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'Superman' Li edges toward retirement
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 21/06/2017
» Hong Kong: Victor Li's moment may have finally arrived.
SoftBank buys Alphabet's robot maker
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 10/06/2017
» SoftBank Group Corp is taking over Google parent Alphabet Inc's robot dreams, buying Boston Dynamics to pursue a future when more machines intermingle with humans.
Luanda most expensive city for expats
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 22/06/2017
» Hong Kong: Hong Kong is now the second-most expensive city worldwide for expatriates, according to Mercer's latest cost of living survey, after ceding the top spot to Angola's capital Luanda.
Corporate Canada's hidden treasures
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 12/06/2017
» The soul of Canada's oldest bank lies beneath the cobblestone streets of Old Montreal in a vault protected by the guardians of history.
Aldi, Lidl enter US grocery wars
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 13/06/2017
» New York: A decades-long supermarket battle in Europe is moving to the United States, adding to the competitive pressure in an industry embroiled in a deflation-fueled price war.
Samsung looks beyond the smartphone
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 22/05/2017
» The Samsung brand is best known for its smartphones and wide-screen TVs. Yet behind the scenes, the conglomerate is also making a name as a contract manufacturer of complex medicines to treat diseases like cancer.
US cities running out of lots to build on
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2017
» New York: A shortage of homes for sale has bedeviled US house hunters in recent years, so why don't builders build more? One problem is that they're running out of lots to build on -- at least in the places that people want to live.
Cathay to eliminate 600 jobs
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2017
» Singapore: Cathay Pacific Airways, Asia's biggest international airline, will axe 600 jobs in Hong Kong as part of the biggest revamp in two decades following its first loss in eight years.
Chain brings iconic noodles to the world
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 23/05/2017
» Tokyo: To bring savory noodles to locales around the world, the operator of ramen chain Ippudo has had to adapt one of Japan's best-known specialties.
China may change yuan fixing formula
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 27/05/2017
» China is considering changes to the way it calculates the yuan's daily reference rate against the dollar, a move that's likely to reduce exchange-rate volatility while undermining efforts to increase the role of market forces in Asia's largest economy.