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Hong Kong's Struggle to Lure Bankers Dims Its Role as a Global Finance Hub
Business, Elaine Yu, Published on 28/06/2022
» Before the Covid-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong Sevens rugby tournament was for years a highlight on Asia's networking calendar for global bankers and their clients.
Quarantine Rules Threaten Hong Kong's Role as Finance Hub, Businesses Say
Business, Elaine Yu, Published on 30/08/2021
» In an effort to maintain zero locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, Hong Kong has imposed one of the world's toughest quarantine regimes, confining most arrivals from overseas to a hotel room for as long as three weeks.
New, safe home for the Louvre's unseen treasures and artefacts
Life, Elaine Sciolino of the New York Times, Published on 17/02/2021
» PARIS: It is the most ambitious move in the history of the Louvre -- a five-year project to transfer a quarter of a million artworks to an ultramodern storage site 193km away in northern France.
Staying connected
Business, John Pearson, Published on 12/06/2020
» There is much speculation today about a retreat of globalisation, about the formation of rival economic blocs, about shorter supply chains, manufacturing coming back home, and the expansion of key domestic industries.
So little globalisation so far, yet so much potential
News, John Pearson, Published on 09/04/2019
» After 33 years in the global logistics industry, I continue to be amazed by how little globalised the world economy still is. Some may find this thesis disingenuous, given the fears often associated with globalisation. But at a time when populism and nationalism are ever more pervasive, while multilateralism is increasingly under threat, it matters greatly to have one's facts straight.
Thailand must release al-Araibi
News, Elaine Pearson, Published on 11/01/2019
» Every year, Thailand welcomes thousands of newlyweds on tourism packages, promising a once in a lifetime experience. Little did a Pascoe Vale Football Club player and former Bahrain national team member Hakeem al-Araibi and his bride realise when they left Melbourne on their honeymoon that Thailand would send a squad of police to arrest him as he got off the plane and threaten to send him to Bahrain, where he faces torture and wrongful imprisonment.
The future of transportation is the future of cities
News, David Fickling & Elaine He, Published on 08/11/2018
» The biggest problem facing the world's transport planners and visionaries isn't how to develop the most amazing new transport technologies -- it's how to fit our planet's fast-growing population into the tight confines of its ever-growing megacities.