Zhang Xin,co-chairman of leading real estate firm SOHO China,has been chosen as one of "The Stars of Asia" for 2004.
The award,given by US-based Business Week,recognizes "25 leaders at the forefront of change" in Asia.
In a feature article in its July 12 issue,Business Week praised Zhang and other "Star Entrepreneurs" of Asia who have "helped Asia remain the world's most economically vibrant region."
Business Week's annual "Stars of Asia" Award consists of five categories policy-makers,entrepreneurs,managers,financiers and opinion shapers.
Zhang and her husband,Pan Shiyi,have developed three major projects in Beijing's central business district(CBD) SOHO,Jianwai SOHO and SOHO Shangdu.