What makes a man a catch, you might ask. Well, that depends on what you’re after. In our quest to round up the region’s most eligible men, we’ve included all types: royals, culture vultures, financiers, tastemakers, property magnates and even a few playboys. Some of these hotties have been spotted with significant others but, hey, it ain’t over till there’s a ring on a finger—so there’s still a chance.

1. Tastemakers: Michael Concepcion

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He founded clothing label Greater Good at 21. Now 25, he is co-founder of Manila’s first luxury eyewear store, Ronnie & Joe, and streetwear store Commonwealth. His grandfather started the first air-conditioning firm in the Philippines, so you’d never be sweaty by his side. Can always be found browsing the aisles of his lifestyle retail empire.

2. Tastemakers: Richard Shieh

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This chic streetstyler’s a fixture at fashion weeks around the world, thanks to his role as marketing director of contemporary Taiwanese menswear brand Necessity Sense. Wears black like a boss. Pious Buddhist. General babe in a brooding, artsy sort of way. Big social media addict. You best be too.

3. Tastemakers: Xuan Mu

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The Vietnamese-born Briton of Chinese descent launched nightclub Play and is a co-founder of Maximal Concepts, which owns Hong Kong restaurants Mott 32, Brickhouse, Fish & Meat, Limewood and many more. The 41-year-old is also founder of a boutique property brokerage. It'll be easy getting a table at some of the sexiest joints in town, but you must take clubbing seriously. He’s in Play almost every night (working, naturally).

4. Tastemakers: Harris Chan

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As creative director of Hong Kong fashion brand Moiselle, the label started by his parents in 1997, Harris has his finger on the fashion pulse. His collections are youthful and opulent, and his shows are awash with his fashion pals—Feiping Chang, Jonathan Cheung and Sabrina Ho. He can always be found in his Porsche or pumping iron in the gym, and sports a perfectly toned torso. Sometimes promotes said torso via social media.

5. The Bon Vivants: Thibault Pontallier

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Gallic and gallant son of the late Paul Pontallier, who was managing director of Château Margaux, Thibault co-founded Pont des Arts with Arthur de Villepin. Divides his time between Hong Kong and Bordeaux. He talks, drinks and travels at a rate of knots, so you'll have to keep up if you want a hard-to-score invite to hang out at the first-growth châteaux in France.

6. The Bon Vivants: Sebastian Beer

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Despite the surname, Hong Kong-based Austrian ex-UBS banker Sebastian is shaking up the non-alcoholic drinks biz with his all-natural energy drink Clarity. With all that energy he’s guaranteed to keep you up all night - just, whatever you do, don’t order a vodka Red Bull when you’re out with him.

7.  The Bon Vivants: Arthur De Villepin 

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The son of infamously chiselled former French prime minister Dominique de Villepin, Arthur is blessed with his father’s film-star looks and patrician glamour. With his lifestyle group Art de Vivre, he is bringing French savoir faire to Hong Kong. When not eating at his restaurant Tartine, quaffing Pont des Arts wine or collecting art, the French charmer likes wakeboarding and gastonomic tours of Asia. Better get in quick though—it looks like things are getting serious with French actress Ana Girardot. Quel dommage!

8. The Bon Vivants: Ivan Pun

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The British-educated third son of Burmese property tycoon Serge Pun has put Yangon firmly on the map of cool. He splits his time between Hong Kong and Myanmar. His lifestyle firm Pun+Projects runs three restaurants in Yangon and turned a riverfront warehouse into an edgy, year-long pop-up culture hub called TS1. Ivan also knows how to throw a party—see #burmaimpossiblychic.

9. Charmsters: Wang Sicong

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The son of China’s richest man, Wanda Group owner Wang Jianlin, Sicong famously blew US$30,000 in one night at a club in Beijing last year. The 28-year-old, who loves online gaming and always has a new belle on his arm, recently opened an opulent seven-star hotel on the Bund in Shanghai.

10. Charmsters: Borgy Manotoc

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The eldest son of golfer Tommy Manotoc and Ilocos Norte governor Imee Marcos is a model-cum-entrepreneur. Since 2010, Borgy has been working in retail with Bunker, his streetwear and sneakers store. He recently collaborated with Japanese designer Takashi Uokawa on Cavelaborem, a line of hip menswear.

11. The Entertainers: Nathan Hartono

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He wowed viewers on TV show Sing! China and now this talented musician is being mentored by Taiwanese star Jay Chou. He’s also easy on the eye. The Singaporean sensation has a killer smile, boy-band hair and knows how to wear a cardigan. He loves cooking, so you can count on stove-side serenades. His family also runs the Tung Lok restaurant group—so you can rest assured there is a plan B if he burns the chicken.

12. The Entertainers: Korn Narongdej

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Thai heart-throb Korn is the driving force behind the KPN Award, one of the nation’s top singing contests. He’s also vice-president of his family’s KPN Group Corporation, which has interests in property, energy, education and entertainment. You’d never run out of chairs— Korn is addicted to furniture shopping. A divorcé, Korn was previously married to hotel heiress Naphaporn Bodiratnangkura.

13. The Entertainers: Godfrey Gao

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Taiwanese-Canadian stud Godfrey was the first Asian man to model for Louis Vuitton. He’s a seasoned TV actor and has also featured in film. He makes a mean pandan cake. But you'll have to learn to love pet hair; he has a thing for rescuing kittens and owns a Pomeranian named Theodore.

14. Culture Vultures: Nick Buckley Wood

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Always had a thing for John Lennon? Sadly that ship sailed in 1980, but the next best thing is Nick, his doppelganger. Based in Hong Kong, this tall, bespectacled beau is the director of Pearl Lam Galleries. Brush up on your art smarts if you want to win his heart.

15. The Olympians: Ning Zetao

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The 23-year-old swimmer almost broke the internet when he competed in the Rio Olympics. He may not have come away with a medal, but his Adonis-like bod earned him hundreds of thousands of new admirers. He currently lives in Shanghai, although he zips off to his hometown of Zhengzhou whenever he can. Likes listening to music, playing basketball and watching American movies. His physique, best admired in Speedos, may cause weak knees and dropped jaws.

16. The Olympians: Alex Hua Tian

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A top-hatted top bloke, this suave signor is China’s first equestrian Olympian and, by all accounts, the quintessential gentleman. He went to Eton, speaks four languages and is an ambassador for Gieves & Hawkes. He was born in London to a British mother and Chinese father. He now lives in Cheshire. Horsey business takes centre stage in Alex’s life, so be prepared to share him with four-legged dames.

17. Hot Property: Kishin RK Hiranandani

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Anyone who counts the Facebook co-founder as a best bud is worth a date. When not hangin’ with Eduardo Saverin, he’s running Royal Holdings with father Raj Kumar. Listed by Forbes as Singapore’s 8th richest man.

18. Activist: Craig Leeson

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A man with a conscience, Craig is an award-winning TV correspondent and producer. His 2010 documentary A Plastic Ocean highlighted the plight of the seas, which are becoming inundated with plastic waste. Natural habitat Hong Kong, but he’s an Aussie. He’s currently dating jewellery designer Sophie-Birgitt Debuf...

19. Activist: Sean Lee-Davies

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This genetically blessed Etonian uses his good looks and society pedigree for all sorts of worthy causes. In his quest to save the environment from the horrors of climate change, the filmmaker and producer created TV series Adventures to the Edge and founded non-profit Project C:Change. Usually found hanging out in Hong Kong—but he’s always diving, trekking and filming off the coast of some exotic isle. Mummy has extremely high standards, so be sure to get her onside.

20. Activist: Cesar Harada

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The French-Japanese son of artist Tetsuo Harada is an inventor, environmentalist and entrepreneur. He’s director of MakerBay, a space in Hong Kong where people can learn to create things, used to teach design and environment at Goldsmiths, University of London, and has built a tech innovation hub in Nairobi. He’s also doing a PhD thesis on something terribly clever, “open hardware for the environment.” He’s a TED senior fellow who’s passionate about saving the oceans and teaching kids to love science. All round top bloke, basically.

21. Media Moguls: Dan Hetrakul

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Dapper Dan is the son of Thai tycoon Pracha Hetrakul and editor-in-chief of family-owned newspaper Daily News. He’s also a serious oenophile. When he’s not running the show in Bangkok with his Shiba Inu, Hiro, he’s kicking back at Château Meyre, his family’s vineyard in the Médoc region of France. Expect some stiff competition; Dan’s exes include Miss Thailand, Chutima Durongdej.

22. Pashable Princes: Richard Muljadi

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The Indonesian hottie collects exotic birds, large reptiles and endangered felines. If his personal zoo doesn’t float your boat, other credentials will. He’s 6’2”, the managing director of oil and gas service firm Mulia Graha Abadi, and the grandson of the country’s richest woman, Kartini Muljadi.

23. Pashable Princes: Prince Abdul Mateen of Brunei

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Fourth son of the Sultan of Brunei and younger brother of Azim. The good-looking, muscular, 25-year-old polo-playing heart-throb with 329k followers on Instagram is fourth in line, so it’ll be a while before you’re on that golden throne.

24. Eton Exports: Max Johnson

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This Hong Kong-based Goldman Sachs mover and shaker is a scion of the same Middle England dynasty as half-brother Boris, he of Brexit fame. Like BoJo, he’s easily recognisable for his trademark thatch and Etonian drawl. Just don’t mention the B-word— he may have to put his blue belt in tae kwon do to use.

25. Eton Exports: Rollo Gwyn-Jones

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Looking for a floppy-haired Brit with a castle? This 28-year-old could just be your man. He’s an account director at ad agency JWT by day and an ultramarathon runner in his spare time. Those not keen on pale rosé, long hikes and helicopter rides need not apply. Did we mention he has a castle?

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