Russell Flannery, Senior Editor e Shanghai Capo Ufficio di Forbes, parla nel corso di una conferenza stampa il rilascio del 2009 Forbes China ricco elenco di Sha
Russell Flannery, Senior Editor and Shanghai Bureau Chief of Forbes, speaks during a press conference releasing the 2009 Forbes China Rich List in Shanghai, China, Thursday, November 5, 2009. Forbes magazine released its annual China rich list on Thursday (November 5, 2009). The net worth of the countrys 400 richest people rose to a record US$314 billion in 2009 to November from 173 billion dollars a year ago, Forbes said in a report on its website. A record number of 79 billionaires are included in the list, compared with the number of 24 last year. Forbes attributed the increase to the huge appreciation in the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock markets. The top 10 billionaires in the list are: 1 Wang Chuanfu 2 Liu Yongxing 3 Zong Qinghou 4 Lu Xiangyang 5 Yang Huiyan 6 Hui Wing Mau (Xu Rongmao) 7 Ma Huateng 8 Liu Zhongtian 9 Zhang Jindong 10 Wang Jianlin