New World Development and Chow Tai Fook tycoon Cheng Yu Yung, who died in September, edges out Li Ka-shing as property billionaires dominate our top 10.
Family-owned conglomerates like Tata and Mittal continue to expand holdings on the back of policy support courtesy of business-friendly Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Greater China and India boost the earnings of the region’s 100 wealthiest families. That's one takeaway from our series on Asia's rich, beginning with this overview.
Ford says Tata Motors is a frontrunner in the bid to buy its Jaguar and Land Rover businesses, suggesting the Indian group is set to chalk up more ambitious cross-border M&A deals in 2008.