4 | FORBES ASIA NOVEMBER 2016
CONTENTS — NOVEMBER 2016
54 | TOP-EARNING DEAD CELEBRITIES
Michael Jackson is at the top of our list of post-Pearly Gates money earners.
BY ZACH O’MALLEY GREENBURG AND NATALIE ROBEHMED
56 | DEAL TOY: PAPER CHASE
A look back at Rupert Murdoch’s deft pursuit of the Wall Street Journal.
BY STEVE SCHAEFER
86 | EURASIA: THE WORLD’S LARGEST MARKET
The new Silk Road is creating a new economic and geographic entity.
BY WADE SHEPARD
TECHNOLOGY
58 | STEPPING OUT OF YOUTUBE’S SHADOW
Eric Huggers wants to make Vevo the top destination for online music videos.
BY SHELBY CARPENTER
CHINA’S 100 RICHEST
60 | DELIVERING THE GOODS
Online retailer JD.com is in a cutthroat contest to woo China’s sophisticated customers.
BY MICHAEL SCHUMAN
66 | THE LIST
Wang Jianlin is at the top of the list with a fortune of $33 billion.
BY RUSSELL FLANNERY WITH MAGGIE CHEN
FORBES LIFE
88 | TALL DRINK OF WINE
Yao Ming scores 96 points—of the basketball court.
BY RICHARD NALLEY
90 | LUXURY LINEAGE: THE ROLEX PRESIDENT
Lyndon Johnson, Warren Bufett and other luminaries make this Rolex timeless.
BY MICHAEL SOLOMON
91 | ON THE BLOCK: PABLO’S POTS
Richard Attenborough’s collection of Picasso’s clay works goes up for sale.
BY ABRAM BROWN
92 | THOUGHTS
On great ideas.
VOLUME 12 NUMBER 12
S PAGE 88
“WE RUN INTO MY
COUNTRYMEN A LOT IN
OUR TASTING ROOM.”
—YAO MING, retired hoopster turned
winemaker
X PAGE 32
“EVERY LIFE DESERVES
A CURTAIN CALL.”
—DAVID KONG, founder of Malaysian
funeral company NIRVANA ASIA