In South-East Asia Bangkok, Manila and Ho Chi Minh City are all low-lying urban areas, yet like Jakarta they have all taken too long to react to the threat of increased flooding.

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Postage-stamp-sized All'Arco serves excellent cicheti (Venetian snacks, pronounced chi-KET-tee).

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And there were three Kleiner partners there, all in different meetings, all on different initiatives ( Doerr, partner Chi-Hua Chien and recruiting partner Jordan Ormont).

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The country has a fledgling stock exchange, in Ho Chi Minh City, but all the listed companies are state-owned.

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The latest target demographic is Asian-Americans, with MTV Desi (for Indian-Americans), MTV Chi (for Chinese-Americans) and MTV K (for Korean Americans) all appearing during the past year.

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