Kersten Zhang in the Journal's Beijing bureau says one company making clothes for Ralph Lauren is Hong Kong-based Luen Thai, which has operations in southern China.

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Despite his Wharton degree and his stints with Chase Manhattan Bank in Hong Kong and Bangkok, Pin is more Thai than Western in style.

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After a state Supreme Court judge refused to halt eviction proceedings in August, the tenant, Russell Abrams, the founder of Titan Capital, and his wife, Sandra, reached a settlement in housing court with their landlord, Marisa Chearavanont of Hong Kong, a daughter-in-law of Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, according to lawyers.

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Where Thai and Indonesian firms might have once considered listing in Hong Kong, they are now attracted by the growing base of fund managers in Singapore (drawn there by the easy living and efficiency of the city, a far cry from Hong Kong's pollution and crowding).

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