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Keynote Address
President Jiang Zemin
People's Republic of China
Tuesday May 8, 2001
Keynote Address
William J. Clinton
42nd US President
Thursday May 10, 2001

Fortune Global Forum: Next Generation Asia
 NewMargin Venture Capital's
 Feng Tao
 (Ki Ho Park)

TOP STORY
25 Rising Stars
Here's our pick of the 25 up-and-coming business leaders 40 and under from around the world. Trust us. You'll be hearing more from them.
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MORE STORIES
 
 
 
Meet five modern pioneers who are using technology in their quest to slay some of the world's most fearsome problems, from leukemia to pollution.
Three years ago, the Asian Tigers were written off for dead. Now three
of them--SouthKorea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong--have embraced the Internet and are on a tear. Could this be the key to Asia's recovery?
 
 
Economists used to be the back-office geeks of the business world. Not anymore. Meet four stars of the new economics.
Broadband, software, custom chips? Nope. The region's next hot industry is as old as the hills: textiles. As tariffs drop, Asia should dominate world markets.

OTHER STORIES
America Online's new joint venture with the cell phone giant may end up being about a lot more than just adding subscribers in Japan.
The West wants in on the world's second-biggest mobile market. Good
luck.
A new generation of leaders takes its family-run corporations worldwide. Will the kids be alright?
The son of Hong Kong's richest tycoon had a bad year. His Internet company lost $28 billion in market value. But Richard Li is still unbowed.
Asia is the new frontier for Microsoft. But does it have the right road map?
China is in the midst of a new cultural revolution, driven by economic growth and integration into the global market. What will this mean for its people? And the world?
A century ago East Asia had its doubts about railroads. Complaining that train tracks sliced through buried ancestors, China's anti-foreign Boxer rebels burned down railroad stations. In Japan, officials who feared that Western bankers would seize control of its private railroads prepared a wholesale nationalization of them.
 
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  FORTUNE, CNN Plan Extensive "Next Generation" Coverage
CNN will air highlights from the Fortune Global Forum on "Moneyline" worldwide during the week of May 7th, 2001.

Charlie Rose to Conduct Interviews

Forum participants will have front-row seats as Mr. Rose will engage high-profile business leaders—including Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer—in the intelligent and insightful manner that is his trademark.