A 30-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the theft of about HK$1.6 million from an HSBC automated teller machine (ATM) in Yau Tong, Apple Daily reported. The suspect, who bears the surna ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
Hong Kong Television Network Ltd. (HKTV, 01137.HK) says orders at its online mall as well as viewership rose significantly following an advertising campaign in partnership with TV Most. After the comp ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-28
Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, a unit of media giant Twenty-First Century Fox, is looking at opportunities that may allow it to build a Fox-branded theme park in China, following previous mo ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
A number of new regulatory measures against shops with unscrupulous sales practices have drawn strong opposition from some tourism professionals. The Travel Industry Council, Hong Kong's tourism regul ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-16
Food must be so scarce in the mountains that wild boars are foraging close to home. In fact, they are casing hotels in search of something to eat, according to Headline Daily. On Wednesday, a three-fo ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-14
Many startups and small and medium-sized firms dream of becoming big players one day. However, realizing that goal is a long and arduous task that requires several key elements to be in place. Among t ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
The CTF HOKO mall in Qianhai has drawn more visitors than expected, although the goods it sells are, in general, overpriced, with limited choices, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Monday. The m ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
Dalian Wanda Group has a workforce of more than 90,000 and runs operations in over 100 cities, but its founder Wang Jianlin remains aggressive as ever in pursuing expansion opportunities. As managemen ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-07
A new year, a new deal! But for New World Development (00017.HK), the gambit doesn't seem to be working too well. The blue chip developer has announced a fresh privatization bid for mainland unit New ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-06
If you have been paying attention to developments in the e-commerce world, it’s unlikely that you have missed the news about the outcome of Singles’ Day. Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba recorded US$1 ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-01
Landlords in Tsim Sha Tsui are bracing for more tenants ending their lease contracts amid plunging retail sales in the shopping district. Korean cosmetic brand Nature Republic has terminated its lease ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-29
A man narrowly escaped injury when an escalator in the Causeway Bay MTR station jammed and broke apart under his feet. The passenger, surnamed Chung, said he was lucky to walk away unscathed, Apple Da ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-24
Parking fees and tolls are set to rise in the new year, causing more headaches for car owners. Windsor House in Causeway Bay will charge up to HK$46 an hour while Tate's Cairn Tunnel is raising its to ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
When two people do not see eye to eye on certain matters, the senior individual can end the argument by uttering the invincible Cantonese saying: "I eat more salt than you have eaten rice." This means ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
The influx of mainland visitors to Hong Kong has been easing in recent months with many preferring other destinations such as Japan and Korea where the exchange rate is more appealing. Still, some pro ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
A minibus driver suspected of using phantom passengers to defraud the government was arrested early Thursday. The 49-year-old driver, surnamed Lam, allegedly cheated the public transport fare concessi ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-10
Japan has avoided slipping into a second recession of the Abenomics era thanks to stronger than expected capital spending in the third quarter. Gross domestic product grew 1 percent in the period from ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
A mall offering Hong Kong goods has opened at the Qianhai free-trade zone in Shenzhen, targeting mainland tourists who used to cross the border for shopping. Prices of goods at the CTF HOKO mall, run ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-08
A cinema that has operated for 17 years in Kowloon Tong will soon be relocated to Yuen Long, Apple Daily reported. The theater's operator said the landlord has decided to raise the rent to an unbearab ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-30
The good old times are best preserved as memories. Revisiting a place you have missed for a long time inevitably ends in disappointment. I am referring to Singapore. When I left Hong Kong for Singapo ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-28
