The United States said it will seek an explanation from Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte after he announced his "separation" from the US on Thursday. Duterte made his comments in Beijing, where he ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-21
... issions will teach us how humans can live far from Earth -- something we'll need for the long journey to Mars," Obama said in an opinion piece on CNN's website. His comments come ahead of a meeting pl ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-12
What the new members of the Legislative Council will do in the next four years is anything but predictable. But what seems certain is they need to brush up their English. Just go through the profiles ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-03
Britain launched a 5 billion pound (US$6.5 billion) homebuilding stimulus package on Monday, including plans to borrow 2 billion pounds to help address a long-term housing shortage that has become a m ...More
EJ Insight2016-10-03
BlackBerry Ltd. says it will stop making its own smartphones and will instead outsource them. The move will help the company avoid the risks of a competitive market and focus on its more lucrative bus ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-29
Ask anyone where Town Island (伙頭墳洲) is and you'll probably get a blank stare. Possibly nine in 10 Hongkongers have not heard of it. But if you try its other name, Dawn Island, you'll get a positive r ...More
EJ Insight2016-09-02
... m. Now, I'll discuss a few points about how the initiatives may impact the Hong Kong stock market. Since 2008, loose monetary policy has been the global norm. Central banks in Europe, US and Japan hav ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-25
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is threatening to withdraw from the United Nations after it called for an end to the wave of killings unleashed by his war on drugs. Duterte said he might invite C ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-22
... that it all ended because of a crash. But I know it's part of competition. I was shocked that such an experienced rider would cause an accident. I know she was trying hard to win." Earlier, Lee and h ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-17
Despite being one of the most densely packed cities in the world, Hong Kong has managed to retain many undeveloped tracts of land and countryside, especially in the New Territories. Largely preserving ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-12
Nick Johnson, who claims to be the first person to capture all 145 creatures now available in the Pokémon GO game, says he is not ready to put away his smartphone just yet and hopes for new features. ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-09
... dium as well as millions of television viewers from around the world wondered: "Who is that pretty lady?" It was clear that Au had totally eclipsed the other women flag-bearers at the event -- of team ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-08
... s to formally declare his intention to seek a second term. The two are no pushovers. Both officials enjoy higher levels of popularity and much more public support than Leung, according to various poll ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-02
The man behind the first made-in-Hong Kong aircraft hopes to take his single propeller plane on a round-the-world voyage next month, fulfilling a long-held ambition. Hank Cheng, who unveiled the "Insp ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-29
... ge their allegiance to the Hong Kong government? It was so poorly thought out the Electoral Affairs Commission (EAC) was forced to come out and explain the requirement amid a firestorm of criticism. O ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-20
Hong Kong's electric car market, currently dominated by Tesla Motors, is likely to see intense competition going forward as several luxury car makers will join the game, an analyst says. Steve Man, Di ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-18
... ers, as well as Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, Reuters reports. Most of the 560 additional troops will work out of Qayara air base, which Iraqi forces reca ...More
EJ Insight2016-07-12
... al that will involve issuance of new shares to Shenzhen Metro Group. The boardroom feud at Vanke may not have any winners in the end. Wang, however, could be the biggest loser. The chairman's plan to ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-29
... want to follow the path of her mother, who got married at 19 and was forced to stop schooling. For Terenia, it is important to be smart, educated and independent. “I want to go to Harvard or Oxford. I ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-21
First, there were self-driving cars; soon, although we don't know how soon, there'll be flying cars. Science fiction is fast turning into reality as today's companies spend their billions in further p ...More
EJ Insight2016-06-10
