Although Hong Kong is often regarded as a concrete jungle, one can still discover several hidden charms and enjoy many simple pleasures if one makes the effort. Just ask Géraldine Borio and Caroline ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-22
... sity that makes the nation interesting, Li says. Li is not questioning the importance of Putonghua, but suggests that it shouldn't come at the cost of Cantonese. "Putonghua is a must-learn, but that d ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
Spotify, the Swedish commercial music streaming platform, is pushing into video content and podcasts, weeks before Apple launches its own music streaming service. Chief executive Daniel Ek said Spotif ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-21
... s Beijing makes presence felt How press freedom in HK is being destroyed Is TVB turning into CCTVB? TVB staff unhappy with edit of police beating video ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-20
... on, which makes it quite impossible for him to buy another similar size flat in the same district,” the agent said. – Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
... e. That “makes it popular with project developers, but has obvious consequences for the balance sheet.” Yingli was the biggest panel maker in 2013 and slipped in 2014 after Trina Solar Ltd. shipped 3 ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-19
... ry, which makes the first rate hike very likely to be this summer. However, the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee revised the projected interest rate at the end of 2017 down by 60 basis poi ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-18
... ty, which makes no sense at all,” he says. Yet before long, his short article on the Tencent portal was subjected to a torrent of verbal abuse, the commenters labeling the journalist a "traitor" to th ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-18
... tary base makes good sense. First, its choices are limited. Apart from African countries, which have a traditional friendship with China, Pakistan is one of the very few other options. But setting up ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-18
... ty always makes people happy,” he says. Though he knows he will have to return to the States someday, he would like to stay in Hong Kong for a little while longer “for the community and the people her ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
... after ATV makes its exit, Hongkongers will have no choice but to watch TVB or to switch off the set if they do not subscribe to a pay-TV service. TVB provides five channels to more than two million ho ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
... ces. What makes people outrageous is that the federation deliberately used the innocent students as propaganda tools to pitch the political reform proposal. In fact, it is already unacceptable to ask ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel will become the first serving leader in the European Union to marry someone of the same sex -- and only the second worldwide -- in this tiny, mostly Catholic ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-15
September 3 is a statutory holiday in Hong Kong to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II. That makes Hong Kong one with China in celebrating the event. The government s ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... grows, it makes sense to come up with direct service to non-hub cities." Last year, the number of China's outbound leisure travellers topped 100 million, a new record. That number is expected to rise ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... inflation makes it difficult for businesses and consumers alike to service debt. Banks are reluctant to cut lending rates amid higher funding costs and rising defaults. Domestic lenders are expected t ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... rth Korea makes any provocation in our waters, we will strongly respond to it," Reuters cited South Korea's joint chiefs of staff as saying in a statement. North Korea's military threatened last week ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-14
... en, Johan makes it a point to visit different eateries to try their offerings. He thinks of food all the time -- when he’s meeting people, discovering new places, visiting the small islands or hiking ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
A Hong Kong company is building a 38-story residential tower in Midtown, the first condominium project in Manhattan by a Chinese developer without a local partner. Euro Properties recently unveiled 11 ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
... oup which makes refrigerators, washing machines and air-conditioners, said the decision was prompted by global overcapacity and a shift to advanced manufacturing. In recent years, Haier has bought New ...More
EJ Insight2015-05-13
