Chinese Tycoon

After an absence of nearly a year, Bao Fan, the Chinese billionaire banker, has stepped down from all positions within his company, China Renaissance Holdings.

The United States on Sunday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, shortly before he was to stand trial in the Chinese city on national security charges that could see him jailed for life.

A jet belonging to Tesla CEO Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, Chinese flight-tracking data showed, as the tycoon wraps up a visit to China that has seen him express hopes to expand business in the world's largest market for electric vehicles.

A Chinese tycoon wanted in China and closely tied to president Donald Trump's former political advisor Steve Bannon was arrested in New York Wednesday and charged with bilking some $1 billion from supporters of his anti-Beijing activities.

The boss of a Shanghai-based property developer, Zhang Yuanlin, lost more than a billion dollars Monday, as fears over the potential collapse of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande sent panic across Hong Kong trading floors.

A Chinese court sentenced agricultural tycoon Sun Dawu to 18 years imprisonment on Wednesday for a catalogue of crimes including "provoking trouble" after the outspoken billionaire and grassroots rights supporter was tried in secret.

Larry Chen, the former school teacher from a poor Chinese village who became one of the world's richest people, is closing in on losing his billionaire status as shares in his online-education business slump.

Until recently, few people had even heard of the Chinese billionaire with a gruff reputation who built a fortune on China's seemingly unquenchable demand for his ubiquitous red-capped bottled water.

A Chinese real estate tycoon and outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday for corruption, bribery and embezzlement of public funds, a court statement said.

Australian tax authorities know where to find their man - living in a gilded quasi-exile in Hong Kong. They also know what they want. That would be back taxes of 140 million Australian dollars, or about $100 million.

The Chinese billionaire founder of metals giant Zhongwang has been indicted in the United States for his alleged role in an elaborate scheme to avoid paying $1.8 billion in tariffs on aluminum shipped to the US.

A billionaire Chinese property tycoon was formally arrested for suspected child molestation Wednesday, state media said, in a case that has sparked anger over attempts to censor the incident.

Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and India's richest man, turns 62 today. Recently, the TIME's magazine featured the business tycoon in the list of "TIME 100 Most Influential People 2019". The list included US President Donald Trump, Pope Francis, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Facebook founder Ma...

Jack Ma was a cash-strapped Chinese entrepreneur and former English teacher when he convinced friends to give him $60,000 to start Alibaba.

Shares in an Asian casino operator plunged almost 20 percent in Hong Kong on Friday as it said its tycoon head had gone missing, the latest setback for the firm after a project in Manila had been stopped.

After an absence of nearly a year, Bao Fan, the Chinese billionaire banker, has stepped down from all positions within his company, China Renaissance Holdings.

The United States on Sunday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, shortly before he was to stand trial in the Chinese city on national security charges that could see him jailed for life.

A jet belonging to Tesla CEO Elon Musk departed Shanghai on Thursday, Chinese flight-tracking data showed, as the tycoon wraps up a visit to China that has seen him express hopes to expand business in the world's largest market for electric vehicles.

A Chinese tycoon wanted in China and closely tied to president Donald Trump's former political advisor Steve Bannon was arrested in New York Wednesday and charged with bilking some $1 billion from supporters of his anti-Beijing activities.

The boss of a Shanghai-based property developer, Zhang Yuanlin, lost more than a billion dollars Monday, as fears over the potential collapse of Chinese real estate giant Evergrande sent panic across Hong Kong trading floors.

A Chinese court sentenced agricultural tycoon Sun Dawu to 18 years imprisonment on Wednesday for a catalogue of crimes including "provoking trouble" after the outspoken billionaire and grassroots rights supporter was tried in secret.

Larry Chen, the former school teacher from a poor Chinese village who became one of the world's richest people, is closing in on losing his billionaire status as shares in his online-education business slump.

Until recently, few people had even heard of the Chinese billionaire with a gruff reputation who built a fortune on China's seemingly unquenchable demand for his ubiquitous red-capped bottled water.

A Chinese real estate tycoon and outspoken critic of President Xi Jinping was jailed for 18 years on Tuesday for corruption, bribery and embezzlement of public funds, a court statement said.

Australian tax authorities know where to find their man - living in a gilded quasi-exile in Hong Kong. They also know what they want. That would be back taxes of 140 million Australian dollars, or about $100 million.

The Chinese billionaire founder of metals giant Zhongwang has been indicted in the United States for his alleged role in an elaborate scheme to avoid paying $1.8 billion in tariffs on aluminum shipped to the US.

A billionaire Chinese property tycoon was formally arrested for suspected child molestation Wednesday, state media said, in a case that has sparked anger over attempts to censor the incident.

Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries (RIL) Chairman and India's richest man, turns 62 today. Recently, the TIME's magazine featured the business tycoon in the list of "TIME 100 Most Influential People 2019". The list included US President Donald Trump, Pope Francis, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, Facebook founder Ma...

Jack Ma was a cash-strapped Chinese entrepreneur and former English teacher when he convinced friends to give him $60,000 to start Alibaba.

Shares in an Asian casino operator plunged almost 20 percent in Hong Kong on Friday as it said its tycoon head had gone missing, the latest setback for the firm after a project in Manila had been stopped.