James Riady, a senior official of the Lippo Group, which employed Huang, was scheduled to go on the trip, but apparently did not.

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Huang, a former executive with the Indonesia-based Lippo Group and a former aide at the Clinton Commerce Department, was charged with a lone felony count Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.

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"The property market is unlikely to see much improvement even in the second half of the year, " Huang Wenzai, chairman of luxury-property developer Star River Group, said.

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Chinese billionaire Huang Li added shares in his Hong Kong-listed auto distributor Zhongsheng Group Holdings at the end of last week after the company posted a drop in its first-half net profit.

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