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From chemistry teacher to pharma tycoon: How Zhong Huijuan became Asia’s richest self-made woman billionaire

From chemistry teacher to pharma tycoon: How Zhong Huijuan became Asia’s richest self-made woman billionaire

Zhong Huijuan left her job as a chemistry teacher decades ago to launch Hansoh Pharmaceutical, which has since grown into a major industry force and propelled her to become Asia’s richest self-made woman billionaire.
Ballerina, MIT ‘math nerd’ and tech founder: Luana Lopes Lara’s journey to become world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

Ballerina, MIT ‘math nerd’ and tech founder: Luana Lopes Lara’s journey to become world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara dethrones Lucy Guo as world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara dethrones Lucy Guo as world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire

Malaysia’s billionaire king lends 2 of his airboats to flood rescue operations

Malaysia’s billionaire king lends 2 of his airboats to flood rescue operations

Malaysia's billionaire king, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, has allowed the government to use two high-powered airboats he owns for flood rescue operations.
December 4, 2025 | 07:27 pm PT
Who is Gao Haichun, the 'Solar Goddess' married to Chagee billionaire founder Zhang Jiejun?

Who is Gao Haichun, the 'Solar Goddess' married to Chagee billionaire founder Zhang Jiejun?

Gao Haichun, who is set to hold a wedding reception with Zhang Jiejun, the billionaire founder of beverage company Chagee, is the only child of Trina Solar founder and now an executive at the company.
December 4, 2025 | 07:27 pm PT
Luxury giant LVMH denies misappropriating Hermès heir's shares amid civil lawsuit

Luxury giant LVMH denies misappropriating Hermès heir's shares amid civil lawsuit

LVMH said it had never misappropriated shares now worth billions of euros (1 billion euro = US$1.16 billion) from Hermès heir Nicolas Puech, who has sued the luxury group and its billionaire CEO.
December 3, 2025 | 07:29 pm PT
Orphan who only learned to read at 18 now set to marry ‘Solar Goddess’: How Chagee billionaire founder Zhang Junjie transformed his life

Orphan who only learned to read at 18 now set to marry ‘Solar Goddess’: How Chagee billionaire founder Zhang Junjie transformed his life

Zhang Junjie, the founder of the Chinese milk tea brand Chagee, is set to marry Gao Haichun, heiress to the Trina Solar fortune, who is often referred to as the "Solar Goddess" for her appearance.
December 3, 2025 | 12:02 am PT
CDL of Singapore’s 2nd richest billionaire Kwek Leng Beng acquires Holiday Inn London hotel for $370M

CDL of Singapore’s 2nd richest billionaire Kwek Leng Beng acquires Holiday Inn London hotel for $370M

A unit of Singapore’s second-richest man Kwek Leng Beng's City Developments has purchased the Holiday Inn London - Kensington High Street in Central London for £280 million (US$370.4 million).
December 2, 2025 | 11:28 pm PT
Chagee billionaire orphan founder Zhang Junjie to hold wedding celebration with Trina Solar heiress this month

Chagee billionaire orphan founder Zhang Junjie to hold wedding celebration with Trina Solar heiress this month

Zhang Junjie, billionaire founder of the Chinese milk tea chain Chagee, will marry Gao Haichun, the only daughter of Trina Solar’s founding family, in a wedding reception set for Dec. 15.
December 1, 2025 | 10:39 pm PT
Property firm of Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok sets top bid of $358M for Singapore residential site

Property firm of Malaysia’s richest man Robert Kuok sets top bid of $358M for Singapore residential site

Allgreen Properties, Malaysian billionaire Robert Kuok’s privately held developer, has set the top bid of S$464.8 million (US$358 million) for a highly sought-after residential site in Singapore.
November 30, 2025 | 08:39 pm PT
‘May I meet you?’: Billionaire Bill Ackman shares dating advice on social media, sparks memes, debate

‘May I meet you?’: Billionaire Bill Ackman shares dating advice on social media, sparks memes, debate

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman recently shared his go-to pick-up line on social media, sparking a wave of memes, jokes and also broader conversations about modern dating.
November 20, 2025 | 06:50 pm PT
Manuel Villar loses title as Philippines’ richest billionaire as fortune drops $16B in stock plunge

Manuel Villar loses title as Philippines’ richest billionaire as fortune drops $16B in stock plunge

Billionaire Manuel Villar has lost over US$16 billion in net worth after his property giant Villar Land’s shares plummeted 76% in just three trading days, costing him the title of the Philippines’ richest man.
November 18, 2025 | 08:39 pm PT
China’s 5 richest billionaires see combined net worth hit over $310B

China’s 5 richest billionaires see combined net worth hit over $310B

The combined net worth of the five richest billionaires in China went up by 38% from a year ago to US$310.2 billion, according to Forbes’ China 100 Richest list.
November 11, 2025 | 03:40 pm PT
Mark Zuckerberg slips to world’s 5th richest after losing $29B in one day

Mark Zuckerberg slips to world’s 5th richest after losing $29B in one day

Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune plunged by US$29.2 billion on Thursday as Meta shares tumbled, pushing him behind Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Alphabet's Larry Page to fifth place among the world’s richest.
October 31, 2025 | 01:49 am PT
‘Bottled Water King’ Zhong Shanshan reclaims China’s richest man title

‘Bottled Water King’ Zhong Shanshan reclaims China’s richest man title

Bottled water tycoon Zhong Shanshan has regained his spot as China’s richest man this year with a US$74.3 billion fortune, according to the Hurun Research Institute.
October 30, 2025 | 03:41 pm PT
Joint venture involving CDL of Singapore’s second-richest billionaire Kwek Leng Beng sells most units on launch weekend

Joint venture involving CDL of Singapore’s second-richest billionaire Kwek Leng Beng sells most units on launch weekend

Zyon Grand, a joint venture involving City Developments of Singapore’s second-richest man Kwek Leng Beng, sold 84% of its units at launch, with prices averaging S$3,050 per square foot (US$25,334 per square meter).
October 28, 2025 | 04:28 pm PT
Who is Zhang Xin, Chinese self-made billionaire dubbed 'the woman who built Beijing'?

Who is Zhang Xin, Chinese self-made billionaire dubbed 'the woman who built Beijing'?

Zhang Xin rose from poverty to become a self-made billionaire dubbed “the woman who built Beijing” by building a property developer that reshaped the Chinese capital’s skyline.
October 26, 2025 | 03:31 pm PT
Sea Limited’s market cap can hit $1T with AI: Singapore's 6th richest billionaire Forrest Li

Sea Limited’s market cap can hit $1T with AI: Singapore's 6th richest billionaire Forrest Li

Forrest Li, billionaire CEO of e-commerce giant Shopee’s parent company Sea Limited, said a US$1 trillion market capitalization is possible as the firm turns to AI to drive growth amid rising competition.
October 23, 2025 | 06:39 pm PT
From rags-to-riches rise to $23.3B land conundrum: What to know about Philippines’ richest man Manuel Villar

From rags-to-riches rise to $23.3B land conundrum: What to know about Philippines’ richest man Manuel Villar

Manuel Villar, the Philippines’ richest billionaire who rose from humble beginnings, is under scrutiny after transferring a mostly vacant piece of land on the outskirts of Manila and claiming its value had skyrocketed 25,000% to 1.34 trillion pesos (US$23.3 billion).
October 19, 2025 | 03:25 pm PT
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