CONTENTS — MAY 2017 VOLUME 13 NUMBER 4
11 | FACT & COMMENT // STEVE FORBES
A blood-soaked, money-wasting scandal.30 UNDER 30
40 | RISING STARS
The 30 Under 30 Asia list showcases 300 young leaders in ten industries who are making
their mark in the Asia-Pacific region. They are an eclectic bunch with wide interests—
whether improving fish farms in Indonesia or installing sanitation in rural Cambodia.
EDITED BY RANA WEHBE
41 | TRANG ANH HANG LAM (SUBOI)
Vietnam’s queen of hip-hop.
42 | DAROATH PHAV
WaterSHED director brings sanitation to rural Cambodia.
43 | LIU WEN
A career of firsts for the Chinese supermodel.
44 | ZHOU CHENYAO (ZOE)
Partner at Longling Capital (China) oversees $140 million in funds.
45 | MARK MCDONALD, JOSIAH HUMPHREY
Aussie cofounders of Appster have been entrepreneurial since their teens.
46 | HYUNGCHEOL LIM, GOEUN CHOE
Cofounders of South Korean app-marketing agency Gameberry.
47 | GIBRAN HUZAIFAH, AMSI EL FARIZY
Indonesian founder of Efishery improves aquaculture.
48 | KAVIN BHARTI MITTAL
Founder of hike, an instant-messaging service in India.
49 | NOOR NEELOFA MOHD NOOR
Malaysian actress creates fashion for Muslim women.
50 | YUKI SHIMAHARA
Japanese cofounder of LPixel, a medical-imaging software developer.
51 | EXPATS
These 30/30 members take their talents abroad.S PAGE 40“DOCTORS ARE
OVERWHELMED
WITH IMAGING
DATA. I WA N T E D
TO HELP THEM.”
Yuki Shimahara, cofounder of
medical-software developer LPixel
and member of our second annual
Asia 30 Under 30 listCOVER PHOTOGRAPHS (FROM LEFT):
MUNSHI AHMET; RITAM BANERJEE;
TIM GERARD BARKER / MOTT VISUALS;
SASHA MASLOV AND IRWIN WONG
UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ALL TOTALS AND PRICES EXPRESSED IN OUR STORIES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS.2 | FORBES ASIA MAY 2017