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Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires
What's it really like to be ultra-rich? Keep up to date with the crazy lives of the world's wealthiest people.
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China's economic recovery
China’s millionaire growth lags the global average. Is the wealth boom over?
Global personal wealth rose at its fastest pace in nearly a decade last year, though China saw only modest gains, according to a new report.
30 Jun 2026 - 9:00PM
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Thailand
Thai beer dynasty heir opens up about abuse, mother’s ‘ungrateful child’ lawsuit
30 Jun 2026 - 4:00PM
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United States
US billionaire Leon Black defends US$158 million paid to Epstein
27 Jun 2026 - 2:21AM
Celebrity children
Meet Caroline Jones, who performed with the Zac Brown Band at a Trump event
Jones and the Zac Brown Band performed at the UFC Freedom 250 – but why is an insult against Michelle Obama driving a wedge between the billionaire heiress and her family?
25 Jun 2026 - 6:00PM
Banking & finance
What’s powering the rapid rise of Hong Kong’s ultra-wealthy class?
The city’s ultra-wealthy population jumped by more than 26 per cent in 2025 – roughly one super-rich individual for every 412 residents.
23 Jun 2026 - 6:02PM
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Hong Kong property
Pop star Eason Chan snaps up US$23m home as celebrities flock to luxury property
Agent listings show that the property, in Shouson Hill, has four rooms and a garden, with a saleable area of 2,801 sq ft.
19 Jun 2026 - 5:00PM
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Hong Kong property
Hong Kong property tycoon Mico Chung sells US$13.4 million home on The Peak
Hong Kong’s luxury property market sees another big-ticket deal as a mansion on The Peak changes hands.
16 Jun 2026 - 8:38PM
Elon Musk
Musk is world’s first trillionaire – what could he buy with all that money?
The SpaceX boss has reached a level of wealth that is hard to understand in real terms. But we’re going to try.
13 Jun 2026 - 3:08AM
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United States
Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO
The company’s shares hit US$160.95 each, propelling the world’s richest person’s fortune to US$1.1 trillion.
13 Jun 2026 - 5:49AM
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IPO
As Musk becomes first trillionaire from SpaceX IPO, will next come from China?
As the initial public offering sees Musk become the first ever trillionaire, China is also seeing growth in its tech uber-rich.
12 Jun 2026 - 7:39PM
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SpaceX
Blast off on Wall Street: record SpaceX IPO could make Musk a trillionaire
At US$135 a share, the offering will raise US$75 billion, making it the biggest market debut in history.
12 Jun 2026 - 8:23AM
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United States
Bill Gates says Epstein blackmailed him using knowledge of his affairs
Gates said the late sex offender used information about his infidelities to pressure him to ‘re-engage’.
11 Jun 2026 - 12:19PM
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IPO
The world’s 5 largest-ever IPOs, before Elon Musk’s SpaceX listing
Ahead of SpaceX’s public listing on Friday, set to break records, here are some previous block-buster fundraisers.
10 Jun 2026 - 8:00PM
Thailand
Thailand’s Thaksin officially free but faces new multimillion tax battle
The former prime minister, who was released on parole last month, has had his electronic monitoring device removed.
10 Jun 2026 - 9:18AM
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Royalty
Auditors shine light on UK royal housing, disgraced Andrew’s ‘peppercorn rent’
National Audit Office offers the most detailed review ever of royal property arrangements in a new report.
5 Jun 2026 - 12:47PM
Fame and celebrity
Meet Maisie Peters, the singer still waiting on her Taylor Swift wedding invite
The English musician, who’s also toured with Ed Sheeran and Noah Kahan, joked that she may not make the guest list after gushing over Hilary Duff.
30 May 2026 - 6:00PM
Space
Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during engine-firing test
Jeff Bezos’ space venture hit with a major setback in New Glenn rocket ‘anomaly’.
29 May 2026 - 4:19PM
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Fashion
Who is Jonathan Andic, son of fashion brand Mango’s founder Isak Andic?
After joining the Spanish fashion brand in 2005, Jonathan rose to be its executive vice-president a decade later – and a few weeks after his father’s death.
27 May 2026 - 6:00PM
Fame and celebrity
Meet Away’s glam co-founder, Jen Rubio – a fashionista in the making
The co-founder of luggage manufacturer Away has been making fashion waves at Cannes and the Met Gala – so who is she exactly?
24 May 2026 - 6:00AM
Britain
Queen pushed for ex-prince Andrew’s appointment as trade envoy
Emails released earlier this year suggest that Mountbatten-Windsor, while serving as trade envoy, forwarded reports to Jeffrey Epstein.
21 May 2026 - 7:35PM
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Corporate billionaires are China’s newest influencers
EV executives such as Xiaomi’s Lei Jun and NIO’s William Li have live-streamed themselves on road trips featuring their brands’ vehicles.
20 May 2026 - 9:28PM
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Thailand
Thailand’s Singha beer dynasty rocked by sexual abuse allegations
The kingdom’s most-watched family scandal in years has prompted a sacking, a televised confessional – and a warning from media regulators.
21 May 2026 - 8:36AM
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Elon Musk
US jury rules against Musk in OpenAI feud, finding lawsuit came too late
Jurors deliberate for less than two hours before tossing Elon Musk’s breach-of-contract claims against OpenAI and its founders.
19 May 2026 - 9:47AM
United States
US prosecutors drop fraud charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani
Adani, one of the world’s richest people, had been accused in 2024 of paying huge bribes to ensure the success of a solar project in India.
19 May 2026 - 9:07AM
Crime
Around 10 ‘new’ victims emerge in France’s expanding Epstein probe
Authorities target French perpetrators who facilitated the late American sex offender’s crimes.
18 May 2026 - 11:34AM
India
Indian tycoon Adani agrees to pay US$6 million to settle SEC fraud case
Multiple agencies could soon drop charges against Asia’s richest person and resolve investigations into his company.
15 May 2026 - 3:58PM
2026 Xi-Trump summits
Musk joins Trump’s Beijing delegation as a ‘natural bridge’ for trade
Gigafactory stakes and a push for self-driving software approval cast the billionaire as a key US envoy while seemingly sealing a reconciliation with Trump.
12 May 2026 - 9:30PM
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China property
Ex-adviser urges China to tackle inequality with higher taxes on ultra-rich
Raising taxes on assets, incomes of high earners will add to state revenues and incentivise protecting property rights, economist says.
12 May 2026 - 5:33PM
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