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Hong Kong Facing a Lot of Vaccine Hesitancy: Professor
Mar.30 -- Benjamin Cowling, professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the School of Public Health of Hong Kong University, discusses the Covid-19 vaccination rollout in the city and the hesitancy to take the shot. Hong Kong’s...
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Home or Office? Where to Work in Post-Pandemic Era?
Jun.02 -- Deutsche Bank AG launched its new remote working policy, pledging to implement a hybrid model for staff once pandemic conditions allow a return to offices. Over in Hong Kong, the city ramped up its return-to-office drive as the...
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Italy’s Letta on EU Recovery Fund, EU-U.S. Relations
Nov.11 -- Former Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta discusses Italy’s stimulus needs, if the $750 billion recovery fund will be enough and the EU-U.S. relationship. He speaks on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe.”
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Tokyo Governor Koike on Olympic Preparations
Jul.16 -- Ahead of the July 23 opening ceremony, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike discusses how the city has been preparing for the Olympics and what she hopes the games will accomplish. (Video re-edited to clarify the history of the Summer...
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Eli Lilly Covid Antibody Drug Gets Emergency FDA Clearance
Nov.09 -- Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE are reporting positive results from their covid-19 vaccine trials, signaling a major breakthrough in the fight to contain the worst outbreak in a century. Meanwhile, Eli Lilly & Co.'s covid-19...
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FDA Advisers Back Moderna's Covid-19 Vaccine
Dec.17 -- Moderna Inc.'s Covid-19 vaccine wins backing from a panel of experts who advise U.S. regulators. Food and Drug Administration advisers voted 20 to 0, with one abstention, on Thursday that the benefits of the vaccine outweigh...
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Pandemic Is Boosting Digital Transformation: Whispir CEO
Aug.25 -- Jeromy Wells, chief executive officer of Melbourne-based Whispir Ltd., a cloud-based communications platform, talks about the company's financial results and business outlook. Whispir's full-year revenue increased 25 percent to...
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Singapore Seeks Quality Over Quantity on Expat Workers
Aug.27 -- Singapore's Trade and Industry Minister Chan Chun Sing discusses the government's efforts to support the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic that pushed the city-state into a technical recession. The government tightened...
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The Road to Recovery for Asia’s Travel Sector
Aug.20 -- Angel Llull, APAC vice president and managing director at Booking.com Ltd., discusses the recovery of the travel industry from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic and China’s travel industry. He speaks exclusively on...
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Is Air Travel Going to Change Because of the Virus Outbreak?
May.21 -- Subhas Menon, director general of the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the region's carriers. He speaks with Haslinda Amin and Rishaad Salamat on "Bloomberg Markets: Asia."
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DBS, JPMorgan: Pandemic Accelerating Banks' Digitization
Jun.23 -- DBS Group Holdings Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Piyush Gupta and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Asia Pacific CEO Filippo Gori discuss how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the banking industry. They speak at the Bloomberg Invest...
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China GDP Growth to be 5.3% in 2020, Says Moody’s Analytics
Feb.09 -- Steven Cochrane, chief APAC economist at Moody’s Analytics, discusses the spread of coronavirus and its impact on China’s economy. He speaks with Shery Ahn on “Bloomberg Markets.”
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Trump Urges Americans to Donate Plasma to Fight Virus
Jul.30 -- President Donald Trump urges Americans who have recovered from Covid-19 to donate their plasma at local blood banks to help those who contract the virus potentially get better faster. Plasma is the liquid portion of blood, and...
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Redesigning a Restaurant for Social Distancing
May.28 -- Makini Howell, the owner of Plum Bistro and Plum Chopped, secured a loan through the federal Paycheck Protection Program to hire back staff. They’re now helping her remodel her flagship restaurant. “Some people are saying I’m...
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France Introduces New Restrictions to Stem Virus Surge
Sep.24 -- New covid-19 cases are surging across Europe. France is introducing new restrictions to stem the virus, including closing bars earlier in the evenings, similar to what’s being done in the U.K., and eliminating public...
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UN: Virus Crisis Is Universal While Impact Is Disproportionate
May.20 -- Elliott Harris, assistant secretary-general for economic development and chief economist in the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, looks at how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the global economy....
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How Is the Virus Outbreak Affecting the U.S. Economy?
Feb.02 -- Bob Baur, chief global economist at Principal Global Investors, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is affecting the U.S. economy. He speaks with Paul Allen and Taylor Riggs on "Bloomberg Markets."
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Coronavirus Hits Food Delivery, Restaurants in China
Feb.05 -- Mu Chen, founder and chief executive officer at BigOne Labs, discusses how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the food delivery business and restaurants in China. He speaks on “Bloomberg Markets.”
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Technology Is Safeguard of Millions of Jobs: Accenture
Jan.19 -- Gianfranco Casati, chief executive for growth markets at Accenture, which offers strategic consulting to companies in over 120 countries in more than 40 industries, discusses the shifts in lifestyles and business communities...
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China Cabinet Adviser Shi Discusses Government Policy for Hong Kong
May.22 -- Shi Yinhong, an adviser to China’s cabinet and a professor of international relations at Renmin University in Beijing, discusses the government policies for Hong Kong. Premier Li Keqiang said China will improve national...
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Suncorp Has Become 'Much Stronger,' CEO Johnston Says
Feb.08 -- Steve Johnston, chief executive officer of Brisbane-based Suncorp Group Ltd., discusses the insurer's financial results and outlook. Suncorp reported a first-half net income of A$490.0 million, and forecast dividend payout...
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Christie's Sees Resilience in Art Market Amid Pandemic
Dec.03 -- Francis Belin, president for Asia Pacific at Christie's, talks about this week's auctions in Hong Kong and New York. In Hong Kong, there was a live audience of dealers and collectors in front of the auctioneer. In Manhattan,...
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Fed’s Kaplan Says He's Skeptical of Yield-Curve Control
Jun.16 -- Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Robert Kaplan discusses the central bank's purchasing of corporate bonds, his view on negative rates and yield-curve control. He also talks about China's economy, and the...
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Biden: We Are Going to Win This Race
Nov.06 -- Joe Biden says he will win the U.S. presidential election but adds that Americans need to be “patient” as votes continue to be counted. Biden overtook President Donald Trump in Pennsylvania, a state that offers all the...