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The head of Thailand’s C.P. Group says he’s learned a thing or two from Asia’s crisis, starting with the pitfalls of heavy borrowing. But can’t those lessons help him repair his shaken empire?(More) |
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| Radicalism, Asian Style |
| Dhanin Chearavanont is one of South-East Asia’s leading tycoons and one of the most eager to restructure. Can he untangle his business from his family? IN ORDER to grasp just how much Dhanin Chearavanont, the patriarch of Thailand’s largest corporate empire, stands out from South-East Asia’s business culture, first consider how much he once personified it. (More) |
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| Chickens in Gloves |
| THE CHICKEN IN RED GLOVES FEINTS, ducking a vicious right from his blue-gloved opponent. He feints again---too late. He’s pecked, and squawks in alarm. Then, in a maneuver that shows he’s got the stuff of a true prizefighter, Red presses in close and tucks his head up and under his opponent’s breastplate, thereby gaining safety and buying time. He’s smarter. But Blue is stronger. It’s still any chicken’s game. (More) |
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| The 25 Most Powerful in Business Outside the U.S. |
| From the tiny Chia Tai seed shop in Bangkok in 1921 a mighty enterprise has grown. By its own reckoning, the privately held Charoen Pokphand boasts 250 companies, 100,000 employees, and sales of $13 billion a year. (More) |
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| CP's CHALLENGE |
| As chairman of Thailand’s biggest business group, Dhanin Chearavanont may be one of the richest men in Asia. However, he still appreciates a good bargain sitting in a 23rd floor conference room of one of his Bangkok office buildings; (More) |
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| Back to the Farm |
| GOOD NEWS IS in short supply nowadays across Thailand’s beleaguered corporate landscape. But after a major structural overhaul,agribusiness giant Charoen Pokphand Group is one (More) |