Lin Rong-San
Encyclopedia
Lin Rong-San born in Lujhou, Taipei, is a Taiwan
ese politician
, publisher and businessman. He was the founder of Union Bank of Taiwan, and the publisher of Liberty Times
and Taipei Times
. In June 2008, the magazine Forbes
ranked him as the seventh richest of Taiwan, with a net worth of US$2.7 billion.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
, publisher and businessman. He was the founder of Union Bank of Taiwan, and the publisher of Liberty Times
Liberty Times
The Liberty Times is a newspaper published in Republic of China in Traditional Chinese. Founded by Lin Rong-San, it is published by the Liberty Times Group, which also publishes the English language newspaper the Taipei Times...
and Taipei Times
Taipei Times
The Taipei Times is one of the three major English-language newspapers in the Republic of China the other two being the Taiwan News and The China Post...
. In June 2008, the magazine Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
ranked him as the seventh richest of Taiwan, with a net worth of US$2.7 billion.