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Tuesday, Jul 2

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Thailand’s Erawan Group Targets Cost-Conscious Travelers With Big Push Into Budget Hotels

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The Erawan Group, best known for the landmark Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel, located adjacent to the Erawan shrine in central Bangkok, is expanding beyond its luxury roots by doubling down on budget accommodation.

Once Plagued By Pork Smuggling, Thai Swine Producer Sees Profit In Store Expansion

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Battered by pork smuggling and high feed costs, Winai Teawsomboonkij’s Thaifoods Group reported a net loss of 813 million baht ($22 million) last year, its first since 2015, as swine prices fell by nearly a third.

Hard-Charging CEO Of Bangkok-Listed Industrial Estate Developer Bets $1 Billion On Vietnam

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Jareeporn Jarukornsakul, cofounder of logistics and warehousing firm WHA Corporation, is betting $1 billion on neighboring Vietnam, with plans to build three new next-generation industrial zones for high-tech companies over the next five…

Thai Tycoon Drives Online Sales Of Southeast Asia’s Biggest Wholesale Food Market

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Retail magnate Pradit Phataraprasit, a former deputy finance minister of Thailand, draws the bulk of his family’s wealth of $1.22 billion from the Mall Group, operator of Bangkok’s shopping hotspots such as Siam Paragon, Emporium and the…

Thailand’s Retailing Giant Central Group Grows Its European Footprint

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Since entering Europe more than a decade ago, retailing giant Central Group, controlled by the Chirathivat family, has built a sizable presence with a string of iconic acquisitions.

Thailand’s 50 Richest 2024: Tycoons Face A Reality Check As Combined Wealth Declines 12% To $153 Billion

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Political uncertainty takes a toll shrinking the fortunes of 39 people in the ranks.

Friday, Jun 7

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These Entrepreneurs Went All In On A Crypto Casino—And Became Billionaires

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Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani parlayed Stake’s success into launching a streaming platform, sponsoring an F1 team—and billion-dollar fortunes.

Tuesday, Jun 4

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How Property Billionaire Harry Triguboff Left His Rivals In The Shade

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At 91, Australia’s biggest name in real estate has got himself in a position where he just can’t lose.

Monday, Jun 3

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How Delivery App Zepto Plans To Take Bigger Bite Of Quick Commerce Market In India

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Cofounders Aadit Palicha and Kaivalya Vohra gave up Stanford educations to deliver groceries to India’s homes—now they are eyeing much more.

Sunday, Jun 2

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Eva Mendes Comes Clean

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She put Hollywood on hold a decade ago to raise a family with Ryan Gosling. Now the 50-year-old actress is reemerging as a cleaning-supplies entrepreneur, and dishes on why doing dishes is her happy place.

Friday, May 31

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Smarts In The Age Of AI

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Lateral thinking will be the new catchphrase in business and investment.

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Keep Up With The Asia Tech Nexus With Forbes Asia’s June Issue

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Entrepreneurs across the region make waves, and profit, from next-gen technology.

Thursday, May 30

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How Arnold Schwarzenegger Became A Billionaire

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The movie star has played many roles in his 76 years: bodybuilder. Box office star. Bureaucrat. And now billionaire.

Wednesday, May 29

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Backed By Billionaires, This Biotech Venture Capital Fund Is Driving Innovation In Taiwan

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Global momentum in biotechnology is paying off for the founding partners of Diamond Biofund, a venture capital firm headquartered in Taipei.

Billionaire Chairman Of Industrial Computer Maker Advantech Prepares For Succession

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Succession is looming at K.C. Liu’s Advantech.

Billionaire Heiress Of Taiwanese Food And Beverage Giant Is Hungry For Growth

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Uni-President Enterprises’ supersized plans for growth saw the food and beverage group in January bid for shares of Woongjin Foods it didn’t already own to add the South Korean beverage maker to its expanding portfolio.

Rising Quanta Computer Makes Cofounder Barry Lam Taiwan’s Richest Person

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AI-fueled growth drove Quanta Computer’s shares up to record highs in the past year, bumping chairman Barry Lam to the top of the list for the first time and securing a debut spot for vice chairman and president C.C. Leung.

Semiconductor Tycoons Get Richer On Rising Demand For Complex Chips Needed For AI

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Key players such as TSMC and ASE see sales and shares jump, as they expand offshore to hedge risks.

Taiwan’s 50 Richest 2024: Supercharged By AI Demand, Chip Fortunes Hit Record Highs

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After a modest 1.3% expansion in 2023, Taiwan’s economy, propelled by an exports surge, revved up in the first quarter of 2024, logging a 6.5% rise, the fastest pace in almost three years.

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World Of Forbes: Stories Of Entrepreneurial Capitalism Across Our 43 International Editions

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Here is a global perspective on the business landscape, as told by Forbes magazines spanning five continents.

Tuesday, May 28

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As Netflix Rival In Japan Streams Ahead, CEO Makes Debut Among Country’s Richest

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Yasuhide Uno, whose Netflix-rival streaming service continues to pick up market share in Japan, makes his debut with a $1.13 billion fortune.

Billionaire Yoshiko Mori’s Developer Scales New Heights With Japan’s Tallest Tower

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In November, Azabudai Hills, a $4 billion, 20-acre complex in central Tokyo that was 35 years in the making, finally opened its doors.

Patriarch Of Bicycle Parts Giant Shimano’s Founding Family Rides Into Ranks Of Japan’s Richest

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The company’s chairman and CEO, Yozo Shimano, one of five newcomers to the ranks of Japan’s richest, is the third-generation member of a family-run business that was set up by his grandfather, Shozaburo, in Sakai city near Osaka in 1921.

Japanese Owner Of Global 7-Eleven Store Chain Gears Up For Growth

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After shutting down a quarter of its 126 Ito-Yokado supermarkets in the past two years, the company completed the sale of its struggling department store unit Sogo & Seibu Co. in September to U.S.-based Fortress Investment Group.

This Japanese Chip Equipment Maker Is On A Hot Streak

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Amid Japan’s push to reboot its global standing in semiconductors, Tokyo-based Disco, which makes equipment to slice, grind and polish chips, has become a red-hot stock.

Japan’s 50 Richest 2024: Despite A Weaker Yen, Five Newcomers With Billion Dollar-Plus Fortunes Enter The Ranks

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Overseas investors, led by Warren Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway has poured billions of dollars into Japan, helped propel the Nikkei 225 benchmark stock index to a 35-year high.

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How To Build A Whiskey Unicorn

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Fawn Weaver founded Uncle Nearest to honor the formerly enslaved master distiller who taught Jack Daniel the secret to making great whiskey. Seven years later, she owns the most successful Black-owned liquor empire, worth $1.1 billion,…

Saturday, May 25

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Inside The Exclusive Desert Community Home To 5 Kardashians, Justin Bieber And A Dozen Other Celebs

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Keeping up with the residents of California’s Coachella Valley, home to an array of notables including Adele and Justin Bieber, Tim Cook and Phil Knight—as well as a cluster of Kardashians.

Wednesday, May 22

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Why Enterprise Is One Of The World’s Best Private Companies

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Chrissy Taylor’s grandfather founded the car rental giant. Her father built it into an industry leader. Now she’s driving the $35 billion firm into a future of mobility.

Thursday, May 16

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The World’s Highest-Paid Athletes 25 And Under For 2024

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Kylian Mbappé is top of the earnings table for the second consecutive year as two new names from the NBA join the ranks