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◆Asia's Fab 50
Edited by Scott DeCarlo
Our annual ranking of the best of Asia-Pacific's biggest listed companies.

Cooling Off China
Jane Lanhee Lee Naville
Scrappy Dong Mingzhu aims to make Gree Electric the world's biggest maker
of air conditioners.

Citizen Tycoon
Naazneen Karmali
Naveen Jindal has taken what was once a lemon and turned it into India's
hottest play in steel and power.

Make It Up On Volume
Tim Kelly
Sharp wants to have the jazziest flat-screen TVs in the world. But it also
needs the budget market.

The Siege of Africa
Neelima Mahajan-Bansal and Sanjay Suri
The continent has become a battleground for China and India.

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◆Companies, People, Ideas

Ore War
Tim Treadgold
Australia's west coast is aiming to build ports to feed China's hunger for iron.

Meantime, in Goa
Megha Bahree
The ugly side of mining.

New Drugs, India-Style
Megha Bahree
Glenmark Pharma moves beyond generics.

Digital Rules | Cessna Refutes the Decline of Capitalism
Rich Karlgaard
One of the coolest ideas to come along in recent years was that of a small
business jet that could be flown easily and safely by a low-time single pilot.

Take Back the Streets
Susan Adams
New York City's transportation commissioner is untangling gridlock.

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◆Technology

Big Bet
Brian Caufield
Dell thinks that companies are ready to upgrade.

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◆Thailand's 40 Richest

Thailand's 40 Richest
Suzanne Nam
The total net worth of Thailand's wealthiest is again $25 billion, unchanged
despite recent political and economic turmoil.

Bill's Excellent Adventure
Ron Gluckman
William Heinecke's empire has taken some hits, but the fun-loving optimist travels on.

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◆Money & Investing

Euro Value
Richard C. Morais
Asian markets are bubbly. Consider Europe.

Absolute Return | Grab a Tiger by the Tail
Lisa W. Hess
The South Korean economy is roaring ahead. It's not too late to get a piece of it.

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◆Careers

Stocks to Steaks
Eric Arnold
A trader follows his bliss and ditches the securities market for a restaurant job.

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◆Forbes Asia Life

Suzy Wong, Revisited
Russell Flannery
The general manager of the fabled Luk Kwok Hotel says Hong Kong's hotel industry needs more vision.


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◆Creative Giving

The Bill Gates Of Switzerland
Tatiana Serafin
Stephan Schmidheiny has dedicated $1 billion to helping Latin America's poor become entrepreneurs.