Chen Yung-tai

SINGAPORE (July 7, 2016) – The Tsai family who runs financial services giant Fubon Financial, topped the 2016 Forbes Taiwan Rich List again with a combined net worth of US$8 billion. The complete Forbes Taiwan Rich List is available here as well as in the latest issue of Forbes Asia. The [...]

The U.S., the world’s largest economy, had more billionaires than any other nation on the new 2016 Forbes Billionaire List unveiled Tuesday, but the Asia-Pacific region taken as a whole easily surpassed America's total. The Asia-Pacific had 590 members of the new Forbes list, compared with 540 from the U.S. and [...]

Buoyed by a wave of new faces from China, the up-and-coming Asia-Pacific region surpassed the United States in billionaires on the newly released 2015 Forbes Billionaires List. The Asia-Pacific, underpinned by China and India,  had 562 billionaires, compared with 536 for the United States.  Last year, the United States had 492 members and the Asia-Pacific region had [...]

 Clara Kuo knew what she wanted to do in life after attending her first art auction at age 19. “I was awestruck at how much knowledge auctioneers had of the works on sale, artists and whole art periods, “ Kuo recently recalled. “I immediately fell in love with the profession [...]

(The 2014 Taiwan Rich List was unveiled on Wednesday, June 25, EDT.) 1. Tsai Eng-Meng, Want Want China, $9.6 billion 2. Wei brothers, Tingyi, $8.6 billion 3. Tsai Wan-Tsai, Fubon Financial Holdings, $7.9 billion 4. Terry Gou, Hon Hai Precision, $6.05 billion 5. Lin Yu-lin, $6 billion 6. Luo Jye, Cheng Shin Rubber, $4.6 billion 7. Barry [...]

The cover of the Forbes Billionaires List issue back in 1996 asked the question: “Is the 21st the Asian Century?”  In the five years to 1996, the U.S. share of the world’s billionaires had edged down to 33% from 35%.   Asia, including Japan, had increased to 28% from 25%. Though [...]

see photosWeber ShandwickClick for full photo gallery: Shanghai Tower: China's Tallest Building Shanghai Tower, China’s tallest skyscraper and the world’s second highest, marked a big step toward its finish today with the placing of its last steel beam in a topping-off ceremony. The 125-floor structure stands in the heart of the city’s [...]

Shanghai Tower (center image) has joined the Shanghai World Financial Center and Jinmao Tower as an icon in the Lujiazui fiancial district. China’s tallest building and the area around it will take the spotlight in Shanghai later this week as work on the structure reaches a key milestone. The topping-out ceremony for Shanghai Tower will [...]

Asia-Pacific is home to 386 billionaires, 71 more than a year ago and an increase of 22%.

Entrepreneurs from around the world, including first ever billionaires from Vietnam, Swaziland and Nepal, join the ranks of this exclusive club.

Almost everyone in every sector is wealthier than a year ago as the island's trade-reliant economy rebounds.

The nation's top tycoons have lost $22 billion, almost a third of their total wealth.

Seven newcomers are among the nation's wealthiest tycoons.

The aggregate net worth of the island's wealthiest is some $77 billion, more than any southeast Asian nation.

The aggregate net worth of the island's wealthiest is some $77 billion, more than any Southeast Asian nation.