Jailed localist activist Edward Leung Tin-kei, who was convicted of rioting in connection with the unrest in Mong Kok in 2016, was only fighting for the rights of street hawkers on the night of the in ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-10
Douban, China’s fifth most popular social media platform, was virtually shut down over the weekend. The website is mainly for reviewing books and movies, but users also share photos and post messages ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-10
... lism resulting from violent protests over the long holiday weekend after the government announced a ban on wearing face masks during public assemblies. Among the closed stations are Mong Kok on the T ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-09
... about cutting costs. Having lost customers to EV brands like Tesla, GM is under a lot of pressure to transform itself to compete more aggressively in this new segment, leaving it with little room to ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-09
An 18-year-old man and a 38-year-old woman are to stand trial after they became the first individuals to be charged with violating the anti-mask law that took effect on Saturday. The two appeared on M ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-08
... D), presenting it as an alternative location choice for enterprises. Amid this effort, a student named Issac Chan Tin-chou from the Department of Urban Planning and Design at the University of Hong K ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-08
... olence, noting that their support or acquiescence of the violence exacerbates the situation. “So what is important is that everybody comes out to say ‘No, society will not accept violence. Violence is ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-05
... also targeting Europe and Japan. The United States wants to reverse the so-called unfair trade deals, and the ultimate goal is to achieve zero tariffs, zero barriers and zero subsidies. Trump recently ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-04
... sive marketing, low commission and user-friendly mobile app, the San Francisco-based brokerage has become the largest online broker. It now has over 12 million active users and manages over US$3.7 tri ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-04
... s, eradicating polio, and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The three-hour-long documentary has three episodes. The first two episodes cover the basics of Gates’ life: his childhood, early days of Mi ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-03
Anti-government protesters went on a rampage in several districts on Wednesday night, setting fires and trashing shops and MTR facilities as they vented their anger over the shooting of a teenage stud ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-03
... point, lifting its market capitalization to a peak of US$12.5 billion. But the glory proved to be short-lived. NIO did have a great window of opportunity. When it launched its first model ES8 in 2017, ...More
EJ Insight2019-10-02
... Since existing shareholders including SoftBank no longer wanted to invest more in the company, WeWork became even more desperate to tap the public market for more capital. However, the market has alre ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-30
... their destination being the government headquarters in Admiralty, the Hong Kong Economic Journal reports. After 2 p.m., police told the crowd that they were taking part in an unlawful assembly as org ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-30
Beijing’s newly-built Daxin International Airport has opened days before the nation's 70th anniversary celebrations. The new airport, costing about 80 billion yuan (US$11 billion), was designed by fam ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-30
A man and a woman were arrested after police dispersed a crowd of protesters vandalizing facilities at the Sha Tin MTR Station on Wednesday night. MTR Corp. closed the station temporarily to ensure th ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-26
... of the meeting. “Deep wounds have been opened in our society. These will take time to heal,” Lam said in her NYT article. “But it remains this government’s hope that conversation will triumph over con ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-26
Thomas Cook, the world’s oldest travel company, declared bankruptcy on Monday. After 178 years of being the biggest British name in holiday booking and inventing guided tours, the firm has gone bust. ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-26
... ed men in Tin Shui Wai. The Apple Daily reporter said she had been receiving multiple anonymous phone calls since Friday, adding that one of the callers mentioned her name. She had been providing live ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-25
A pro-democracy lawmaker who was assaulted by a group of masked men on Tuesday has said the intimidation tactics won't deter him from continuing his fight to protect the interests of Hong Kong people. ...More
EJ Insight2019-09-25
