Around Asia

Meet the inspiring people gracing the covers of our regional titles

Entrepreneur, influencer and philanthropist Laurinda Ho, daughter of casino king Stanley Ho, appears on the cover of Hong Kong

Tatler’s October issue and discusses her plans for her charity, Smile With Us HK. Elsewhere, we profile Korean actress Song Hye Kyo and photographer Xyza Cruz Bacani.

Mother-daughter duo Lisa Xie and Natasha Lau are the cover stars of the October issue. Lisa has been named one of Asia’s best-dressed women and, inspired by her mother, Natasha is now a fashion influencer and model with an impressive social media following.

On the cover are Melissa Tan and Melissa Sin, who are playing integral roles in carrying their respective family businesses into 2020 and beyond. Plus, we speak to three generations of the family behind tea brand BOH, who discuss their 90 years of history producing tea for Malaysia.

This month’s cover star is style maven Stephanie Kuo, granddaughter of Shin Kong Group founder Wu Ho-su. She heads the fashion department at Shin Kong Mitsukoshi, a leading Taiwanese department store that welcomes over 100 million shoppers every year.

Fronting Philippine Tatler’s Legacy Issue is actress, television personality and entrepreneur Anne Curtis, who reveals what’s next on her agenda. Also featured are the Tesoro, Aranaz and Dizon families—three design dynasties whose leading members are all preparing to pass the torch to the next generation.

Head of the finance office of his family’s Boon Rawd conglomerate, which comprises over 50 affiliate companies in industries ranging from food and beverage to real estate, Naiyanobh Bhirombhakdi reveals how he’s inspired by his family’s legacy of business and philanthropy.