There have been quite a few calls on the Hong Kong government to draw on the experience and wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore who passed away recently. The calls sound lo ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-14
... 0493.HK), Wisdom Holdings Group (01661.HK), Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. (00268.HK) and CIMC Enric Holdings Ltd. (03899.HK), among other stocks. The brokerage described opportunities ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-09
There must be some investment wisdom in this Chinese proverb: “He that travels far knows much.” For Rahul Chadha, co-chief investment officer of Mirae Asset Global Investments, one can discover inves ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-09
"Age is an issue of mind over matter," Mark Twain once said. "If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." This nugget of wisdom applies even to a Hong Kong-listed company. Consider the case of real estate ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-02
... inize the wisdom of the self-funded model but also try to find out if the city needs the project in the first place. In fact, some lawmakers, including Liberal Party's James Tien, believe that the fun ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-25
... rom Lee’s wisdom to improve the governance of the then British colony. I wrote back then that why Lee could command the mandate of his people was because he was popular among Singaporeans: he stopped ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-25
... ventional wisdom suggests QE on the massive scale seen in recent years will inevitably bring runaway inflation, but we are now in a different world. Data from major economies with perceived excessive ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-17
Conventional wisdom has it that the renminbi has come under severe depreciation pressure due to capital flight and that it is likely to have a serious negative impact on China's financial system. Some ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
Conventional wisdom has it that China has built up an excessive amount of debt that would crush its economy sooner or later. The following debt data has often been cited as a warning of the nation's ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-13
... said the wisdom of successful people has been gained from the numerous mistakes they’ve made. You could make mistakes every day in the financial sector, and all these mistakes you’ve made will become ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-06
Conventional wisdom has it that margin trading has been fueling most of China’s A share rally since 2014. So when the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) announced stricter rules on margin fina ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-03
... of great wisdom and courage would never behave like that. Hong Kong’s misery today is in fact the result of a joint scam between China and Britain back in 1984. Like many of my fellow citizens in the ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
... share my wisdom with everyone." Tung said he will keep expressing his views whenever Hong Kong is faced with major issues. The comments came after some lawmakers from the pan-democratic camp criticiz ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
... oning the wisdom of introducing more competition for them. Immigration consultant Eddie Kwan King-hung said he welcomed the government’s proposals, as eligible applicants can now increase their chance ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-16
... political wisdom by taking the initiative, outperforming other pan-democrat figures who have become so disoriented after the Occupy Movement, Benny Tai yiu-ting and his two colleagues, who have become ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-15
... doubt the wisdom and effectiveness of Ho's plan. Why try to influence an outcome after the fact? What's the real reason for such action? Democratic Party chief Emily Lau said the best way Ho could get ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
... about the wisdom of this. If Leung uses his policy address to unveil new measures to make our society fairer, it would be political idiocy for the democracy camp legislators to use non-cooperation to ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-30
... had the "wisdom" to get out of difficulties, the newspaper reported Monday. "If the Russian side needs, we will provide necessary assistance within our capacity," he said, noting that the two countri ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-22
... political wisdom and flexibility more than ever for our finance chief "to look after the government's books". This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Dec. 18. Translation by Alan Le ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-19
... erly with wisdom and open-mindedness. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Dec. 16. Translation by Alan Lee -- Contact us at [email protected] RC ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-17
