A slowing economy weeds out the merely good companies from the truly great ones. So this year’s list of the 50 best publicly traded companies in Asia-Pacific is a roll call of outfits that have managed to thrive amid decelerating growth in Asia and all but nonexistent growth in their U.S. and European markets.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/scottdecarlo/2012/08/29/2012-asias-fab-50/