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Exclusive: HSBC set to push back against Ping An breakup proposal

HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA.L) is set to speed up its exit from non-core markets and deploy additional capital in Asia, in a…

3 years ago

Hong Kong’s financial sector faces talent crunch as expats head for the exit

Late last year, Tania Sibree quit her well-paid job as a financial services lawyer in Hong Kong and returned to…

4 years ago

Credit Suisse says its revamp intact despite chairman’s exit over COVID-19 breaches

Credit Suisse will stick to its strategic overhaul despite the abrupt departure of its mastermind Antonio Horta-Osorio following an internal…

4 years ago

Hong Kong warns COVID-19 curbs on air cargo to hit goods supply

Hong Kong will soon feel the negative effects of tougher COVID-19 quarantine curbs on air crew, with cargo traffic and…

4 years ago

Analysis: Pandemic fatigue makes the case for boosters a harder sell

Some nations are already looking to a fourth vaccine dose to help contend with a huge Omicron-driven spike in COVID-19…

4 years ago

U.S. job growth seen accelerating in December; record job creation anticipated for 2021

U.S. employment growth likely picked up in December, culminating in record job creation in 2021, but the labor market could…

4 years ago

Emirates warns Omicron could cause ‘significant traumas’ for aviation industry

A major hit to the peak December travel season because of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus would cause "significant…

4 years ago

Japan joins Israel in barring foreigners as Omicron worries spread

Japan said on Monday it would close its borders to foreigners, as the world's third-largest economy joined Israel in taking…

4 years ago

Locked in hotels: Hong Kong’s COVID-19 rules take mental toll on Cathay pilots

One of Asia's largest airlines, Cathay Pacific, is facing a revolt from pilots who say Hong Kong's tough quarantine rules…

4 years ago

Factbox: Asia-Pacific countries begin to open selectively for international travel

Asia-Pacific countries, which have had some of the world's strictest border controls and quarantine rules during the pandemic, are starting…

4 years ago
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