Malaysian Tycoon Vicent Tan’s Campaign For English
Donald Frazier
Vincent Tan stepped down from the corporate suite to focus on a critical mission: help Malaysians speak the language of the global economy.

Ashni Biyani Keeps the Merchandise Moving at Big Bazaar Hypermarkets
Anuradha Ragunathan
Ashni Biyani’s brief is to understand what will make an Indian retail clan’s stores special.

Jose Antonio Brings Glitz And Glamour To Real Estate In Manila
Sunshine Lichauco De Leon
Jose Antonio is on a mission: Make Manila an international city. His strategy: Team up with celebrities and star designers.

The Antonio Family’s Celebrity Connections
Sunshine Lichauco De Leon
Jose Antonio’s kids find the star designers.

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Companies, People, Ideas

A New Foundation: Chinese Developers Back On Real-Estate Tiger
Simon Montlake
Chinese property developers have taken a beating but are hoping for green shoots ahead.

Cipla’s New Battle
Naazneen Karmali
Indian pharma billionaire strikes again with cheap cancer drugs.

Microsoft Xbox Is Winning The Living Room War. Here’s Why.
David M. Ewalt
Microsoft is ready to dominate home entertainment the same way it did home computing.


Indian-Indonesian Billionaire S. P. Lohia’s Turnaround Success In Nigeria
Alvi Tirtadji
Lohia’s latest triumph is reviving a Nigeria petrochemical plant.

How Indo-Americans Created The Ultimate Neighborhood Bank
Monte Burke
The Indo-American community in Edison, N.J. builds wealth the old-fashioned way, financing each other’s businesses.

Can Bush’s NIH Chief Fix The Drug Industry?
Matthew Herper
Elias Zerhouni has spent his career trying to understand why only one in 10,000 drugs makes it to market. Can he fix Sanofi and the industry’s woeful innovation record at once?

VW Boss Tightens His Grip On The Wheel As Road To The Top Gets Harder
Joann Muller
Skilled leader or megalomaniac, Martin Winterkorn forges ahead with Volkswagen’s bold growth plan, hoping to avoid a crash.

Heroes Of Philanthropy

48 Heroes Of Philanthropy
John Koppisch
We profile 48 of Asia’s leading charitable donors.

Entrepreneurs

Getting at China’s Talent
Jane Ho
Su Yonghua’s NormStar is itself catching a rising star.

The Philippines’ 40 Richest

From Berths To Bettors
Suzanne Nam
Enrique Razon Jr. was the biggest gainer this year as his pile of chips rose with a public offering.

Technology

Silicon Valley Is Creating Real Jobs By Making Real Things
Brian Caulfield
America’s startup capital makes more than code and apps. It’s also a center of manufacturing.

YY.com: China’s Unique Real-Time Voice And Video Service With A Virtual Goods Twist
Tomio Geron
China’s YY.com mixes real-time voice and video service with virtual goods.