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Running Ranbaxy
Malvinder Mohan Singh, CEO of Ranbaxy, aims to make the company the world's fifth-largest generic drug maker by 2012.
Jaded in Japan
Has something become lost in translation for this gaijin mouse?
In 1998, when the beleaguered Hong Kong government started talking to the Walt Disney Company for a theme park in the territory, it probably looked to Tokyo Disneyland as a model for emulation. Unfortunately it is the wrong model.
When Disney goes abroad - Eurodisney: High attendance but bleeds money
In May, EuroDisney abruptly replaced its CEO. Andre Lacroix, who hailed from Burger King and who was at the job for only two years. He was replaced by Karl Holz, a Disney veteran. If the sudden change at the top upset shareholders and employees, it was a side issue to EuroDisney which is again fighting for its survival.
Akio Toyoda
In the office he wears the ubiquitous white button-down shirt and dark blue suit and behaves as modestly as any other salaryman. Behind the wheel he is a demon.
The other women
Angela Leong and Mona Fong share similar pasts and futures.
One is the second wife of a former movie king, Run Run Shaw. The other is the fourth wife of a former casino king, Stanley Ho. The husbands, at 100 and 86 respectively, are long past their prime. The time has come for the wives to show their stuff.Acer leapfrogs Lenovo with Gateway buy
The Taiwanese PC maker deals its way to No. 3 with its latest acquisition – and strikes back at its mainland rival’s aggressive expansionist tactics.
It's dangerous to open your mouth at the World Economic Forum, as Lenovo Chairman Yang Yuanqing has probably found out to his regret.
Keeping it within the family
As Asia’s two richest men near their 80s, bets are on whether their prodigal sons will return to take over the family businesses.
"A stubborn son does not waste away the family fortune."
Poaching from Mickey
The Venetian fights Disneyland in an all out battle for staff.
On August 1, Sheldon Gary Adelson, a casino tycoon, celebrated his 74th birthday. It was a joyous occasion for the once-poor Jewish boy who grew up selling newspapers in Boston and whose wealth today is close to rivalling that of Bill Gates. But not so for the guys who run Hong Kong Disneyland.
Reaching for the sky: Richard Branson and Tony Fernandes
Tony Fernandes is all set to take AirAsia to greater heights.
"Does Fernandes need Branson?" asked the Malaysian financial weekly, The Edge, in a recent edition.
Yang blood
Yahoo! co-founder Jerry Yang has returned to helm the company which may be headed for a merger with Microsoft.
Will Jerry Yang do a Steve Jobs? Will he sell his company to Microsoft and end up running the biggest software company on earth?
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A tale of two terminals
Instant noodles rule the world!
Nano car. Big questions. (Part 1 of 2)
"The West Wing": Season Eight, unscripted
The elixir of youth
Death by mining - A Third World affair
A tale of two bronzes
Chasing the sun
SPAM, I am
Life, unscripted
India's silent gender cleansing
Bhutan: Weaving a future
Fight of the moon goddesses
The wretched act of animal release
A flare-up over going solar
Disappearing deity
Villages jump on the Internet Bus
Bridging the digital divide
Does communication save lives?
Singaporeans rise to the occasion
Flight of the Kiwi
Crossing the Muslim-Buddhist divide for love
Fascinating Asia by Rail
10 Eco-Myths Busted
Another Point
An imaginary factual blog of General David Petraeus, Commander, United States Central Command