Forbes Asia - May 2018

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