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CK Hutchison executive defends delay in Panama ports deal
HONG KONG: A top executive at CK Hutchison on Thursday (Aug 14) brushed off the delay in offloading its Panama…
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CK Hutchison eyes ‘major’ Chinese investor for Panama ports deal
HONG KONG: Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said Monday (Jul 28) it was considering inviting a Chinese “major strategic investor”…
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‘NO MORE FREE RIDING’: US can’t defend Greenland ‘for nothing,’ ambassador says
Former National Security Adviser Amb. Robert O’Brien breaks down foreign policy under a second Trump administration, the president-elect’s demanding the…
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Trump urges ‘free’ transit for US ships through Panama, Suez canals
Egypt’s Suez Canal, a key waterway linking Europe and Asia, accounted for about 10 per cent of global maritime trade…
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How the US-China tussle over the Panama Canal is impacting ordinary citizens
CK Hutchinson’s deal with BlackRock was ultimately not signed last week as planned, after China announced an antitrust review of…
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Hong Kong firm did not uphold Panama Canal ports contract: Panama audit
PANAM CITY: The Hong Kong firm in charge of two key Panama Canal ports has flouted the terms of its contract,…
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Commentary: Even Hong Kong’s Li family can’t escape the politics of China-US rivalry
THE SHOWDOWN CK Hutchison announced the deal on Mar 4. Less than 10 days later, Beijing-controlled newspaper, Ta Kung Pao,…
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China tells state firms to halt deals with Li Ka-shing and his family: Report
The directive was issued to state-owned enterprises last week at the behest of senior officials, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar…
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Commentary: China’s anger over Panama ports sale is a wake-up call for Hong Kong tycoons
THE POLITICISATION OF BUSINESS When announcing the deal, CK Hutchison’s co-managing director Frank Sixt stated that it was “purely commercial…
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Commentary: Just business or ‘a betrayal’? Why HK tycoon Li Ka-shing’s Panama Canal deal has upset China
THE POLITICISATION OF BUSINESS When announcing the deal, CK Hutchison’s co-managing director Frank Sixt stated that it was “purely commercial…
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