…JN lifestyle magazine PLATINUM CONTENTS JNOnline.com August 2005 * Vol. 5, No. 8 PLATINUM PERSONALITY The China Option 6 Young entrepreneur stakes future on Shanghai Stock Exchange. -4(. 1 1. 0 COOL RUNNINGS In Search of Daisy Duke 11 A fun ride in the 2006 Dodge Charger R/'T. FASHION/COVER STORY Lessons in Style 18 Hit the books wearing fall's best looks. INDEX: All's Fare Around Town Book Look Health Planner Product Retail...…
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…BY DIANA LIEBERMAN The China Thirty-year-old entrepreneur stakes his uture on e Shanghai puon Aaron Boesky, center, with his staff, from left, Analyst Bobo Tang, Fund Manager Chris Tang, Fund Manager Lewis Wan and Analyst Sean Li 1 ' \ ._ _ A aron Boesky uses a lot of superlatives when he talks about China. With a population of 1.3 billion, the country has "the single fastest economic growth rate of any nation on written record," he s...…
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