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Berlusconi ready to sell AC Milan to Chinese investor
AFP, Published on 05/07/2016
» MILAN - Italy's billionaire former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday he is ready to sell AC Milan to a Chinese investor as long as 400 million euros are invested in the struggling Serie A giants over two years.
Philippines arrests suspect in kidnap of Italian ex-priest
AFP, Published on 12/06/2016
» PAGADIAN (PHILIPPINES) - Philippine authorities have arrested a man accused of kidnapping an Italian businessman who was held hostage for six months by Islamic militants, the military said Sunday.
'Exclusive' Chinese talks pave way for AC Milan takeover
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» MILAN - AC Milan moved a step closer to a takeover after the struggling Serie A giants announced the start of "exclusive negotiating rights" with Chinese investors on Tuesday.
Inter 'supporting Napoli' as Chinese investors visit
AFP, Published on 24/04/2016
» MILAN - Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini admitted his side will "be supporting Napoli" when the southerners visit Roma on Monday looking to tighten their grip on Serie A's second automatic Champions League qualifying spot.
Asia's new golf leadership to resume merger talks with European Tour
AFP, Published on 22/01/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Asia's biggest golf tour said Friday it will resume talks over a merger with the European Tour that could change the face of world golf, and appointed Jimmy Masrin as chairman of the board.
Jakarta attacks to have no immediate effect on Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 14/01/2016
» The terrorist attacks in Jakarta are unlikely to have an immediate effect on tourism and investment in Thailand, but there could be caution by investors in Asean overall, a senior Thai businessman said on Thursday.
Asian Tour in board shake-up amid Europe merger talks
AFP, Published on 16/12/2015
» HONG KONG - The Asian Tour announced a major shake-up of its board of directors on Wednesday, hard on the heels of its CEO's resignation after deep divisions emerged over a proposed tie-up with Europe's golf body.
Indonesia Freeport chief speaks out about extortion scandal
AFP, Published on 04/12/2015
» JAKARTA - The head of US mining giant Freeport's Indonesian unit told Thursday how a powerful lawmaker had demanded a stake in the company, during testimony to a parliamentary committee about an escalating extortion scandal.
Asian tycoons frustrated in hunt for football glory
AFP, Published on 07/11/2015
» PARIS - East Asian tycoons are digging deep into their pockets for European football glory but have not got the dividends yet.
The business of shared Indonesian and Thai history
Life, Published on 05/10/2015
» The story of the life and times of Liem Sioe Liong (1917-2012), one of the most powerful overseas Chinese tycoons of Southeast Asia in the 1980s and 1990s, is a fascinating tale of an impoverished Fujian immigrant who arrived in Indonesia in his twenties. Over the next half century, he rose to achieve extraordinary wealth in Suharto's Indonesia and went on to play pivotal role in supporting Suharto's economic development programme.