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Some readers may have zero
interest in
martial arts. Some may even actively dislike it.
If this
sounds like you, and you know what this
week's cover story is about:
don't worry.
Asia's fastest-growing
unicorns and its strong leader.
The company -- One Championship -- is a
Singapore-based mixed martial
arts (MMA)
promoter. Think of it as the Asian equivalent
of the
U.S.-based Ultimate Fighting Championship
(UFC). Millennials and Gen-Zers,
mostly in Asia,
ggest the market will only get bigger. With over
$1 billion in funding
from such influential investors
as Sequoia Capital and Temasek Holdings,
One is turning a lot of heads in the financial industry.
Its founder and leader, Chatri Sityodtong, might
literally be the
strongest CEO in the world.
The Harvard MBA is a full-time martial artist
himself. His is an amazing success story that is
still unfolding.
We bring you two must-read interviews this week,
one with Facebook CEO
Mark Zuckerberg and the
outrage and distrust caused
by the Cambridge
Analytica d
ata leak and the spread of "fake
news." In the interview, Zuckerberg says the approach he takes today
is
very different from the one he would have taken
five years ago.
Google chief Pichai also offered some interesting
insights. When asked
about the new operating
system developed by Huawei, Pichai answered,
"We all have to adjust to the realities of the trade
situation and
work accordingly."
He also shared his thoughts on
regulations on privacy, monopolies and artificial intelligence. A t
ruly
don't-miss read.
For your weekend reading, I recommend our
offers a tantalizing glimpse of the
region's
beautiful mountainous countryside.
Shigesaburo Okumura
Editor-in-chief, Nikkei Asian Review
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