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Hong Kong airport was chaotic on Tuesday, and the madness did not stop when the sun went down and the number of flights fell. There were still suited and well-coiffed youngsters heading to their flights in the early hours of the morning, including a few bankers who had just priced deals.
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Kim Jong-il may have been lonely, but he always tried to make a few friends among anyone shorting South Korean bonds. His son Kim Jong-un seems bent on the same altruism towards hedge funds, announcing a missile test that could have made it tricky for borrowers from the South to tap the market. It could have, but it didn’t.
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It is once again time for the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens tournament, less a sporting event than it is an excuse to drink copious amounts of alcohol while dressed as a pirate. The tournament is generating a lot of excitement in Hong Kong, but be warned: things can easily go wrong.
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It was just over a year ago that Japan was rocked by the Tohoku earthquake, leading to a tsunami that cost lives, destroyed homes and led to a nuclear crisis that stoked fear across the country. It is a testament to the resilience of the country and its people that Japan is now back on track.
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"Anybody could get axed right now," said a nervous young man in the airport lounge. "Have you thought about that? Everybody is at risk."
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There are not many things more frustrating than being stuck on the phone with a banker, taxman, George Foreman grill salesman, professional masseur, or marriage counsellor, while they repeat over and over their 15-second message assuring you that your business is important to them.