Bloomberg China may remove quarantine requirements for cross-border travellers between Hong Kong and the mainland as early as January 3, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported, citing mainland official sources. A policy known as “0+3” is being considered, under which travellers to the mainland would no longer be required to undergo five days of quarantine and instead only ...

Bloomberg Several aid groups are suspending operations in Afghanistan after the Taliban imposed a new ban on women working in non-governmental organisations, potentially disrupting humanitarian assistance to millions during the harsh winter months. “If we are not allowed to employ women, we are not able to deliver to those in need,” said the International Rescue Committee (IRC), one of Afghanistan’s ...

  Bloomberg Vietnam’s Tien Phong Commercial Joint Stock Bank (TPBank) expects its pretax profit to rise 15% next year as the nation’s pioneer in adopting automation technology benefits from cost savings, according to Chief Executive Officer Nguyen Hung. “We see a 15% rise in pretax profit next year is quite doable as we aim to increase using robotic process automation ...