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Elvis Presley's estate is making 30 million a year, and they say that Marley shouldn't be, but he is from a much poorer part of the world, and a lot more people need the money. ”
It's not about HTML 5 vs Flash. They're mutually beneficial. The more important question is the freedom of choice on the web. ”
Such huge money has been made in China - it can be hundreds of millions in a year - and there's a need to validate it by showing what they can buy and how much of it. ”
In Singapore, there may be 50 old-money families, but you wouldn't know them to look at them. ”
There are old-money Asians that would never be caught dead with a Chanel handbag or sporting anything that has a label it. ”
Canada has become such a staging area for Chinese money. ”
My father came from old money. There was less of an expectation for the children to earn a living. ”
Old money in Southeast Asia is much more discrete and low key. It's about not wearing brand names. It's about being invisible, almost. The billionaire can be taking the bus with you. ”
There's so much emphasis on the economic might of China, of Southeast Asia, Asian 'Super Tigers' and things like that. But nobody was really looking from the perspective of a family story, of these individuals. ”
I sort of wanted to reveal this other side of Asia: Southeast Asia, where the Chinese have been wealthy for generations and have different ways of relating to money. I wanted to sort of reveal this world to readers. ”