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◆Taiwan's 40 Richest
Russell Flannery
The nation's top tycoons have lost $22 billion, almost a third of their total wealth.

Oh, Brother
Russell Flannery
T.Y. Tsai leads a comeback at Cathay Financial, earning him and his brothers a top spot on our list of Taiwan's richest.

Let Them Eat Thai
Brian Mertens
Patara Sila-On Keeps restaurant chain S&P growing in good times and bad.

Ready to Deal
Jean Chen
China Life's Yang Chao dreams of expanding beyond insurance.

Rental Power for Pakistan
Megha Bahree
Entrepreneurs work to fix Pakistan's unreliable electric supply.


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◆Companies, People, Ideas

Politics and Bandwidth
Gady Epstein
Youku and Tudou are giving China's youth plenty of video fare. Will the two be able to steer clear of the state?

China's Khyber Pass
Megha Bahree
Shah Faisal is opening the way to Pakistan for major Chinese players.

Test Pattern
Christopher Helman
Middle East news giant Al Jazeera has gained its first big foothold in the U.S. TV market.

Coal's New Friends
Kerry A. Dolan
A solar project's funding freezes up.

Pushing Back
Gady Epstein
Writer Wang Xiaodong is fed up with the West's attitude towards China.

Building a Beachhead
Ioannis Gatsiounis
Malaysian construction companies have seen enough of the Middle East. Not Muhibbah Engineering.

Big Dig
Tim Treadgold
BHP Billiton's massive excavation plan for southern Australia.

Gaming Gold Mine
Evan Hessel and Peter C. Beller
Online worlds could make billions for game developers.

New Ways to Kill Terrorists
Jonathan Fahey
A maker of spy drones is trying to add lethal firepower to its business.

Commentary | China's Stumbling Future
John Lee
The bias toward the state sector would be acceptable if the state-controlled enterprises could learn to innovate.


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◆Money & Investing

Waiting Game
Tim Kelly
An echo of the bubble era is now playing out in Japan for developers and their banks.

Dump Stocks, Buy Bonds
Bernard Condon
Want to avoid getting burned buying into the latest asset bubble? History suggests shunning stocks and buying corporate bonds.

Peak Performance
Anita Raghavan
Europe offers bargains these days to investors with guts, says Stephen Peak.

Portfolio Strategy | Quarter-Century Mark
Ken Fisher
To avoid overpaying, use multiple metrics?not just price-to-earnings but price-to-sales and price-to-book.


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◆Issues & Ideas

Stealing a Recovery
Janet Novack and Brian Wingfield
Washington is going to tax, mandate and regulate away a U.S. rebound in corporate profits.


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◆Marketing

Zeroing In
Suzanne Nam
Coca-Cola's newest diet drink is surprisingly successful in Asia.


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◆Forbes Asia Life

To Your Long...Life
Dan Levin
Chinese consumers are excited about sex toys.