_Taiwan
28-08-2004, 10:41
Richard Branson
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(continuing on from RL)
After cashing up on his investments in Virgin Blue and loosing most of his fortune on the failed start-up airline Virgin Asia, Branson recieved an invitation from CK-ROC Systems, a major Taiwanese aerospace company to send his resume for the position of CEO after a close friend of his lobbied the board.
Since then, Branson has underwritten the successful America's Cup regatta in Tainan and started reinvesting successfully in Taiwan's airline transportation industry. His latest success story was the purchase and almagation of Evergreen Corporation's EVA Airways with his New Zealand Airline PacificBlue. He recently skippered the Virgin syndicate in the America's Cup regatta, who came runners up to Larry Ellison's Oracle.
Jackson Chen
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Born Chen Li Peng in Hong Kong, Li Peng studied Kung Fu at an early age and became the under 18s champion in 2004. When an advertiser asked him to star in a commerical for kickboxing, Li Peng shot to stardom, mainly due to his looks which were very similar to another HK movie star's, Jackie Chen.
He moved to Taiwan the following year to star in the comedy 'Rumbles in the Bonks' which was a tongue-in-cheek film aimed at Jackie Chan and took on the alias 'Jackson Chen'. He is currently working on a movie based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Larry Ellison
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After winning the America's Cup in 2008 in Taiwan, Larry Ellison purchased a mansion close to Taipei and made it his second home. He is rumoured to have invested billions into the Taipei Exchange and has a small stake in Taiwanese aerospace company CK-ROC.
http://www.facade.com/celebrity/photo/Richard_Branson.jpg
(continuing on from RL)
After cashing up on his investments in Virgin Blue and loosing most of his fortune on the failed start-up airline Virgin Asia, Branson recieved an invitation from CK-ROC Systems, a major Taiwanese aerospace company to send his resume for the position of CEO after a close friend of his lobbied the board.
Since then, Branson has underwritten the successful America's Cup regatta in Tainan and started reinvesting successfully in Taiwan's airline transportation industry. His latest success story was the purchase and almagation of Evergreen Corporation's EVA Airways with his New Zealand Airline PacificBlue. He recently skippered the Virgin syndicate in the America's Cup regatta, who came runners up to Larry Ellison's Oracle.
Jackson Chen
http://www.hongkongvideos.net/jackie.jpg
Born Chen Li Peng in Hong Kong, Li Peng studied Kung Fu at an early age and became the under 18s champion in 2004. When an advertiser asked him to star in a commerical for kickboxing, Li Peng shot to stardom, mainly due to his looks which were very similar to another HK movie star's, Jackie Chen.
He moved to Taiwan the following year to star in the comedy 'Rumbles in the Bonks' which was a tongue-in-cheek film aimed at Jackie Chan and took on the alias 'Jackson Chen'. He is currently working on a movie based on Buffy the Vampire Slayer with Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Larry Ellison
http://www.wwwdk.dk/larry_ellison.jpg
After winning the America's Cup in 2008 in Taiwan, Larry Ellison purchased a mansion close to Taipei and made it his second home. He is rumoured to have invested billions into the Taipei Exchange and has a small stake in Taiwanese aerospace company CK-ROC.