[ad_1] 18 December 2023 Image source, Getty Images Image caption, All eyes are on Hong Kong as Jimmy Lai’s long-awaited trial begins in the city on Monday Pro-democracy media tycoon…
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Billionaire telecoms tycoon plots Italian marriage to Vodafone
[ad_1] The proposed merger comes as Vodafone boss Margherita Della Valle looks to slim down the company’s sprawling operations and pay down debt. The company has struck a £15bn deal…
South African tycoon beats Dangote to Africa’s billionaire crown
[ad_1] Dar es Salaam. Move over, Dangote! After 12 years as Africa’s richest person, Nigerian tycoon Aliko Dangote has been dethroned by South African luxury king Johann Rupert and his…
Hong Kong tycoon Lai pleads not guilty in landmark security trial
[ad_1] HONG KONG – Hong Kong tycoon and pro-democracy advocate Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in his landmark trial, where he is accused of endangering China’s national security,…
US prosecutors opt out of second trial for crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried
[ad_1] Prosecutors cite ‘strong public interest’ for resolving major case against disgraced crypto exchange founder. United States prosecutors have chosen not to pursue a second trial for FTX cryptocurrency exchange…
Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Hong Kong trial starts as US, UK urge his release
[ad_1] By Xinqi SU and Holmes CHAN Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai went on trial in Hong Kong Monday on national security charges that could see him jailed for life, with…
Vietnam Property Tycoon Faces Trial Over $12.5 Billion Fraud
[ad_1] A Vietnamese court will try prominent businesswoman Truong My Lan in a case of alleged fraud that resulted in trillions of dong in losses to a local lender. The…
Retail tycoon Ashley plots cut-price swoop on Matchesfashion
[ad_1] The high street billionaire Mike Ashley is in talks to buy Matchesfashion, the luxury clothing site, in a deal that would crystallise heavy losses for Apax Partners, its private…
US-Cypriot business tycoon reportedly interested in Apoel stadium
[ad_1] In a revealing interview on the fan show “Orange Legacy” last Wednesday, club president Prodromos Petridis shed light on a prospective investor eyeing Apoel’s potential stadium. The spotlight fell…
Indonesian tycoon Tanoto offers to buy tissue maker Vinda for US$3.3 billion
[ad_1] Indonesian magnate Sukanto Tanoto has offered to buy Vinda International Holdings in a deal valued at HK$26.1 billion (US$3.3 billion), to grow his pulp-and-paper empire spanning from China to…