"earned an annual salary of S$3,870,000 (US$2,856,930), an increase of 25% from the previous S$3,091,200 (US$2,037,168). In January 2012, in response to public unhappiness at the high salary, Lee took a 28% pay cut, reducing his salary to S$2.2 million (US$1.7 million). He remains the highest-paid head of government in the world. On 15 May 2014, Singaporean activist and blogger Roy Ngerng, who had organised public protests over CPF policy issues wrote an article in his blog, featuring a chart which drew parallels between the scandal involving the round-tripping of City Harvest Church funds and the movement of CPF funds."
"Hong Kong press reported she was 2009's #1 highest-paid model in the Greater China region, followed by Chinese Jennifer Du (#2), Hong Kong's Gaile Lai (#3) and Lynn Hung (#4). She has continuously ranked #1 on Taiwan's ""Highest-earning models"" list since 2004. Her earnings was estimated to be NT$160,000,000 (≈ AU$5,400,000 ≈ CA$5,400,000 ≈ UK£3,370,000 ≈ US$5,320,000) in 2010, which consisted of those from advertisements (NT$120,000,000) and various such as TV-series appearance in Japan (NT$40,000,000), and NT$200,000,000 (≈ AU$6,600,000 ≈ CA$6,800,000 ≈ UK£4,240,000 ≈ US$6,600,000) in 2011. In the same year, she established a charity fund Chiling Charity Foundation (),"
"his 83rd run that year, he set a new Korean League record with a run in 16 consecutive games. In the 2010 season, Lee enjoyed one of the most dominant offensive seasons in world professional baseball history, leading the KBO in seven offensive categories (batting average, HRs, RBIs, runs scored, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and hits), which made him a Septuple Crown winner (7관왕). Lee led the KBO League in batting average (.357), hits (176), and on-base percentage (.433). After the season, he declared free agency and sought out a new challenge. In December 2011, Lee signed a two-year contract"
"reward of HK$50,000, on top of which his employers added HK$100,000, making it the highest reward ever posted in the colony. In 2001, Yeung Kwong was awarded the highest honour Grand Bauhinia Medal by Tung Chee Hwa. Critics in Hong Kong felt that it was inappropriate to award a riot leader responsible for Lam's murder. In May 2010, after the pro-Beijing Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong had sponsored a political radio programme on Commercial Radio, pro-democracy activists protested outside the station with images of Lam, complaining that the station had desecrated the memory of Lam, and all"
"the highest-earning female actress in ""Vanity Fair""'s ""2010's Top Hollywood Top Earners List"", with an estimated earning of $28.5 million for her movie roles in 2010. She won the BAFTA Rising Star Award in 2010 and was awarded the Milan International Film Festival Award for Best Actress in 2011 for ""Welcome to the Rileys"" (2010). She was named ""Stonette of the Year"" by High Times magazine in 2010. And was ranked #3 in FHM Online ""Sexiest Women in the World"". And again ranked #13 in the 2011 FHM list of ""Sexiest Women in the World"". And again she was ranked"
"CEO Compensation"". According to bizjournals.com the country's highest-paid CEO, Stephen Hemsley, made $101.96 million in 2010. In 2011 he was named the highest paid CEO by Forbes following a large gain in the value of his stock ownership. In late 2011, Hemsley's most recent annual compensation was estimated by Forbes at $48.8 million. He serves as a trustee of the University of St. Thomas, Minnesota, and as a trustee of Minnesota Public Radio. Additionally, he is a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America, the organization's governing body. Stephen J. Hemsley Stephen J. Hemsley (born"
"over the past decades. Not only is it rising in absolute terms, but also in relative terms. In 2007, the world's highest paid chief executive officers and chief financial officers were American. They made 400 times more than average workers—a gap 20 times bigger than it was in 1965. In 2010 the highest paid CEO was Viacom's Philippe P. Dauman at $84.5 million The U.S. has the world's highest CEO's compensation relative to manufacturing production workers. According to one 2005 estimate the U.S. ratio of CEO's to production worker pay is 39:1 compared to 31.8:1 in UK; 25.9:1 in Italy;"
"of Korea's economic situation in the wake of the global economic meltdown. Signs of a strengthening economy and a landmark $40 billion deal won by a Korean consortium to build nuclear power plants in the United Arab Emirates boosted Lee's popularity. His approval rating in January 2010 stood at 51.6%. Former president Kim Young-sam expressed negative outlooks on Lee's role as the president and his influence between South Korea and Japan according to a WikiLeaks file. As of late 2011, Lee's administration had a series of corruption allegations surrounding certain high-ranking government employees. The Lee administration introduced a tailor-made educational"
"be ranked on the ""Forbes"" list of ""The World's Most Powerful Women"" at No. 83. She ranked in the top 10 of the ""Forbes"" list of ""Entertainment's Highest-Paid Women"" in 2012, at No. 8. In July 2007 ""Forbes"" named her the world's top-earning model. By 2008, she continued to dominate the ""Forbes"" list of the world's highest-earning models, and appeared on the magazine's list of the Top 20 Richest Women in Entertainment. During 2009–2010, she was the top earning supermodel. In 2010, she retained the top spot as Forbes's highest-earning model. In May 2011, ""Forbes"" ranked her as the world's"
"and Goh Chok Tong, threatened legal action against The New York Times Company which owns the ""International Herald Tribune"" regarding an Op-Ed piece titled ‘All in the Family’ of 15 February 2010 by Philip Bowring, a freelance columnist and former editor of the ""Far Eastern Economic Review"". The ""International Herald Tribune"" apologized in March that readers of the article may ‘infer that the younger Lee did not achieve his position through merit’. The New York Times Company and Bowring agreed to pay SG$60,000 to Lee, SG$50,000 to Lee Kuan Yew and SG$50,000 to Goh (total amounted to about US$114,000 at"
"most, made the equity of the group fell from HK$1,277,549,366 to HK$217,339,024. The Group had a hotel project in Dingshan, Nanjing, Eastern China (Newmeadow Limited, owned 45% interests of Nanjing Dingshan Garden Hotel Co., Ltd.). In 2010, along with some properties in Shanghai (as ""Gallaria Furnishing Int. Ltd.) and other assets, they were sold to parent company Kompass for HK$140,610,334. In exchange, 11/F of World-Wide House was bought again by the listed company from George Wong and his family for HK$289,516,400. Hwang family also had asset around the world, such as Battersea Power Station but sold in 2006. Despite in"
"discuss the land swap issue with Najib Razak. Following the same meeting, Lee Hsien Loong sent a revised land swap offer to Najib Razak on 28 June 2010. Najib Razak accepted the offer on 17 September 2010 and Lee Hsien Loong replied on 19 September 2010 confirming his agreement. On 20 September 2010 during a visit by Najib Razak to Singapore, he and Lee Hsien Loong issued a joint statement which stated that both Leaders have agreed to the following: The two countries however could not come to an agreement over the payment of development charges to be levied by"
"to their name. In August 2010, ""Forbes"" magazine listed her as one of the highest-paid female athletes in the world, with annual earnings of $9.7 million. Kim also worked in several projects as a singer. She recorded a duet with K-pop singer Lee Seung-gi to collaborate on ""Smile Boy"", the 2010 Football World Cup commercial song. She also sang with Korean band Big Bang on the single ""Shouts of Reds"" created for the Korean World Cup soccer team. Kim has also performed songs by Korean pop singers Taeyeon from Girls' Generation, IU, Narsha and BoA on the television show ""Kim"
"his position through merit"". The New York Times Company and Bowring also agreed to pay S$60,000 to Lee Hsien Loong, S$50,000 to Lee and S$50,000 to Goh (totalling about US$114,000 at the time), in addition to legal costs. The case stemmed from a 1994 settlement between the three Singaporean leaders and the paper about an article, also by Bowring, that referred to ""dynastic politics"" in East Asian countries, including Singapore. In that settlement, Bowring agreed not to say or imply that the younger Lee had attained his position through nepotism by his father Lee Kuan Yew. In response, media-rights watchdog"
"It was to be Lee's first television role since 2003 after a five-year hiatus to focus on film roles, including the 2009 film """", which had been filming at the time of the announcement. Lee's salary was the third highest in the history of Korean television dramas, amounting to ($90,000 USD) per episode and was six times greater than that of the Korean industry guideline. His salary was inclusive of an overhead deal of ($1.35 million USD) in guarantees due to his namesake drawing potential investors, particularly in Japan, and opportunities in other overseas markets. The production company announced on"
"to the complainants. FEER appealed but lost the case when the Court of Appeal ruled in October 2009 upheld the previous judgement. In 2010 Lee, together with his son Lee Hsien Loong, and Goh Chok Tong, threatened legal action against The New York Times Company, which owns the ""International Herald Tribune"", regarding an Op-Ed piece titled ""All in the Family"" of 15 February 2010 by Philip Bowring, a freelance columnist and former editor of the ""Far Eastern Economic Review"". The ""International Herald Tribune"" apologised in March that readers of the article may ""infer that the younger Lee did not achieve"
"Later that year, Lee was reported to be the second top earner among all actors and entertainers who appeared on the KBS network in 2004, with total earnings of . He reunited with ""Dae Jo Yeong"" writer Jang Young-chul in 2010 hit drama ""Giant"", set during the economic boom of 1970-80s Korea. He again joined Jang's follow-up in 2011, ""History of a Salaryman"", a quirky comedy and satire of China's Chu–Han Contention against the backdrop of the pharmaceutical industry, industrial espionage, and office politics. In 2013, Lee received glowing reviews for his turn as King Injo in the period drama"
"the deputy. Green said he wanted to break that tradition, having a management cadre to look after the business, while the chairman would oversee the controls of the business through compliance and audit and the direction of the business. Geoghegan was paid an annual salary of £1,070,000 for his role as chief executive. He shifted the chief executive's office of HSBC Group from London to Hong Kong on 28 January 2010, while the chairman remained in London. He became the chairman of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. With group chairman Stephen Green planning to depart HSBC to accept"
"4.9 billion won over 9 years. In October 2010, Sejong University signed an MOU with Syngenta AG, a leading global Swiss agribusiness company, to develop new innovative breeds and research talents. In December 2010, Dr. Sung-Eun Kim of the Department of Astronomy and Space Science was named as one of the Female Scientists of the Year by the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea. She received the recognition for her continued contribution to science, which includes 60-odd papers on the Large Magellanic Cloud. In 2001, JoongAng Daily, one of the country’s premier"
"Electronics, is now one of the world's leading developers and producers of semiconductors, and was listed in Fortune magazine's list of the 100 largest corporations in the world in 2007. Today Samsung's revenues are now 39 times what they were in 1987, it generates around 20 percent of South Korea's GDP, and Lee is the country's richest man. On April 21, 2008, he resigned and stated: ""We, including myself, have caused troubles to the nation with the special probe; I deeply apologize for that, and I'll take full responsibility for everything, both legally and morally."" On December 29, 2009, the"
"minister is appointed by the president, then Cabinet members, also known as ministers, are appointed by the president on the advice of the prime minister. The cabinet in Singapore collectively decides the government's policies and has influence over lawmaking by introducing bills. Ministers in Singapore are the highest paid politicians in the world, receiving a 60% salary raise in 2007 and as a result Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's pay jumped to S$3.1 million, five times the US$400,000 earned by US President Barack Obama. Although there was a public outcry regarding the high salary in comparison to the size of"
"Paro resort in Bhutan. The wedding itself cost more than HK$30 million and Lau's Cartier wedding ring is worth over HK$10 million. Guests included singer Faye Wong who performed for them on their special day. Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai also directed the ceremony. The wedding created a media frenzy in Hong Kong, with companies spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to pursue the wedding party. There have long been rumours that Tony Leung and actress Maggie Cheung were romantically involved, which is a hot topic among media outlets in Greater China due to the three's celebrity. Leung and Cheung"
"many as the greatest ladies singles skater of all time. Kim was the highest paid athlete in the XXI Olympic Winter Games, the 5th, 7th, 6th and 4th top-earning sportswoman in the world in 2010, 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively according to ""Forbes"". The business magazine has also listed her in their 30 under 30 and Philanthropy lists. She was included in ""Time"" magazine's annual Time 100 of World's Most Influential People in 2010. Kim was the first to top ""Forbes"" Korea Power Celebrity and was ranked in the Top 10 from 2010 to 2015. Kim lit the Olympic cauldron"
"was listed as the highest-earning female actress in the ""Vanity Fair"" ""Hollywood Top Earners List of 2010"", with estimated earnings of $28.5 million. In 2011, she was named number one on ""Forbes"" list of ""Hollywood's Best Actors for the Buck"". ""Forbes"" also named her as the highest-paid actress in 2012, with total earnings of $34.5 million. Stewart is the brand ambassador of Chanel and Balenciaga fashion brands. Stewart has received a César Award, a Milano Film Festival award, a Young Artist Award and the BAFTA Rising Star Award. She won the National Society of Film Critics, New York Film Critics"
"settle allegations of mis-selling of Lehman-related structured products. Nevertheless, Wheatley was quoted as stating, ""I had people marching on the streets with banners with photos of me on them saying go home, death of justice, disgrace. I had noise all day outside my office where they would camp with klaxons and drums. I had a funeral effigy of me burnt outside the office."" Wheatley announced his resignation in December 2010, to be effective in mid-2011, roughly three months before the expiration of his contract. Wheatley's total compensation package in 2010 amounted to HK$9.09 million, including HK$7.2 million in basic salary,"
"by John Woo entitled ""Red Cliff"". Playing the role of Xiaoqiao, it was her first time acting. In 2009, she starred together with Jay Chou in the action-adventure film ""The Treasure Hunter"". As of 2006, Lin has served as an official spokesperson for both China Airlines and Longines. Taiwanese media reported Lin as #1 model in the ""Richest Celebrities [in Taiwan]"" list in 2007, with estimated earnings of NT$60,000,000 (≈ AU$2,100,000 ≈ CA$1,900,000 ≈ UK£906,000 ≈ US$1,900,000), in which Jay Chou appeared as #1 male singer (with over NT$100,000,000) and Jolin Tsai appeared as #1 female singer (with nearly NT$100,000,000)."
"to succeed Lien, the KMT Central Committee offered the unprecedented title of ""Chairman Emeritus"" (Honorary Chairman) to Lien. Lien did not explicitly say whether he was accepting the title, but his failure to decline appears to be an implicit acceptance. In December 2010, Lien was awarded the Confucius Peace Prize in China, which was instituted as a reaction to the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Liu Xiaobo. Lien's office said to the Taipei Times: “We’ve never heard of such an award and of course Mr Lien has no plans to accept it.” Some have speculated that his immense wealth was"
"ever. Colombia's Alejandro Santo Domingo was the highest ranked newcomer, inheriting a $9.5 billion stake in Santo Domingo Group from his father. Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of Steve Jobs, was just behind Domingo, inheriting a fortune of $9 billion. India's Lakshmi Mittal was the largest loser as his fortune dropped from $31.1 billion to $20.7 billion as the price of steel maker ArcelorMittal fell sharply. As a result, he failed to make the top 10 for the first time since 2004 and lost his title of richest Asian. Hong Kong’s Li Ka-shing reclaimed that title, despite a slight drop in"
"round of questioning by the South Korean prosecutors, on April 11, 2008, Lee was quoted by reporters as saying, ""I am responsible for everything. I will assume full moral and legal responsibility.” On July 16, 2008, ""The New York Times"" reported the Seoul Central District Court had found Lee guilty on charges of financial wrongdoing and tax evasion. Prosecutors requested Lee be sentenced to seven years in prison and fined 350 billion won (approx $312 million USD). The court fined him 110 billion won (approx $98 million USD) and sentenced him to three years' suspended jail time. Lee has not"
"his six-year career as a """" player, Lee set several records. He has the second-highest ELO peak of any player at 2378, and the second highest career win rate at 67.45%. He is one of four players to win the Golden Mouse, which is awarded to players for winning 3 OSL tournaments. After KESPA revised the rules regulating free agency, Hwaseung OZ made Lee an offer of 140,000,000 won (112,420 USD) a year to renew his contract. During the bidding period, Lee expressed interest in remaining within Hwaseung Oz because of the friendships he had forged over the past three"
"the World"" award, being the third person from Hong Kong at that time to receive this distinguished honour. In 2008, Lau took a main role in putting together the Artistes 512 Fund Raising Campaign for relief toward the victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. It was one of the largest and most ambitious charity events ever assembled in the territory. Lau was noted for his active involvement in charity works throughout his 30 years in showbiz and honoured as a ""Justice of Peace"" by the Hong Kong SAR government in 2008. In May 2010, he received the ""World Outstanding Chinese"""
"against civilian populations during the decade include: China was increasingly called a superpower in the early 2010s, including at the 2011 meeting between President Hu Jintao and United States President Barack Obama. China overtook the US as the world's largest trading nation, filing the most patents, expanding its military, landing its lunar rover ""Yutu"" on the moon (ending a four-decade lack of lunar exploration) and creating China's Oriental Movie Metropolis as a major film and cultural center. China was projected to have the world's largest economy by 2018 with an estimated GDP per capita equal to the US by the"
"by the Provisional Minimum Wage Commission and adopted by the Chief Executive-in-Council on 10 November 2010. In the last months of his tenure, Tsang was embroiled in a series of corruption allegations. In February 2012 during the Chief Executive election in which contender Henry Tang, the former Chief Secretary in Tsang's government suffered in wide range of scandals, Tsang was also discovered by the ""Oriental Daily News"" to have received favours and hospitality from business tycoons on various occasions, including private jet and yacht trips and was labelled as ""Greedy Tsang"". The allegations of preferential allocation of a luxury three-storey"