Forbes Asia (December 2020)

76 pages. Features: *100 Digital stars- Asia-Pacific's most influential celebrities: Forbes Asia's inaugural 100 Digital Stars list highlights singers, bands, and films and TV stars from across the Asia-Pacific region who have taken the digital world by storm *Pandemic headwinds: In Southeast Asia's worst-hit country, over half of its 50 richest saw their wealth decline *How SPACs became wall street's money tree: What's driving SPAC mania on Wall Street? Not the billionaires and bankers making headlines daily, but a mob of little-known hedge fund investors, the 'SPAC Mafia' *The way forward: This year's annual CEO event was convened virtually in a two-day webinar. This summary highlights insights into the new normal, emerging opportunities and the way forward *Tapping opportunity: To honor Best Under A Billion companies, Forbes Asia held a virtual forum and awards ceremony in late November for those on this year' list and last year's *The great retail reinvention: Amid the Covid carnage, a handful of innovators have finally figured out how to compete against Amazon and sell in the 21st century. Investors and consumers-and workers-are all winning *Virus fighter: Alice Zhang's 'garbage chute' cellular research might soon help humans fight off viral infections of all kinds, including -well, you know *Health vs. wealth: The world is awash is cheap antibiotics. So why is biotech billionaire Bon Duggan trying to make a new one-and how can he possibly make money from it? *Your flying car is finally here: Joby Aviation, with funding from Toyota and Laurene Powell Jobs, promises to have its air taxis aloft by 2023 *Killing it: Ryan Hogan and Derrick Smith are cashing in on pandemic -induced boredom with their immersive murder mysteries *Steve Forbes: Stop being uncivil to civics *Rich Karlgaard: We are where we've been *On conviction