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◆Australia's 40 Richest

Devon Pendleton
James Packer lost more than $2 billion but reclaims the top spot from mining magnate Andrew Forrest.

Stretch Run
Devon Pendleton
Gerry Harvey made a fortune in electronics retailing, but his true passion is his horses.

Curmudgeon's Countdown
Tim Treadgold
Len Buckeridge moves forward, mortality be damned.

Corporate Pigs
Russell Flannery
Pork billionaire Zhu Yicai has a play on food anxiety in China.

India's Motors On
Naazneen Karmali
Recession or not, Hero Honda is still hell on two wheels.

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◆Companies, People, Ideas

7&I Sells For Its Supper
Chana R. Schoenberger
Concentrated in one of the world's harshest retail climates, 7-Eleven's parent is coming up with yet newer tricks.

Back From the Brink
Russell Flannery
Song Weiping's Greentown China Holdings tries to keep its turnaround going.

Avoiding Sins, and Pirates
Susan Cunningham
Thailand's Precious Shipping has sailed through the crisis while others have capsized.


Backseat Driver | Michelle, Buy a Jeep
Jerry Flint
Will Americans continue to buy Chryslers, Dodges and Jeeps despite bankruptcy and risk of liquidation? Nobody wants to own an orphan car.

Dr. Debt
Nathan Vardi
Louis Reijtenbagh used everything to borrow money.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
Jesse Bogan
There's a fortune to be made hauling silver out of Mexico.


Giving Babies Their Ride
Jane Lee
China's Goodbaby, the world's largest strollermaker, has even bigger plans.

The Self-Aware Earth
Quentin Hardy
First came the computer. Then the Internet. Then awareness.

China Merchants' Storied Heritage
Russell Flannery
Southern China's China Merchants Bank has a storied heritage.

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◆Technology

ZTE's Man In Dallas
Elizabeth Woyke
The Chinese telecom-equipment maker tries to break into the top five globally.

Financial Columnists

Doctor Doom | Bretton Woods III?
Nouriel Roubini
Are we going to see imbalances in the global economy return when the recovery will be in full swing?

Global Gambits | Banking on Asian Financials
Carl Delfeld
Merging markets have been rebounding in recent weeks, with investors pouring fresh money into emerging-market equity funds and ETFs.

Portfolio Strategy | Blink And You'll Miss It
Ken Fisher
If you are going to make comparisons with the Great Crash, please note that in three months during 1932 stocks shot up 92%.

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◆Forbes Asia Life

Garden of Earthly Delights
Rebecca Ruiz
Dan Hiems' passion for plants feeds a business--and a great private collection.

Picture This
Emily Lambert
Lots of professionals fantasize about new lives these days, or are being forced into them. Gallery owner Kavi Gupta got a head start.