Shanghai, according to FORBES' managing director in Asia, Will Adamopoulos, buzzes like the 1980s Wall Street, the early 1990s Hong Kong and the late 1990s Silicon Valley, combined.

FORBES: Buy the Numbers

The association grew more important last month with the birth of FORBES ASIA. Will Adamopoulos is its president and publisher, while continuing to foster our company's other growth in the region.

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But as Forbes vice chairman Kip Forbes, Forbes Asia publisher Will Adamopoulos and I made the rounds in the luxury hotels and office towers, it was the U.S. president and GDP that was the greater concern.

FORBES: Hong Kong's Tears for the USA

Just one hour ago, I was tossing back mondo glasses of chardonnay with boss Steve Forbes, Forbes Asia President Will Adamopoulos, colleagues Kendall Crolius and Cecilia Zeche, and Forbes columnist Ken Fisher and wife Sherri on the top floor of the Ritz Carlton Millenia in Singapore.

FORBES: Around The World, II