With the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect set to be launched in about a month, securities firms and banks are raising funds and offering low commission fees to pull in investors. Bright Smart Securiti ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-08
Alibaba Group will be the sole China distributor of Angry Birds Stella, a newly launched mobile game from Finnish Rovio Entertainment Ltd. The Chinese e-commerce giant will distribute the Android vers ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-04
It's getting a lot more interesting. On the one hand, Occupy Central and its pro-democracy backers are admitting their popular support is waning. On the other, the government is ratcheting up a public ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-04
Don’t trust the safety of your food in China? Baidu says it has the answer. The Chinese search-engine giant on Wednesday rolled out a set of “smart chopsticks”, known as Kuaisou in Chinese, that it sa ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-04
In the investment world, Li Ka-shing is the name on everyone's lips. Now the billionaire, who has a tech streak in him, has lent his name to a smart cup which is on pre-sales at a price of US$99. Hori ...More
EJ Insight2014-09-02
Ever wondered why sheep close ranks and go in one direction if prompted by a leader and why politicians tend to disagree? The first part of the riddle has been unraveled by scientists. The second part ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
The iWatch may be coming earlier than everyone thought. Apple Inc will launch its wearable device in September alongside the new iPhone 6 handsets, media reports said. Tech blog Re/Code was quoted as ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-28
When it comes to stock picking, David Webb, a.k.a. Long Hair in Hong Kong's financial circle, always holds a special place in the hearts and minds of investors. The corporate activist has a strong tra ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-27
A government-backed index that ranks companies on profit measures such as return on equity as well as market value is changing corporate behavior in Japan, Bloomberg News reported. Launched in January ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-27
Would you fly in a windowless plane? In fact, you could be on one in the not-too-distant-future at the rate technology is transforming aircraft design in the search for fuel efficiency. So, instead of ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-26
It's trendy in China to be accompanied by furry friends. And people are willing to spend more and more money on their pets, turning the pet industry into a lucrative business opportunity. At the 17th ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
A government-subsidized housing estate in Hong Kong's Tai O area can bring down its proposed management fee by up to 10 percent if the owners' committee changes some preset requirements outlined by th ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-25
It wasn’t long after people began taking photos of themselves on their smartphones that the word “selfie” became part of our lives. It’s such a cute little word that stands for a big concept that conj ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-22
For today's mothers, there are a number of ways to keep kids busy during summer and keep them from interfering with the household chores. Before there's television; now it's video games -- whether pla ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-21
Customers of Taobao Marketplace Hong Kong, the business-to-consumer online platform of Alibaba Group, can save more than 50 percent in delivery charges thanks to a new logistics partnership. Consumers ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
You can almost feel it in the air. The froth and foam on markets of all shapes and sizes all over the world. There’s nothing like a rising market to lift our mood. But what if the rising market is … a ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-20
Smart kids don't answer when their parents phone, do they? Now a Texas mom has developed a tool to help frustrated parents outsmart kids who have been ignoring their calls. The hidden tool? An app to ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-19
Samsung Electronics has acquired SmartThings, a US-based firm that enables a variety of home appliances to be connected to the Internet, Financial Times reported. The acquisition of the three-year-old ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
Electrolux, the world's No. 2 maker of home appliances, is in talks to buy General Electric's household appliance business, Reuters reported Friday. GE said it is evaluating options for the home appli ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-15
If nothing else, the battle between pro-democracy and pro-Beijing forces for the hearts and minds of Hong Kong people is turning our fair city into a highly politicized society. This all seems to come ...More
EJ Insight2014-08-14
