D-100 for Election 2022, new COVID variant ‘Omicron’ emerges, and dog meat task force launched
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K-NEWS BITES Mon 2021-11-29 (KST) Seoul bids for Hong Kong’s crown as Asia’s financial hub (4 min read) “... [The] city’s aspirations have gained new impetus recently amid questions over the future of Hong Kong, the region’s main business and financial hub… Seoul, however, faces a host of obstacles to realising its vision. When compared to Hong Kong or Singapore, South Korea suffers from a rigid labour market, cumbersome regulations, relatively high taxes and a lack of spoken English... In the latest Global Financial Centres Index… Seoul ranked 13th, up three places from last year, but behind cities including Hong Kong, Singapore, London, New York, Paris, Shanghai and Beijing.”
D-100 for Election 2022, new COVID variant ‘Omicron’ emerges, and dog meat task force launched
D-100 for Election 2022, new COVID variant…
D-100 for Election 2022, new COVID variant ‘Omicron’ emerges, and dog meat task force launched
K-NEWS BITES Mon 2021-11-29 (KST) Seoul bids for Hong Kong’s crown as Asia’s financial hub (4 min read) “... [The] city’s aspirations have gained new impetus recently amid questions over the future of Hong Kong, the region’s main business and financial hub… Seoul, however, faces a host of obstacles to realising its vision. When compared to Hong Kong or Singapore, South Korea suffers from a rigid labour market, cumbersome regulations, relatively high taxes and a lack of spoken English... In the latest Global Financial Centres Index… Seoul ranked 13th, up three places from last year, but behind cities including Hong Kong, Singapore, London, New York, Paris, Shanghai and Beijing.”