Hutchison says in talks with VimpelCom on Italian mobile merger
May 13, 2015 at 20:39 PM EDT
HONG KONG, May 14 (Reuters) - Conglomerate Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, controlled by tycoon Li Ka-shing, confirmed on Thursday it is in talks with Russian telecoms group VimpelCom Ltd about a possible merger of their Italian mobile businesses.