Forbes Asia - November 2016

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

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“EVERY LIFE DESERVES

A CURTAIN CALL.”

—DAVID KONG, founder of Malaysian

funeral company NIRVANA ASIA