Zong Qinghou

China's richest man 'snubs Queen Elizabeth, David Cameron'

6 May 2013

China's richest man, Zong Qinghou, may be known for his frugality, but he bailed on two free dinners in February, snubbing invitations from Britain's Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister David...

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Stay out of politics, billionaire Zong Qinghou warns Chinese entrepreneurs

14 Mar 2013

A successful Chinese entrepreneur should understand but not participate in politics, said beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou, billed as China’s richest man.

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Heiress Zong Fuli says money can't buy her love

11 Jan 2013

Where have all the real men gone? That lament by the daughter of the mainland's richest man has caused an online frenzy, particularly among single people.

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Billionaire’s daughter: I'm rich and boyfriendless

10 Jan 2013

What is like to be the daughter of China’s wealthiest man? 'Rich and boyfriendless', according to the only daughter and heiress of beverage tycoon and billionaire Zong Qinghou.

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China's top 100 rich-list fall in value

13 Oct 2012

The global economic slowdown has reduced the collective wealth of the mainland's 100 richest people by 7 per cent to US$220 billion this year, Forbes has revealed.

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Beverage tycoon tops Forbes' China rich list

12 Oct 2012

Beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou regained his position as China’s richest man this year, Forbes magazine said on Friday, but the global economic slump took its toll on other billionaires.

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Placating graduates a work in progress

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George Chen

For HSBC, the first love is apparently not the deepest

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Wahaha seeks global acquisitions

Hangzhou Wahaha Group, the beverage business owned by the mainland's richest man, is hunting for global acquisitions to build an overseas distribution network as economic growth slows and...

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Soft drink maker emerges as mainland's richest man

Zong Qinghou, head of China's third-largest beverage maker, is now the mainland's richest man.

He disclosed that his stake in closely held Hangzhou Wahaha Group is more than double previous...

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Water tycoon still keen to expand, despite setbacks

Zong Qinghou, one of the richest men in China, has suffered setbacks with his plan to turn his bottled-water business into a conglomerate spanning retailing, drinks, and children's clothing, but...

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Drinks boss defends his stand on charity

When Bill Gates and Warren Buffett visited Beijing in October last year to encourage the mainland's wealthiest citizens to donate their fortunes to charity, Zong Qinghou, chairman of Wahaha Group...

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Buffett magic lifts Wang to top of China rich list

Warren Buffett's Midas touch has catapulted Wang Chuanfu to the top of China's rich list, as the BYD chairman's net worth has jumped more than fivefold over the past year, thanks to the US...

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