As the Economist went to press that was the choice facing HSBC, whose dogged pursuit of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) has become a litmus test of South Korean attitudes to foreign investment.

当这期《经济学人》即将出版的时候，作为一家对韩国外换银行雄心勃勃的公司，汇丰银行正面临着一个两难的选择，而这个选择恰恰映射出了这个国家对于外资态度。

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As The Economist went to press that was the choice facing HSBC, whose dogged pursuit of Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) has become a litmus test of South Korean attitudes to foreign investment.

ECONOMIST: HSBC��s difficult decision over Korea Exchange Bank

Bank of China is the country's biggest bank for foreign exchange transactions, so the account closure could hurt the North Korean institution.

CNN: China reduces banking lifeline to N Korea