After the end of Anglo-Nepalese war (1814-16) and the signing of The Treaty of Sugauli, relationship between Nepal and the British Raj was said to be somewhat frosty. Things only started to warm up af ...More
EJ Insight2017-11-02
Hong Kong has taken on a bunker atmosphere as authorities rolled out unprecedented security arrangements for the three-day visit of Chinese leader Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan for the 20th anni ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-29
Police are expecting relatively high security risks during President Xi Jinping’s visit to Hong Kong on Thursday to mark the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to China. Authorities will adopt str ...More
EJ Insight2017-06-28
The Fresh Wave International Short Film Festival is often considered to be the cradle of new talent in Hong Kong's film industry. The latest examples would be Frank Hui, Jevons Au and Vicky Wong. The ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-03
Recently my friend and I tried to come up with some explanation as to why those living on Hong Kong Island seem reluctant to travel to Kowloon peninsula for shopping or dining, while Kowloon dwellers ...More
EJ Insight2016-08-26
Hong Kong bristles with modern edifices and colonial gems. The city’s skyline is a favored canvas to many Hollywood filmmakers and graces postcards and fridge magnets that fly off shelves at souvenir ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-10
The government whines and whines about the falloff of tourists visiting Hong Kong, inevitably trying to blame protesters for the decline while its massive bureaucracy does its best to make this place ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-03
Lee Shau-kee has closed down his 23-year-old hotel in North Point, and is turning it into a commercial tower. Newton Hotel on Electric Road saw its last day of operation this week. Seventy staff were ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-27
Forget iPhone 6 or iPad 3. It's sort of nice to have them, but neither would probably make you scream in delight when your name is announced as the winner of the grand prize at the Lunar New Year offi ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-16
Everyone knows the Chinese Central Government’s Liaison Office exerts a lot of influence over how Hong Kong is run, but not too many people realize that it is also a heavyweight player in the local pr ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-26
She's China's biggest sports star—tennis or otherwise—and with her win on Saturday at the Australian Open, worth an estimated US$40 million. Li Na defeated Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova in straight se ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-28
