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◆Asia's 200 Best Under A Billion
Edited by Jack Gage
After surviving the worst of a global recession, Asia's most promising smaller companies look to recapture past growth.

Drilling Amid the Taliban
Megha Bahree
Pakistan's Saif Group eyes an energy bounty in a war-torn province.

Turning Up the Heat
Maureen Farrell
Bikram Choudhury's sweaty techniques are a hit with yoga studios. Now he wants a cut.

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◆Companies, People, Ideas

Japan Abroad: Suzuki's Saga
Malini Goyal
Shinzo Nakanishi gets Indian and Japanese leaders to share power.

On the Fly | LNG Gusher
Tim Treadgold
Don Voelte of Australia's Woodside Petroleum.

Postcolonialism
Quentin Hardy
An economist's plan to save the world's poor: new cities, built around profits.

Buy Low, Sell Lower
Gady Epstein
Strange investment devices sold to the Chinese.

A Slice of Bangalore
Mitu Jayashankar
Indian software companies are hiring programmers--in the U.S.

Still Waters Run Deep
Richard C. Morais
Sun, sand and tax shelters on a string of islands in Malaysia.

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◆Entrepreneurs

Helping with Health Care
Hannah Seligson
China's Meiloo.com connects patients and doctors at the right price.

Turning Up the Heat
Maureen Farrell
Bikram Choudhury's sweaty techniques are a hit with yoga studios. Now he wants a cut.

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◆Singapore's 40 Richest

Singapore's 40 Richest
Suzanne Nam
The total wealth of Singapore's 40 richest has jumped 20%.

Geylang King
Jessica Tan
Koh Wee Meng has won big in the real estate by thinking small.

Hi-P Hooray
Jessica Tan
The fortunes of this contract manufacturer and its wealthy founder are closely aligned to those of its big-brand customers.

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◆Forbes Asia Life

Rocking Karachi
H.M. Naqvi
What you never knew about the largest city in Pakistan.