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Manju Malhotra: down-to-earth Londoner at the Harvey Nichols helm
Just days into the job when Covid hit, its chief executive has steered the temple of fashion through a major retail crisis Enjoying a cup of tea in the sunshine…
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Hong Kong police arrest 3 suspects over scheme to convert e-vouchers into cash as thousands of residents splash out at stores
Three suspects are arrested in Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po and Tseung Kwan O, after allegedly using social media to promote deal to convert e-vouchers into cash. Read the original…
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Hong Kong vaccine pass: most ignore rules and get away with it, as there are few checks with hardly anyone booked
Expert says scheme pushed more residents to get vaccinated and that matters more than booking those who flout rules. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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US warns citizens travelling to China over risk of family separations, strict Covid-19 controls
The US State Department warns against travel to Jilin and Shanghai in mainland China, as well as Hong Kong, where it says there is a risk from ‘arbitrary’ law enforcement.…
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Revealed: autism charity chief has links to anti-vaccine movement
Group received lottery funds while promoting unproven treatments A British autism charity that received hundreds of thousands of pounds in national lottery funding has links to the anti-vaccine movement and…
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China’s coronavirus-hit economy needs ‘policy support to intensify’, Premier Li Keqiang says
Premier Li Keqiang’s focus on stabilising economic foundations comes amid business disruptions caused by China’s dynamic zero-Covid strategy, US Federal Reserve rate rises and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Read…
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Unruly US airline passengers hit with record fines by FAA
Aviation authority has imposed zero-tolerance policy and says incidents have soared since 6 January Capitol attack An American Airlines passenger who allegedly pushed a flight attendant and spat at crew…
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Bidders invited to compete for lease of historic Hong Kong dining spot on The Peak
The Government Property Agency opens up bids for three-year tenancy at 121 Peak Road, current site of The Peak Lookout restaurant. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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After Europe’s latest Covid surge, will the US follow suit?
‘We should expect a lot of evolution going forward,’ says a professor of the probability of variants of Omicron and Delta strains As the BA.2 wave reaches its peak in…