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CONTENTS — SEPTEMBER 2018 VOLUME 14 NUMBER 7

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11 | FACT & COMMENT // STEVE FORBES
“WE GET ALL OUR Time to terminate “assisted dying.”
BIG-TICKET ITEMS— THE FAB 50

RICE, OIL, FLOUR—
38 | THE LIST
FROM HERE” China is squeezing out the world, accounting for 30 of our best, big publicly traded companies.

—Avenue Supermart’s loyal BY JOHN KOPPISCH AND ANDREA MURPHY
customers help launch it onto our 39 | PRESSING FOR SUCCESS
Fab 50 list.
Malaysian aluminum company Press Metal dominates the Southeast Asian market.
BY ANIS SHAKIRAH MOHD MUSLIMIN

42 | SHOPPING SENSATION
India’s Avenue Supermarts earn customer loyalty with their low-priced bulk goods.
BY ANURADHA RAGHUNATHAN
45 | INVESTING MACHINE
There’s a purpose behind Tencent’s frenzied dealmaking: Keep users coming back to its platform.
BY YUE WANG
47 | NEW TO THE CLASS
Notable newcomers to our list. Plus: companies that may soon be Fab 50 members.

COMPANIES, PEOPLE

14 | POLITICAL ROAST
Taiwanese-owned cofee chain draws a VIP who is of-limits on the mainland.
BY RALPH JENNINGS
16 | WHERE E-CASH IS KING
China’s fintech giants are consolidating their gains and using their capital heft.
BY SARA HSU
17 | MAGIC MIRROR
A Chinese virtual fitting room startup boosts retailers’ revenues with big data.
BY JANE HO
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BY JOSHUA PAUL GILBERT FOR FORBES UNLESS OTHERWISE SPECIFIED, ALL TOTALS AND PRICES EXPRESSED IN OUR STORIES ARE IN U.S. DOLLARS.

2 | FORBES ASIA SEPTEMBER 2018