... Work, boosting its share in the company to 80 percent from 30 percent. So what to do with a company that is burning cash so aggressively but showing no clear signs of being able to achieve profitabili ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-07
Meituan Dianping (03690.HK), China's largest online food delivery-to-ticketing services platform, has surged over 120 percent year-to-date. It’s one of the very few successful examples of the cash-bu ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-06
The US economy seems to be on a roll. The job market is strong, as reflected by the 128,000 increase in non-farm payrolls in October, beating the market estimate of 75,000. Meanwhile, the US purchasin ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-05
... sh circulating in the local market, the pace of rate hike had been lagging behind that of the US. So even though the Federal Reserve eased the rate last week, Hong Kong was not expected to follow. But ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-04
Anti-government protesters clashed with police in various districts across Hong Kong over the weekend, resulting in multiple arrests and several people getting injured. On Sunday, a demonstration in ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-04
... h will continue to bring new opportunities. As such, the overall outlook is not necessarily gloomy. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Oct 31 Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese ...More
EJ Insight2019-11-01
... for a listing -- it could potentially surpass Meituan Dianping (03692.HK) to become the third most valuable internet company in China. ByteDance has quickly emerged as the nation’s third-largest soci ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-31
... goods continues to grow. The luxury giant now has a market value of US$215 billion, with a debt ratio of only 28 percent. As such, it is in a strong financial position to make the acquisition. LVMH’s ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-30
... Road near Tin King Estate. Declaring that they were feeling unwell, some of those people claimed that they saw white smoke wafting from an area, and that the smoke triggered problems such as watery ey ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-29
... till operating well. Though the protests are the key factor behind the closure of Ding’s Club, the case also shows the intense competition among high-end restaurants, particularly in the Central busin ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-29
Taiwan’s main stock index has gone up about 19 percent year to date, putting the benchmark within striking distance of its all-time high of 1990, led by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company or T ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-28
Hong Kong government will be giving cash incentives to travel agencies, HK$120 for each inbound tourist who stays overnight and HK$100 for each outbound tourist. The move is aimed at helping local tra ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-25
China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest pace in 27 years in the third quarter. Semi-government think tank China Finance 40 Forum (CF40) suggested that the government should cut interest rates an ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-24
China has overtaken the United States in the number of rich people for the first time, according to a report by Credit Suisse. There are 100 million Chinese among the top 10 percent of the world's ric ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-23
... participating in an anti-government rally on Hong Kong island earlier in the day, other rail passengers and passers-by also fell victim to the violence. At least 45 people were injured in the attack ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-22
First organized in 2014, the World Internet Conference, also known as the Wuzhen Summit, has attracted an increasingly bigger attendance each year. In fact, we can spot some interesting trends from th ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-22
... onal reporting [Chinese version 中文版] – Contact us at [email protected] RT/CG ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-21
... y more listings of flats offered at the lower end of the price spectrum. For those who had been planning to buy their own homes, they now certainly have more choices. Amid this, the government has ann ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-18
... nd was beating Han by over 12 percentage points in public backing at one point. Nevertheless, fresh opinion polls show Han’s support rate has begun improving, and the gap with Tsai has narrowed to 7 t ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-17
