But Li's companies long ago broadened, doing business today in 56 countries.
But urbanization trends, and rising incomes bode well for housing long term, Li says.
Add to that the missing Hutchison Whampoa and other holdings of Hong Kong's Li Ka-shing, long seen as Asia's greatest tycoon.
Aside from touting a blisteringly fast 1Gbps transfer rate (maximum), the rechargeable Li-ion purportedly lasts long enough to fill up a 100GB internal HDD, and it even sports a 1.8-inch LCD to control the action.
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Li urged us to stay as long as we wanted, but he also suggested a stop at the supermarket on the corner to buy fruit for the ride ahead.
The three-hour drive to Florence was our last long bus trip, and Li raced through some topics, including Catholics and divorce, Pavarotti, balsamic vinegar, truffles and the pigs that find them, and leather goods that are marked as Italian but made in China.
En Li, a Shanghai-born biologist with a long track record of academic papers and research at major American institutions, will head Novartis's new research institute.
"I felt like I wasn't playing so badly today, it was just a really long, tough match between me and JJ, " Li told reporters.
Even if Li the Younger needs a partner in order to get HKT, the long-term game plan will still be the same: keep the ISP and the broadband parts and let the other partner take the rest.
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Not that long ago, the local press would refer to the richest tycoon, Li Ka-shing, as Superman.
Both iLoud and iLoud MINI are also equipped with a high-performance Li-Ion rechargeable battery with smart power-management features that reduce its power consumption, making possible to go long periods without recharging, an important factor for mobile users.
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