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Singapore-based venture capital firm Jungle Ventures is exploring new areas

Amit Anand, co-founder and managing director of Jungle Ventures, a Singapore-based venture capital firm, said in an interview with Forbes on the sidelines of the Forbes Global CEO Conference that as the

December 5, 2024

Billionaire Li Ka-Shing’s Drug Maker Hutchmed Sells $608 Million Stake In Cardiovascular Joint Venture

Li Ka-shing, a senior adviser to CK Hutchison, which controls Hutchison Healthcare. Zhang Wei/China News Service/Visual China Group via Getty Images Hutchmed, the biopharmaceutical company controlled by Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing, is selling a 45% stake in a

January 2, 2025

Billionaire Jeffrey Cheah’s Sunway, MRT To Build $578 Million Mixed Use Project Near Singapore-Malaysia Causeway

February 14, 2025,05:55 AM ET AI boyfriend makes Chinese gaming entrepreneur Yao Runhao a billionaire, “Scope”:

Meet The Billionaire Behind Netflix’s Largest Competing In Japan

This tale belongs to Forbes’ protection of Japan’s Wealthiest 2025. See the complete listing below Yasuhide

India’s IT Services Firms Are In The Eye Of The AI Storm

For India’s elite group of information technology majors, including TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCLTech and Mahindra, February was the best of times and the worst of times.

March 14, 2026

Gokongwei Family Cedes Controlling Stake In Philippine Noodle JV To Japan’s Nissin Foods

The ownership change is aimed at “further accelerating” Nissin Universal Robina’s growth. Universal Robina, owned by the Gongkongwei family, will retain a 30% stake in the joint venture.

March 14, 2026

Malaysia’s IJM Board Urges Shareholders To Reject Sunway’s $2.8 Billion Takeover Bid

If the bid is successful, Sunway, the flagship company of Malaysian billionaire Jeffrey Seah, will merge with IJM to create a construction giant with total assets of 14.7 billion ringgit.

March 14, 2026

Trump Vs. Fed Isn’t The Only Central Bank Brawl To Watch Amid $100 Oil

On any list of central bankers expected to make serious mistakes in 2026, Japan’s Kazuo Ueda should be at the top of the list.

March 13, 2026

Thailand’s Precious Shipping Falls To One-Month Low After Cargo Vessel Struck In Strait Of Hormuz

While the Bangkok-based company said it did not expect a significant financial impact from the incident as its vessel, the MV Mayuree Naree, is insured against war risk, analysts are concerned about

March 13, 2026

Chirathivat Family’s Central Retail Spending Up To $560 Million To Expand In Thailand, Vietnam

Central Retail has been focusing on the domestic market after selling Italian department store chain Rinascente for $296 million to the Chirathivat family, whose privately held Central Group has been expanding in

March 13, 2026

Billionaire Enrique Razon Accelerates Energy Push With Colombia, Philippine Deals

The acquisition of SierraCol Energy will be the first overseas energy asset for Prime Infrastructure Capital, which has been increasing energy investments in the Philippines.

March 12, 2026

Indian Billionaire Mukesh Ambani Backing U.S. Refinery Deal Shows Shifting Global Energy Dynamics

The project will be the first new refinery built in the United States in 50 years and is expected to produce 1.2 billion barrels of light shale oil worth $125 billion and

March 12, 2026

Australian Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ Atlassian Cuts 1,600 Jobs Amid AI Push

The layoffs were announced as Atlassian ramps up investment. Last September, within weeks of announcing a $937 million acquisition of The Browser Company, it agreed to acquire developer intelligence platform DX for

March 12, 2026

Chinese Rare Earth Ban Boosts Australia’s Lynas

China’s latest attempt to squeeze rare earths supplies by banning shipments to Japan has boosted shares in Australia’s Lynas Rare Earths

March 11, 2026

The 10 Richest Chinese Billionaires 2026

China’s continued advances in artificial intelligence, coupled with government policies to curb price wars across industries, have pushed the wealth of the country’s richest people to near record highs.

March 10, 2026

The 10 Richest Indian Billionaires 2026

India has a record number of billionaires on Forbes’ latest list of the world’s richest people, including 30 new entrants.

March 10, 2026

Billionaire Robin Khuda’s AirTrunk Taps $1.2 Billion Loan To Expand Tokyo Data Center

Airtrunk is investing US$8 billion to build data centers in Tokyo and Osaka, which will have more than 530 megawatts of capacity when completed in the next few years.

March 10, 2026

Aluminum Follows Oil, Soaring As Persian Gulf Shipping Is Squeezed

A shipping crunch into and out of the Persian Gulf is pushing up aluminum prices, which could soon top a record high of $4,100 a ton.

March 9, 2026

Billionaire Quek Leng Chan’s Guocoland Sells 90% Of Prime Singapore Residential Project During Weekend Launch

Billionaire Quek Leng Chan’s Guocoland sold 410 of the 455 units at its River Modern residential condominium near the Singapore River, which it launched over the weekend, in a further sign of

March 8, 2026

‘Pragmata’ Is Out A Week Early And Continues To Look Stunning

The release date of the upcoming Pragmata has been shortened by a week and it has a very new and shiny trailer to prove it.

March 6, 2026

China Cybersecurity Law Just Got Tougher. The U.S. Is Fighting Back

China’s data sovereignty push is tightening cross-border data flows. New cybersecurity amendment poses risks to U.S. companies — and Trump is responding.

March 4, 2026

Xiaomi Cofounder Lin Bin Invests In NFL’s Miami Dolphins At $12.5 Billion Valuation

Lin Bin, the billionaire co-founder of Chinese internet giant Xiaomi, has agreed to buy a 1% stake in Miami Dolphins football team holding company at a valuation of $12.5 billion.

March 4, 2026

Philippine Tycoon Tony Tan Caktiong’s Jollibee-Backed Highlands Coffee Mulls Vietnam IPO

Highlands Coffee’s proposed listing comes as Jollibee Foods seeks a separate listing of its international business in the United States next year.

March 4, 2026

‘Gundam’ Crossover With ‘Apex Legends’ Makes Me Want A New ‘Titanfall’

A new trailer for the “Gundam” crossover with “Apex Legends” was just released, and it makes me want a new “Titanfall.”

March 4, 2026

Billionaire Cousins’ Group Offers Top Bid Of $513.5 Million For Singapore Residential Plot

Guocoland, controlled by Malaysian billionaire Quek Leng Chan, and its partners are looking to replenish their land bank to cope with strong demand for homes in Singapore, one of the world’s most

March 4, 2026

Thai Billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont’s CP Axtra To Buy Malaysian Grocery Chain For $420 Million

The proposed acquisition comes as CP Axtra, owned by billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, seeks to expand its retail presence in Southeast Asia.

March 4, 2026

Why China Won’t Help Iran

Conflicts between Iran and Israel, the United States, and a range of Arab countries threaten China’s energy security. Despite such incentives, don’t expect Beijing to help Iran.

March 3, 2026

MiniMax Founder’s Net Worth More Than Doubles Amid Rapid Growth

The Chinese artificial intelligence model developer announced that revenue in 2025 will increase by 158.9% year-on-year to $79 million.

March 3, 2026

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