CONTENTS — MAY 2018 VOLUME 14 NUMBER 4
10 | FACT & COMMENT // STEVE FORBES
Is the GOP sufering from tax-cut amnesia?
THE EMERGENT 25
44 | ASIA’S STAR BUSINESSWOMEN
Our list highlights those women who are bringing their ideas, fresh perspectives and
energy to the Asian business world.
EDITED BY MARY SCOTT
49 | ON A MISSION
Japan’s Miko Ito has a plan to scrub outer space clean of junk.
BY JAMES SIMMS
53 | JUST THE REMEDY
Samina Vaziralli gives Indian drugmaker Cipla a shot in the arm.
BY ANURADHA RAGHUNATHAN
COMPANIES, PEOPLE
12 | FLYING HIGH
China backs two new airports in Cambodia, and a French company may lose its concession.
BY DANIELLE KEETON-OLSEN
15 | PIRATE PLAY
Beijing’s refusal to license South Korean online games allows intellectual property mischief to thrive.
BY AUGUST RICK
16 | IDEALIST ON A MISSION
Taizo Son has found a welcoming laboratory for his high-tech ideas in Singapore.
BY JANE A. PETERSON
22 | NEXT TYCOONS: INDIA’S LALBHAI FAMILY
They are putting new spins on their 121-year-old textile company.
BY ANURADHA RAGHUNATHAN
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ALL TOTALS AND PRICES EXPRESSED IN OUR STORIES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS.
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JANE JIE SUN,
CEO OF CHINA’S BIG
CTRIP TRAVEL SITE,
FRONTS OUR LIST OF
25 EMERGENT
BUSINESSWOMEN
IN ASIA.
2 | FORBES ASIA MAY 2018
COVER PHOTOGRAPH
BY SASHA MASLOV FOR FORBES