Tanit Kane Chearavanont

Tanit Kane Chearavanont – Location: Boston, Hong Kong, Thailand

Tanit Kane or "TK" as he is more commonly known to his friends is the grandson of Dhanin Chearavanont, the current Chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group. CP Group is the largest conglomerate in Thailand with businesses in food, commodities, real estate and telecommunications amongst others. The company also has extensive operations throughout Asia.

TK has taken some time off from Harvard University where he is a student and has begun work at Swiss investment bank UBS in their Hong Kong office as part of his training to one day take over the reins of the company back in Thailand.

Known amongst his friends as someone that knows how to party hard, TK can often be seen hitting up the clubs in HK and in Harvard with his friends. He is also reportedly a member of one of Harvard’s highly elite secret societies. Family is very low profile and has very strong political clout in Thailand, HK and increasingly China

Ho Ren Hua

Ho Ren Hua – Location: HK/Singapore






Grandson of Ho Rih Hwa, one of the most prominent businessman and an ambassador in Asia during his time. Ren Hua graduated from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania. After graduation, he started his first job as an associate consultant with international management consulting company Bain & Co in NY before moving to HK. Extremely discreet, the Ho family is engaged in a wide array of different businesses which include agribusiness, mining, hotels and resorts as well as property developments amongst others. Their family is most famously known for inventing Tungsten. Ren Hua has been known to be very popular with the ladies and can be commonly seen out in HK. He is also a cycling enthusiast and has taken party in a number of competitions around the region. Relatively low profile, family does make appearances at worthy charity events. Family name has strong political clout in Thailand and Singapore.

Mao Dong Dong

Mao Dong Dong – Location: China





Grandson of Mao Zedong, DongDong is today the youngest general ever in the People’s Liberation Army. He is most known for his large size and is widely expected to become the leader of the Chinese Army in the coming years. He is married and no longer eligible though. Very low profile family. Family name has very strong political clout in China.

Hu Hai Feng

Hu Haifeng – Location: China







The only son of Hu Jintao, currently the Paramount Leader of China, Haifeng graduated from Tsinghua University, He is currently in the private sector and has businesses in China and overseas. Companies include Nuctech which is a technology company that has been very successful in China. However, news of late has not been positive as he has been mired in a corruption probe in regards to his business dealings in Namibia. He is probably innocent but the bad news has resulted in him keeping an even lower profile to protect his father’s reputation. Very low profile family. Family name has very strong political clout in China.

Winston Wen

Winston Wen Yun Song – Location: China





The only son of Wen Jiabao, China’s sixth and current Premier of the State Council, Yun Song graduated with a bachelors from Northwestern University. He is known for most recently starting up a private equity fund which raised US$1bn effortlessly. He is also the CEO of Unihub Global Networks. Known for his expertise in jewellery, Yun Song is known for his ability to hunt out good and hidden gems. His latest venture into private equity has been said to further build upon his ability to find diamonds in the rough. Very low profile family. Family name has very strong political clout in China.

Spencer Fung

Spencer Fung – Location: HK







Son of Victor Fung, Spencer graduated with a bachelors from Toronto University and a MBA from Harvard Business School. He is currently a member of the Li&Fung group which his father co-founded. Relatively high profile family and can and can be frequently seen on the HK social circuit. Known to be a connoisseur of fine food, Spencer can often be found in HK’s finest restaurants with his friends and family. Family name has very strong political clout in HK

Joel Sun

Joel Sun – Location: HK/Singapore





Great grandson of Sun Yat Sen, Chinese revolutionary and one of the early pioneers of Nationalist China, Joel graduated with a bachelors from Harvard University. He started his first job at Swiss investment bank UBS after graduation. Sun family have a wide array of different businesses which include manufacturing, plantations, and property development amongst others. Joel is a fan of motor racing and watersports. Family keeps a very low profile. Family name has strong political clout in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

Jonathan Eu

Jonathan Eu – Location: NY/Singapore






Great grandson of Eu Tong Sen, one of the early leading Chinese businessman, Jonathan graduated with a bachelors from Wharton, University of Pennsylvania. He started his first job at American investment bank JP Morgan after graduation. He has since moved back to Singapore where he is helping out in the family business. Eu family is most famously known for their Eu Yan Sang company which retails Chinese medicinal products across Asia. Jonathan has been known to be a very outspoken man who enjoys the limelight of the party. He can often be seen with one of the best costumes during Halloween. Jonathan has recently been reported to be buying property in Singapore which is owned by his mother's family which is part of Singapore banking giant UOB.
Family keeps a relatively low profile. Family name has strong political clout in Singapore, Malaysia and China.

MingJun Kuok

Ming Jun Kuok – Location: HK/Singapore/California





Grandson of Robert Kuok, who is also known as the “Sugar King of Malaysia” and the richest man in Malaysia. Ming Jun or commonly known as “MJ” to his friends is currently finishing up his studies at Stanford University. He however has no apparent desire to join the family business. He was most recently a participant on Singapore Idol, a singing competition but was forced to pull out because of security concerns. He however has not stopped his dreams and his videos can be found on Youtube and he is often accompanied by a bevy of beautiful girls and super fast cars. Family is low profile and keeps out of the limelight but MJ’s quest for fame has brought the spotlight onto the family. Family name has very strong political clout in China, Malaysia, Singapore

Joseph Yeoh

Joseph Yeoh – Location: Malaysia





Grandson of Yeoh Tiong Lay, the YTL group is one of the biggest conglomerates in Malaysia which controls real estate, building materials and hotels throughout the Asian region. Relatively low profile family who keep out of the limelight. Joseph is now part of the YTL resorts business and is helping the company further expand their network. Known to enjoy a good time out with friends and can be seen out in town and at private parties. Family name has very strong political clout in Malaysia

Lawrence Ho

Lawrence Ho - Location: HK/Macau





Son of Macau gaming tycoon and Godfather Stanley Ho. Graduated with a business degree from the University of Toronto. Lawrence is now the CEO of Melco Crown which is a new casino in the region supported by his father. Known as the Prince of Macau for his great looks and charismatic persona. Keeps up with a very high profile lifestyle and family is often seen in the HK and Macau tabloids. Family name has very strong political clout in China, Macau, HK

Eric Fok

Eric Fok – Location: HK





Grandson of HK Tycoon Henry Fok. Graduated from Kings College, London. He started his working life by working for Goldman Sachs in HK. He has since left the firm and is back working for the family company. Eric is best known for most recently dating Zhang Ziyi who apparently broke up with him for a richer but much much older and uglier man called Vivi Nevo from Israel. Very high profile family which is constantly in the headlines. Family name has very strong political clout in China

The New Prince's of Asia

Today, we will feature the most powerful and richest of the next generation in Asia.

For many of listed here, many have old family businesses with a long history that stretch across various industries and across the globe For the heirs to the political dynasties, the influence which they have on today’s governments are akin to what the power which their forefathers had on the political and legislative landscape and cannot be trifled with and underestimated.

Like their elders who were or are are today's pillars of society, the influence that these young men will have on the development in Asia will undoubtedly rise with age. The connections and the way in which all of them are inextricably linked in one way or another is astounding which further proves that the "old boys club" never went away and is in fact stronger than ever before.

It is thus also not surprising to find that many of them are quite frequently business associates with one another but many have become close friends with one another. Asia is growing in strength with each passing day and these men are the new Princes of Asia.