I was comparing Avios redemptions on CX from HKG to Vietnam earlier this week between BA and QR and the new increases in Avios are now just absurd. Who in their right mind would redeem 30,000 Avios in business for a one way flight to Ho Chi Minh City? It now costs 3x the previous Economy redemption price to fly in business class within zone 2. With QR it is still only 16,500 Avios for the exact same flight. As for HKG - Japan/Korea (zone 3) it is still 22,000 Avios for a one way business class redemption - 10,500 fewer Avios than BA.