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The Best and Worst of 2006

In our annual report, you'll find leaders, products, and ideas that left their mark—or their stain—on A.D. 2006

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Do the Chinese really spend more than the Japanese on R&D? That's a question that I've been asking myself following the startling news from the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development that China's total spending on R&D for the year will top $136 billion, surpassing Japan's $130 billion and second only to the U.S.'s $330 billion. I'm sorry, but I don't buy it.

— Bruce Einhorn, New Tech in Asia

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