FORBES VIETNAM October
Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao is changing Vietnam’s airline industry with her low-cost
carrier Vietjet Air, which accounts for 40% of the domestic market and features uplift
of a diferent kind with its staf of scantily clad flight attendants. (forbesvietnam.com)Around Asia
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FORBES KOREA October
Chung Yong-Jin, vice chairman of retail conglomerate
Shinsegae, joins with Taubman of the U.S. to open an $850
million shopping theme park called Starfield on the outskirts of
Seoul. The nephew of Samsung’s chairman notes, “In retail what
mattered most was selling goods. ... Now things have changed
and people value their experience and time they spend on
activities more than anything.” (forbeskorea.com)FORBES INDIA Oct. 14
Pawan Munjal fully emerges after his
father’s death and a breakup with
Honda to guide Hero MotoCorp’s
two-wheeled trek to global markets.
(forbesindia.com)FORBES ASIA
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October
The domestic Cojuangco fortune
is paired with Japanese rich
lister Kazuo Okada in the latest
big bid for the gambling &
leisure trade along Manila Bay.NOVEMBER 2016 FORBES ASIA | 85