The Irish Times

UK high street woes hit private landlords

Pandemic has pushed many tenants to the brink, leaving a swelling pile of rent arrears

Tue Apr 20 2021 - 17:00

Jervis Shopping Centre takes on ‘Superman’ in rent row

Cantillon: AS Watson, controlled by tycoon ‘Superman Li’, has proceedings filed against it

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 05:25

Three UK arm cutting about 280 jobs

Company seeking ‘greater allignment’ between business in Republic and UK

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 11:03

Business in Hong Kong needs to stay strong

John Gapper: Beijing wants to make companies impose obedience to China on protesting employees

Wed Aug 21 2019 - 12:00

UK pub group Greene King sold to Hong Kong billionaire

Deal is latest in series of acquisitions of British pub operators

Mon Aug 19 2019 - 18:21

Hong Kong unrest torches fortunes of city’s billionaires

Market sell-off following street protests wipes €13.5bn from top tycoons’ net worth

Mon Aug 19 2019 - 10:19

Developer Joe O’Reilly and Henderson Park Capital acquire HSQ for €222m

Heuston South Quarter campus includes apartments, offices and development land

Wed May 01 2019 - 06:00

Citigroup makes offer to buy London skyscraper HQ for €1.37 bn

Talks are part of US bank’s strategy to own rather than rent its major buildings

Sun Feb 17 2019 - 13:49

China has been buying Irish: should we be worried?

Could Irish assets hoovered up by Chinese firms end up back on the market?

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 05:05

Chinese owner of Avolon in talks to sell a stake to Japan’s Orix

Japanese company reported to be interested in acquiring up to 30% of Dublin-based lessor

Tue Aug 07 2018 - 08:52

Avolon owner ‘sounded out’ buyers for stake in business

Chinese conglomerate HNA is reversing a global acquisition spree

Thu Aug 02 2018 - 10:49

Li Ka-shing, Hong Kong’s richest man and owner of mobile operator Three, to retire

Tycoon to pass control of $100bn global empire to his elder son Victor Li after a decades-long apprenticeship

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 09:19

Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing to retire

Owner of Ireland’s mobile operator Three is to step down as his eldest son takes over the reins of the business

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 09:14

Beijing’s candidate expected to romp home in limited Hong Kong poll

Carrie Lam seen by China as low-risk candidate on fractious island territory

Fri Mar 24 2017 - 17:31

Hong Kong billionaire says Brexit fallout will last for years

Britain is biggest profit generator for Li Ka-shing’s business empire

Fri Aug 12 2016 - 15:57

Vodafone’s Vittorio Colao sees further EU phone tie-ups

Links between BT and Deutsche Telekom will grow in importance over time, says chief

Fri Jun 24 2016 - 06:00

EU rejects Hutchison’s bid to buy Telefonica’s O2 UK

Decision also casts doubt on approval for proposed merger of 3 Italia, Wind in Italy

Wed May 11 2016 - 13:38

Joshua Wong dissolves Hong Kong’s Scholarism group

Teenage activist plans a new party and will contest seats in polls in September

Mon Mar 21 2016 - 15:07

Three mobile customers to be able to block ads

Telephone company to implement Israeli firm Shine’s advert system across network

Sat Feb 20 2016 - 08:34

Hong Kong’s ‘Superman’ Li Ka-shing rejects claims he is abandoning China

Asia’s richest man warns against state media attacks over investment decisions

Tue Oct 06 2015 - 04:00

Ireland opens Hong Kong consulate

Diplomatic mission will look to build on longstanding Irish connections with Hong Kong and Macau

Fri Sept 18 2015 - 14:07

Marathon talks end with mobile merger

VimpelCom’s Wind and Hutchison’s Three will be combined into a joint venture

Thu Aug 06 2015 - 21:21

Hutchison Whampoa acquires 02 for £10.3bn

Acquisition by Li Ka-shing-owned group will create the UK’s biggest wireless provider

Wed Mar 25 2015 - 10:39

Jack Ma loses $1.4 billion as Alibaba slumps

Shares in Chinese ecommerce giant slump by 9% as company misses revenue estimates

Fri Jan 30 2015 - 09:37

Li Ka-shing’s 02 power play must clear hurdle of regulatory approval

Consumers fear that fewer phone operators in UK will result in higher bills

Wed Jan 28 2015 - 01:00

Asia’s richest man has seen the future - and it’s in Europe

Li Ka-shing’s acquisition of O2 in Ireland is just one of his many European ventures

Mon Jan 26 2015 - 08:18

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing slated in state media as unpatriotic

Asia’s richest man and former ‘Superman’ portrayed negatively as ‘tiger’ speculator

Sat Jan 24 2015 - 01:00

Three’s owner Hutchison to buy O2 UK for £10.2bn

Hong Kong group acquired Telefonica’s Irish business last year

Fri Jan 23 2015 - 08:16

Hong Kong tries to redefine its role after democracy protests

Asia Briefing: narrow economy built on finance and property has added to city’s difficulties

Mon Jan 19 2015 - 22:30

Macquarie in talks to buy planes from Awas for $4bn - sources

Bank's subsidiary is said to be negotiating deal with Dublin-based firm

Fri Jan 09 2015 - 09:48

President Higgins meets Alibaba chief executive Jack Ma

IDA explores ways to attract Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba to set up operations in Ireland

Sat Dec 13 2014 - 01:00

Fury in Hong Kong after activist beaten by police

China blames ‘foreign forces’ and calls on international media to report ‘objectively’

Wed Oct 15 2014 - 22:11

Eyes reddened, Hong Kong protesters tired but driven

Eyewitness: The best-dressed, best-educated crowd of protesters

Mon Sept 29 2014 - 15:55

Two new bidders join the fray for Awas

Dublin's SMBC Aviation and Hong Kong Aviation Capital are understood to have bid on assets

Tue Aug 19 2014 - 11:43