... ted to cutting-edge technologies like AI and biotechnology. Everyday applications such as mobile apps tracking the number of steps people walk in a day and electronic medical records are all examples ...More
EJ Insight2021-04-30
Workers at a construction site at the Lam Tin-Tseung Kwan O Tunnel will have to undergo mandatory testing once again following a second coronavirus outbreak there, Health officials said. The site saw ...More
EJ Insight2021-01-04
... nge of destinations, at home and abroad. Zhuhai airport opened in 1995, with a total investment of six billion yuan, and lost money every year until 2008. Beijing designated it as a local airport and ...More
EJ Insight2020-12-21
... umnist Ko Tin-yau, quoting an internal speech from chief executive Zheng Huang. To kick off the hard-core hardworking model in the hard nose market, he asked his 6,000 staff to adjust to a structural ...More
EJ Insight2020-10-14
... s anticipating a grim first quarter. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on March 31 Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-31
... d to splitting their staff into two teams, one working from home and the other working in the office. Some banks have also set up a back-up office and allow the two teams to operate simultaneously. Th ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-31
Internet and technology stocks have been relatively resilient amid the recent market sell-offs triggered by the coronavirus outbreak. The common rationale is that people are using more digital service ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-30
... ses, resulting in cancellation of phone accounts. While explanations such as these do sound logical, industry veterans, however, believe the huge loss of mobile users largely has to do with dwindling ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-25
Singapore-based bookstore chain Popular announced last week the closure of all its 16 Hong Kong stores, downing shutters after operating in the city for over four decades. While the shutdown came agai ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-23
... . Distributing the cash to 250 million citizens would mean way more work than what Hong Kong, a city of over 7 million people, did. Besides, the US has no experience in such large-scale cash handouts. ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-20
... s have continued to increase sharply, indicating the measures have not been effective so far. The lockdowns might have come too late. People from southern Europe are used to hugging and kissing each o ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-18
To curb the spread of Covid-19, China has implemented a national lockdown since Jan. 22, and most cities have adopted mandatory quarantine. Such efforts have begun to pay off. Companies have begun to ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-17
... s. Interestingly, the group operates under the name Chia Tai Group in mainland China, but is widely known as the Charoen Pokphand Group in Thailand and other parts of the world. The CP Group traces it ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-16
... omeone continually getting promoted to the next level until the person could no longer handle the job. In a certain way, Lam could represent sought-after talent for most bosses given her capability, s ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-12
... oline, hurting leading US electric vehicle makers like Tesla. As the world’s largest oil buyer, China appears to be the biggest winner as the oil price tumbles. China imported 8.4 million bpd in 2018, ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-11
The Hong Kong Police Force has been accused of obstructing journalists covering clashes between protesters and officers in two public events on Sunday. In a letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-10
