Stars of Asia: 25 Leaders At The Forefront Of Change
BusinessWeek's 2005 lineup reflects the growing importance of China and India – and the spread of Asia's vibrant culture around the globe
AGENDA SETTERS
Indonesia's Crisis Manager
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President, Indonesia
A Courageous Voice For A Greener China
Pan Yue, Vice-Minister, State Environmental Protection Administration, China
Winning Foreign Workers A New Deal In Korea
Yang Hae Woo, Director, Korea Migrant Workers' Human Rights Center, South Korea
Online Extra: Yang Hae Woo on a "Deplorable" Practice
Says the advocate for Korea's illegal aliens: "There's virtually no credible system to protect basic rights for the foreign workers"
A Korean Minister Who Acts Like A CEO
Chin Dae Je, Minister, Information & Communication, South Korea
India: A Pipeline's "Threads Of Love"
Mani Shankar Aiyar, Minister, Petroleum & Natural Gas, India
China: Out From The Shadows
Wang Xiaoshuai, Film Director, China
Online Extra: Wang Xiaoshuai's Shanghai Dreams
As the censors' heavy hands begin to lift from China's film industry, the award-winning director speculates about what comes next
Fight For The Death In Thailand
Dr. Porntip Rojanasunan, Deputy Director, Central Institute of Forensic Science, Thailand
A Green Light For Inventors In Japan
Shuji Nakamura, Inventor, Blue Light-Emitting Diode, Japan
MANAGERS
China: No Time To Play Games
Chen Tianqiao, CEO, Shanda Interactive, China
Nothing Flat About Sharp's Performance
Katsuhiko Machida, President, Sharp Corp., Japan
Online Extra: How Sharp Keeps Its Edge
President and CEO Katsuhiko Machida explains why innovation and "being different" are the keys to higher profits
The Driver Who's Passing GM
Katsuaki Watanabe, President, Toyota Motor Corp., Japan
India: A Global Flight Plan
Naresh Goyal, Founder and Chairman, Jet Airways, India
Good Telecom Calls In China
Yin Yimin, President, ZTE Corp., China
Singapore: Innkeeper With Aplomb
Ho Kwon Ping, Founder and Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings, Singapore
FINANCIERS
Merrill's Asia Rainmaker
Raymundo A. Yu Jr., Asian-Pacific Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co., Singapore
Japan: Eyes On A Banking Prize
Nobuo Kuroyanagi, President, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Japan
"Aggressive Evolution" In Pakistan
S. Ali Raza, President, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan
Keeping The Engines Humming In Asia
Richard S. Elman, Founder and CEO, Noble Group, Hong Kong
The High-Tech Banker In India
K. Vaman Kamath, Chief Executive, ICICI Bank Ltd., India
INNOVATORS
Putting Korea On The Stem Cell Map
Hwang Woo Suk, Professor of Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, South Korea
Taiwan's Priestess Of The PDA
Cher Wang, Founder and Chairman, High Tech Computer Corp., Taiwan
Korea: Design For Success
Chung Kook Hyun, Chief Design Strategist, Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea
Busting Pakistan's "Monopoly On Truth"
Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman, Founder and Group Chairman, GEO TV, Pakistan
Scientific Partnering Pays Off In India
Raghunath Mashelkar, Director General, Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, India
India's OfficeTiger: Hear It Roar
Joseph Sigelman, Co-Founder and Co-CEO, OfficeTiger, India
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Meet the Stars of Asia, 2005
AGENDA SETTERS
PAN YUE
Vice-Minister, State Environmental Protection Administration, China
YANG HAE WOO
Director, Korean Migrant Workers' Human Rights Center, South Korea
CHIN DAE JE
Minister, Information & Communication, South Korea
MANI SHANKAR AIYAR
Minister, Petroleum & Natural Gas, India
PORNTIP ROJANASUNAN
Deputy Director, Central Institute of Forensic Science, Thailand
SHUJI NAKAMURA
Inventor, Blue Light-Emitting Diode, Japan
MANAGERS
CHEN TIANQIAO
Founder and Chief Executive, Shanda Interactive, China
KATSUAKI WATANABE
President, Toyota Motor Corp., Japan
NARESH GOYAL
Founder and Chairman, Jet Airways, India
HO KWON PING
Founder and Chairman, Banyan Tree Holdings, Singapore
FINANCIERS
RAYMUNDO A. YU JR.
Asia-Pacific Chairman, Merrill Lynch & Co.,
Singapore
NOBUO KUROYANAGI
President, Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group, Japan
S. ALI RAZA
President, National Bank of Pakistan, Pakistan
RICHARD S. ELMAN
Founder and Chief Executive, Noble Group, Hong Kong
K. VAMAN KAMATH
Chief Executive, ICICI Bank Ltd., India
INNOVATORS
HWANG WOO SUK
Professor of Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, South Korea
CHER WANG
Founder and Chairman, High Tech Computer Corp., Taiwan
CHUNG KOOK HYUN
Chief Design Strategist, Samsung Electronics Co., South Korea
MIR SHAKIL-UR-RAHMAN
Founder and Group Chairman, Geo TV, Pakistan
RAGHUNATH MASHELKAR
Director General, Council for Scientific & Industrial Research, India
JOSEPH SIGELMAN
Co-founder and Co-Chief Executive, OfficeTiger, India
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