Mukesh Ambani becomes richest Asian

Mumbai, 27/2: In a major development, India’s business tycoon and Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani overtook China’s Zhong Shanshan who lost $22 billion this week to become the richest person in Asia.

Zhong Shanshan’s bottled-water company lost a record 20 percent this week. With a net worth of about $80 billion, Mukesh Ambani is now richer than Zhong Shanshan, who is worth $76.6 billion.