Cross Border
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Poshmark: Social shopping
How Poshmark transcended secondhand clothing to become a $625 million fashion marketplace, complete with its own homegrown entrepreneurs
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Gen.g: The world's most valuable esports companies
The nascent esports industry resembles America's Wild West
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Bombardier: Regaining altitude
After blowing billions developing a new jet to compete with Airbus and Boeing, Bombardier almost crashed and burnt. Now an outsider has taken charge and pulled the Canadian company out of its tailspin—but can he get back up to cruising speed?
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How the Jhunjhnuwala brothers redefined their legacy
Can two brothers, one in Hong Kong and the other in Singapore, run rival hotel chains under the same corporate umbrella? These third-generation scions of a storied Indian family show how they do it
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Kerala billionaire donates wealth and kidney to push for transplants
V-Guard Industries Founder K Chittilappilly has set a new standard in transplant-needy India
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2U: Ivory tower in the cloud
Long the domain of seedy degree mills peddling debt-laden vocational training, online education is now a priority, and a profit centre, at top-tier universities thanks to innovators like 2U Inc
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Bangkok's riverboat queens
Starting a century ago, four generations of women have run a company that ferries people across the Chao Phraya. Now the property business is calling
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85C bakery cafe: Political roast
Taiwanese-owned chain draws a VIP who is off-limits on the mainland
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Acer: Get in the game
Jason Chen has Acer refocussed on PCs but aimed at consumers of higher-end hardware
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Perennial: Out of limbo
After eight years and a big court battle, the final piece of Pua Seck Guan's landmark Singapore property project is now open
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What's up with Brian Acton?
Following Facebook's $22-billion purchase of WhatsApp, its founder took perhaps the most expensive moral stand in history. Acton explains why he walked away from $850 million