Speculation in 1980s Taiwan
Best viewed in your browser The financial bubble that gripped Taiwan in the 1980s is one of the greatest that the world has ever seen. Stock prices went up by more than 12x in less than four years. At the peak of the bubble, over 5 million - one-third of
En-Japan (4849 JP)
En-Japan (4849 JP) is a Japanese online recruitment company. It owns a large and growing platform for job advertisements, with a user-generated company review system that is the strongest in Japan by a factor of 10x. What makes the company stand out is its Amazon-like focus on doing what’s
United Plantations (UPL MK)
United Plantations (UPL MK) is one of the best-managed oil palm plantation companies in the world. With most of its estates in the Malaysian state of Perak, United Plantations has production yields per tonne far above its Malaysian peers. And thanks to vertical integration, it has become a low-cost producer
Book review: Robert Kuok, a Memoir
Robert Kuok’s first memory was his mother leaving him when he was 1.5 years old. He tensed up, cried and remembers feeling heartbroken. In the next year, he and his brother would hide underneath tables and chairs - as if those were the only places they could feel