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The end of Occupy Central, Hong Kong

This was a live blog following the countdown to the initial 9pm deadline on August 27 to vacate the HSBC building’s walkthrough. Despite receiving a reprieve–likely a few days–the activists and homeless residents of Occupy Central (占领中环) in Hong Kong still stand … Continue reading

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Choose your password wisely or it’ll cost you

A bank depositor has an overly simple PIN and is found at fault when someone else makes withdrawals.

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A bank card for your mistress

A bank card for mistresses?

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China may legalize private money lending

Beijing Times: Private money lenders may soon be recognized by law in China.

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Danwei FM: Chinese demand more plastic

Your correspondent had a business textbook in university that illustrated, with neat little box diagrams, the cultural differences in economic behavior between East and West, specifically that Americans buy everything on credit while Asians stow all their money in low … Continue reading

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