Forbes Asia (October 2021)

80 pages. Features: *Value Builder: After a blockbuster deal that realized over a half-billion in profits, Straits Trading's Chew Gek Khim looks to create more returns through savvy investments *Final frontier: Billionaire-backed space companies' race to space launches a new venture capital solar system *Rising tempo: The embrace of NFT's by Kings of Leon was a wake-up call for their record label-and the music industry, which is now racing to avoid the same mistake that almost killed it 20 years ago *Electric transformer: Hero MotoCorp CEO Pawan Munjal is gearing up to dominate India's two-wheeled EV market despite being a late entrant into a crowded field that includes competing against his nephew's company *Peak performance: A soaring stock market propelled wealth to record levels *Virtual fashion: Ralph Lauren's latest project sees it partnering with South Korean app Zepeto to sell clothing for avatars *Picture this: After raising a fresh $130 million at a near $1.5 billion valuation, Picsart is fast becoming the Photoshop for the TikTok and Instagram generation *Edging upward: Four of the six towers planned on the former Ground Zero site are now open and nearly fully leased. Lower Manhattan has come a long way-but will it continue to thrive when the threat is microbes, not militants? *Steve Forbes: Stop this legalized thievery! *Rich Karlgaard: Southeast Asia's VC boom *On morale