You'd think that with double-digit industry sales growth in the first half of this year, China's richest retailers would have an easy time increasing their wealth from a year earlier on the new Forbes China Rich List.
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If the double-D scares of the past few weeks help to convince Mr Hatoyama's government of this, it would be a good outcome.
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Bois d'Arc's reserve life is 14 years, though, double that of the typical Gulf oil-and-gas firm.