tycoon
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The enigmatic tycoon had given up his Chinese nationality to become a Cambodian citizen in 2014.
From BBC
Along the way, the 38-year-old became one of Cambodia’s richest and most influential tycoons, with vast investments in real estate, banking and entertainment, and acted as an official adviser to two successive prime ministers.
The property still has incredible views, including of Carbon Beach—the so-called “Billionaires’ Beach” where Oracle tycoon Larry Ellison has a big mansion left intact near burned lots.
Beijing has since put pressure on the tycoons and firms behind the deal to restructure terms so control shifts to Cosco, a shipping group owned by China, The Wall Street Journal has reported.
The daughter of Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy tycoon jailed in Hong Kong, has expressed concerns about her father's deteriorating health in prison, saying that his fingernails "sometimes fall off" and his teeth are rotting.
From BBC
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