Net worth: US$17.2 billion*
Industry: Retail, banking, tourism, mining, real estate and property development
The ruling billionaire family in the Philippines is the Sy family. The late Henry Sy Senior – the richest person in the country for 11 consecutive years in 2018 at US$18.3 billion – left his fortune to his six children. Their combined wealth is primarily due to their having stakes in the publicly listed SM Investments and SM Prime. Read More...
However, a post on Weibo that pointed out that the list of ingredients includes tranexamic acid, a drug developed in 1962 to stop excessive blood loss, has ignited a fierce debate about the efficacy of traditional remedies and prompted the lawsuit against the manufacturers.
Chinese tourists lead to spike in medical disputes in Korea
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With eye on China, Japan launches whistle-stop diplomatic tour of Global South
Madagascar, Ivory Coast and Nigeria were first on the itinerary for Tokyo’s top diplomat this week, as she also sought to push Japan’s Indo-Pacific strategy in Sri Lanka and Nepal. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7tK%2FMqWWcp51kxKaxymaYrKGRZL2wuMitoJyrb5iurrzAop6ndZOWgKSAxZ2aZp5mZ4RufZCenGZxZWmxboCRbZhwnJZshqWtwl%2BkqJylobJ%2BjaiYiZ6bn6K6prrDnpuYnp%2BnrLq71JiAp2WYpMK0sYWpnq2xoJqKtLHCraCopg%3D%3D