In 1997 he funded Cheng Wu, a top engineer at Arris, in part because Wu gave a sobering presentation on the character companies need to survive.

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When he got back to San Francisco, he and his friend YuChiang Cheng went for it, starting a company called World Golf Tour.

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He was succeeded by his son Henry Cheng.

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We were surprised by Cheng's positiveness, but he was able to back it up with a few reasons.

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Andy Cheng, 37, turned to one of the new counselors when he lost his job as director of client services at the graphics firm Barker Blue Digital Inc. in San Mateo, Calif.

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In Hong Kong, he socializes with collectors like Credit Suisse banker Tony Chiu and BNP Paribas banker Daisy Cheng.

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The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil charges against Cheng Yi Liang, 57, an FDA employee since 1996, alleging he illegally traded in advance of at least 27 different FDA announcements involving 19 publicly traded companies.

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"Chinese people put quite a lot of value on 'face, ' " says 23 year-old winner Cheng Pei Quan, who earned the nickname "The King of Collars" because he can sew 95 collars an hour, a third more than average.

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