In China, the sight of babies held over trash cans, and toddlers squatting down on a sidewalk, train platform, grocery aisle, in a mall, hotel dining room, IKEA and pretty much anywhere but an actual ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
Somalian security guards foiled an attack by Islamist militants who tried to capture a high security prison in Mogadishu on Sunday, CNN reported. Seven members of the Al-Shabaab group were killed in ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-01
A former Executive Council member said Hong Kong people's intolerance toward new immigrants and tourists from mainland China will lead to economic downturn and loss of opportunities, the Hong Kong Eco ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
I was at Venetian Macao when it opened its doors to guests seven years ago. I could still recall how throngs of people tried to crash the first-night party. It's such a giant place, much bigger than ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
If you're in Shanghai looking to buy everything under one roof, you won't go farther than Plaza 66, the flagship shopping mall of Hang Lung Properties (00101.HK) on Nanjing Road. It's home to such hig ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-11
Luohu Commercial City, a shopping mall in Shenzhen known for selling counterfeit products, has informed its tenants to “conduct business lawfully” shortly before the arrival of an intellectual propert ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-07
A South Korean shopping mall is cashing in on a visit from China's first lady earlier this month. Yonhap News Agency reported Tuesday that Lotte Fitin's Dongdaemun Market branch had a 40 percent yea ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-23
It's not the color male motorists are objecting to; it's the purpose. They say they can tolerate the pink markings but the words inside them -- yes, they're also pink -- scream sex discrimination. The ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
Mobile cab-booking service Uber is unlikely to create an upheaval in the Hong Kong taxi market in the short run due to its high pricing, the Hong Kong Economic Journal said Friday. The taxi app has se ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-18
Nothing brings people together like a shopping mall and now Dubai, the emirate that brought us the world's tallest tower, plans to unite consumers from around the globe in a temperature-controlled cit ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-08
If you own retail space in Hong Kong’s prime shopping areas such as Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui or Mong Kok, you can sit back and let tenants fall over each other. A deal, complete with rent-rise prov ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-30
A shopping center designated for selling Hong Kong goods will be set up at the Qianhai economic zone in Shenzhen in a move aimed at reducing the flow of mainland individual travelers crossing the bord ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-25
No change is a good thing for Transformers fans in China. The fourth installment of the blockbuster robot franchise will open on June 27 as originally scheduled. Widely anticipated to become China's n ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-25
Wahaha Group is embroiled in yet another negative publicity. The beverage titan has been forcing its workers to buy soon-to-expire baby formula in a desperate attempt to ease its stockpile, but the co ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-24
The Alpaca, a domesticated South American camelid that resembles a llama, is now available at Alibaba’s online shopping mall Taobao.com. And it's not just a stuffed toy, it's alive. Chinese netizens a ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-17
It’s hard not to get worried about the mushrooming of malls across China amid a slew of reports on delayed rental payments and a supply glut that is bound to get worse when projects under construction ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-12
Call it a form of corporate social responsibility, or perhaps just another example of government-business collusion. Leading tycoons in Hong Kong have begun to speak up against the Occupy Central move ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-11
It didn't take long for Guangzhou Evergrande fans to have a ball with the news of Alibaba buying half of the soccer club. Some have started designing a new logo for the club while others have kicked ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-06
This has been a big year for internet firms. Many tech players such as JD.com and Jumei.com have gone public in the United States. E-commerce behemoth Alibaba is expected to make its US debut this sum ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-04
Traditional retailers and online shops have been trying to find a way to combine the best of both worlds. Courier SF Express has stolen a march on the competition and could be the first to come up wit ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-30
