Tom Spender

Freelance journalist & photographer in Beijing

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Entries Tagged as 'Hong Kong'

“New world views from the homes of kind strangers”

June 27th, 2010 · No Comments · China, Journalism, Middle East

New world views from the homes of kind strangers – travel story in The National It was midnight and I was acutely aware of how dodgy I looked prowling from door to door under the watchful eyes of the only other person on the street, a Cantonese woman standing in a pool of light outside [...]

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UAE bank expands into Asia

February 16th, 2010 · No Comments · China, Journalism

My story on the National Bank of Abu Dhabi’s fledgling operation in Hong Kong, published in The National’s Business section, part of the growing economic integration between the Gulf and East Asia. NBAD opened up in December 2009 and is working to recruit staff, get its name known and become self-sufficient. It hopes to open [...]

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