"Billionaire"

The number of billionaires in the world increased by 412, taking the total to a record high of 3,228, according the latest Hurun Global Rich List.

The large number of foreign tourists visiting each year includes a large group that has started to look at condominiums to buy, so they can have a place to stay when they visit Phuket.Some also sought additional rental income when they were not in residence.

Gim Seong-gon was running a steel-manufacturing business in the late 1980s when he became fascinated by wind power. The South Korea native saw growth potential in the field and decided to get involved.

When China's two big mobile powers clashed publicly on New Year's Eve, the stock of a little-known gaming company surged the most ever, minting a new billionaire in 38-year-old maverick entrepreneur Huang Yimeng.

Thomas Healy was secretly arranging a deal to turn his Texas-based truck electrification startup into a publicly traded company when the coronavirus pandemic struck.

Several billionaires and companies in China and abroad have made donations to the Chinese government in support of its campaign against the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), currently spreading in the country.

NCC Management & Development Co Ltd (NCC), an affiliated company under the management of its shareholder Thai Beverage Plc, owned by Thai billionaire and founder Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, has begun demolishing the existing Queen Sirikit National Convention Center (QSNCC) to make way for a redevelopment project.

A 40-year-old tycoon who has become the darling of Thai millennials thanks to his sharp social media messaging on Wednesday decried efforts to "kick out his legs", as his upstart pro-democracy party soars in profile ahead of next month's election.

The national anti-graft commission on Thursday ruled in favour of Deputy Prime Minister General Prawit Wongsuwan, saying he was not guilty of falsely reporting or concealing his assets. 

A COURT in Kanchaburi province yesterday set March to deliver a ruling on the much-talked-about trial against a construction billionaire who is accused of poaching in a wildlife sanctuary.

CONSTRUCTION TYCOON Premchai Karnasuta said he was “excited” to be appearing in court in Kanchanaburi’s Thong Pa Phum district yesterday to defend himself on poaching-related charges.

The family of the late Thai billionaire boss of Premier League club Leicester City paid tribute to him on Monday at the site where his helicopter crashed as investigators began examining the aircraft's black box.