The young and brave protesters of the Occupy campaign have withstood police batons, tear gas and pepper spray, but will they be able to endure the cold weather as winter creeps into Hong Kong? Tempera ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-03
The expulsion of James Tien Pei-chun from Beijing's top political advisory body will add to the weakness in pro-business political groups in Hong Kong and provide the business sector an excuse to keep ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-31
The Hong Kong Medical Association is calling for a shorter internship period for qualified foreign doctors, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Thursday. In a letter to the Medical Council, the as ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-30
Recent surveys showing zero respondents among young people regarding their identity and the month-old democracy protest movement, underline their basic thinking about these issues, commentator TY Ko w ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-28
MTR Corp. Ltd. (00066.HK), Hong Kong's mass railway operator, is benefiting from the protest movement in increased passenger traffic, T Y Ko writes in a Hong Kong Economic Journal column. Passenger tr ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-20
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying has seen his approval rating plunge to its second lowest since he took office in 2012, Ming Pao Daily reported Wednesday. At the same time, Financial Secretar ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-15
... actor Kai Ko in August, the report said. -- Contact us at [email protected] CG ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-10
... the Hong Kong Economic Journal reported Monday, citing columnist Ko Tin-yau. That is how the protesters ran rings around the government and expanded their occupation of Central into similar sit-ins i ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-06
Twenty-three more restaurants and shops in Hong Kong have been found using recycled oil products, Ming Pao Daily reported Friday. Sixteen were ramen shops, including Japanese restaurant chain Sapporo ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-26
Hong Kong is stepping up plans to regulate the recycling of oil waste amid criticism it has been too slow to respond to the latest food scandal. These include a ban on raw materials used to make secon ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-18
The actor son of Hong Kong film star Jackie Chan faces up to three years in prison after he was formally arrested in China on drug-related charges, Shanghai Daily reported Thursday. Jaycee Chan was ta ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-18
Taiwanese actor Ko Chen-tung bowed and apologized to the public Friday after being released in Beijing following a 14-day detention for smoking marijuana, RTHK reported. "I made mistakes. No reason, n ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-29
... ina–North Korea border and in the Xinjiang region, as well as offshore oil smuggling in Fujian. But the government is now denying the claims, with the CNSA also apparently doing a rethink. Inner Mongo ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-26
Two volunteers from the Hong Kong Red Cross have returned after spending a month in Ebola-hit Liberia, RTHK reported Friday. They were given medical checks at the airport before leaving for home. The ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
Should foreigners pay more than locals? Ko Waiyin, a columnist at Apple Daily, has stirred debate on the issue with her article, "Thanks for discriminating against me". In her article published on Th ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
... wan, Hong Kong and mainland China. Taiwanese actor Ko Chen-tung was caught at a party hosted by Chan, China News reported. -Contact us at [email protected] AM/JP/AC/JL ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
... r in Hong Kong -- which is not too far from Guangzhou -- the government launched on Wednesday a preparedness and response plan for Ebola. Under the plan, a three-tier response level, which is adopted ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-21
Hong Kong superstar Jackie Chan apologized to the public Wednesday, nearly two days after his movie actor son was arrested in Beijing for alleged drug offenses. The elder Chan took to Weibo to take "s ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-21
Taiwan has lodged an official complaint with China over the latter's failure to inform Taipei promptly of the arrest in Beijing of Taiwanese actor Ko Chen-tung, RTHK reported Tuesday. Under a 2009 agr ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
The drug scandal involving Jaycee Chan and Taiwanese actor Ko Chen-tung may lead to a loss in advertisement endorsements worth several billion yuan, Tencent News reported Tuesday. Ko shot to stardom f ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-19
