dgat, left, and Travis Trahan, load a tanker with liquefied natural gas, also known as LNG, from the control room at the Cheniere Energy LNG terminal near Sabine Pass, Louisiana.

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Last year trade between China and Africa was estimated at $100 billion. Raw materials are exported to China and finished goods travel back.

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Chinese contractors are competing with Portuguese and Brazilian firms in the rebuilding of Luanda, Angola’s capital.

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Back from the Brink Rachel Ashwell had a turbulent time during the global financial crisis and had to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. But now her Shabby Chic range is bouncing back, reports Antonella Gambotto-Burke.

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Ashwell’s design style combines practicality, character, and a bit of sophistication. She believes in the beauty of imperfection.

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Style does not have to cost money. Ashwell believes a cheap work of art has as much impact as an expensive item.

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Above and left: Ashwell has expanded her product line to include home textiles; new furniture that resembles restored pieces; baby bedding and accessories; and accessory items such as chair pads and lampshades.

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Inspiring Growth Gujarat’s annual 11 per cent gross domestic product growth is outstripping the rest of India. Many believe that the chief minister of the state, Narendra Modi, is behind this success, reports Heather Timmons.

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The Canadian heavy machinery company Bombardier got a factory up and running in 18 months, which is a testimony to Gujarat’s business-friendly approach. The factory supplies subway cars to the New Delhi metro.

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Gujarat works hard to attract investment and often beats the challenge of other Indian states. The Tata Nano plant, which opened last year, has the capacity to manufacture 250,000 units annually.

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Sue Gardner has set a goal to raise the share of women contributors to Wikipedia from around 13 per cent to 25 per cent.

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WIKI’S GENDER GAP Wikipedia has hundreds of thousands of contributors, but less than 15 per cent of them are women. The reason why men outnumber women on the site run far deeper than Wikipedia, reports Noam Cohen.

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Tina Brown, the renowned former editor of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair and Talk, has been given the task of turning Newsweek into a profitable magazine. That is a lot to ask according to media insiders, reports Jeremy Peters.

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Hoi An is one of those places where you sigh with gratitude for its existence and promptly relax. Its temples, pagodas, markets, food and people ensure that you get all the best of Vietnam in one tiny place – an opinion shared by UNESCO who put it on their World Heritage List for precisely that reason, reports Hans Kemp.

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The Japanese Bridge is one of Hoi An’s main attractions. It is the only Japanesestyle building left in the city.

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Hoi An became an important centre of commerce in the 17th century thanks to the Tu Bon river, which was navigable by big ships. Today, the river is much smaller due to siltation.

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Hoi An’s citizens of Chinese descent hold an annual ceremony to honour their ancestors. The ‘donations’ collected at these gatherings have kept many of Hoi An’s traditional buildings from crumbling.

Hoi An’s market, as in every Vietnamese town, is the centre of commerce.

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Cao Lau, a large bowl of noodles served with slices of roasted meat, is the local specialty.

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Chinese influences can be seen throughout town both inside and outside the temples, houses, and ancestral halls.

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Marletta is so indispensable that he has a unique working arrangement with London’s The Dorchester hotel. He has retained his role as Guest Relation’s Manager and runs his own business.

Marletta learnt the tricks of his trade working as a concierge in London’s best hotels.

April 2011

“The high-profile guests also discovered very early on that Concerto’s personal qualities of sincere warmth, discretion and professionalism were what made their time in the hotel so hassle free.”

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If you want front row seats at a Versace haute couture show in Milan, Marletta can make it happen.

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“Such is their dedication to this remarkable man that, when he transferred in 1998 to the Mandarin Oriental hotel on Hyde Park in London, many of his clients moved with him so as not to lose his services.”

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Marletta has even managed to get two seats at the Academy Awards for a wealthy client.

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Marletta has one of the world's most famous 'little black books' that allows him to look after the needs of his Indispensable clients.

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Environment

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

Every year, billions of empty water bottles end up in landfills around the world.

The little Australian town of Bundanoon has totally banned the selling of bottled water, and the idea is catching on, reports Graham Simmons.

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In Bundanoon, Australia, new-style water stations have replaced bottled water.

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“To get all the retailers on-side, we had to prove to them that they could do better by not selling bottled water,” says Kingston. “In fact, they found that they could make just as much money from the sale of refillable water bottles.”

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Essentials

Environment

Huw Kingston instigated the move to ban bottled water in Bundanoon.

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THE SOUND OF FREE SCORES The Internet Music Score Library Project is the world’s largest free source of musical scores. Like many other similar sites, it has ignited copyright concerns and is challenging traditional business models, reports Daniel Wakin.

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Edward Guo, a former conservatory student, came up with the idea for the Internet Music Score Library Project during a bleak New England winter.

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The lasting legacy of most Olympics is an improved infrastructure and stadiums.

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“Inadequate planning, a change in government, severe funding cutbacks to sports organisations and an apparent overestimation of the impact the Olympics can have on mass participation have all forced a rethinking of England’s Olympic legacy.”

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Although there has been an increase in people participating in sport, it is far from the promised two million.

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This is known as the demonstration effect.”

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WHERE’S MY HOUSE? A Malaysian landlord was

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shocked to find his double-

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storey wooden house missing

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while making his rent call.

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Zuria Ali, 30, said he was

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greeted by the sight of

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scattered wood, a damaged

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television set and 24 concrete

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the site of his house in

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Malaysia’s northern Perlis state

pillar holders when he went to

bordering Thailand.

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had vanished and was curious

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cupboards, a dining table and

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a refrigerator and estimated his

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losses to be about 30,000

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ringgit ($10,000).

to find out the truth,” Zuria said.

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Zuria’s neighbour, Ah Kiung,

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said he saw three men and a

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trailer arriving at the house last

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month. “I thought the three

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were carrying out the

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dismantling work on

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instructions from the landlord,”

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Ah Kiung said. “I did not

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suspect anything until Zuria

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asked me about it.”

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a report about the ‘missing’

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house.

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Police confirmed receiving

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