The subject of censorship is one that is both thorny and intricate. It is thorny, in the sense that few ever explicitly discuss it in places where it is most prevalent; it is intricate, in that censor ...More
EJ Insight2024-04-24
In March 1977, representatives from 116 countries gathered in Mar del Plata, Argentina, for the inaugural United Nations Water Conference. At the time, the event received very little attention. Global ...More
EJ Insight2023-11-03
In our collective imagination, the Himalayas – the roof of the world – are an archetype: glistening white, distant, even otherworldly. Climbing them is proof of humanity’s daring, courage, and drive – ...More
EJ Insight2023-05-16
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month seemed to bode ill for the global clean-energy race. Just as recently enacted US investment packages and the rest of President Joe Biden’s climate dreams ...More
EJ Insight2023-04-18
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in northern California and Signature Bank in New York are the largest bank busts since 2008. Regional and mid-sized bank stocks have tanked, and depositors and busi ...More
EJ Insight2023-03-17
When it burst into the mainstream several years ago, the sustainable investment movement met relatively little resistance as it sought to persuade managers and shareholders to shift their focus from s ...More
EJ Insight2023-02-27
Until fairly recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping touted his zero-COVID policy as proof that authoritarian one-party states like China are better equipped to deal with pandemics (or any other crisis ...More
EJ Insight2023-01-18
When I took my children to receive their polio vaccines a few years ago, I thought about how lucky we are to live in a place where we can access lifesaving interventions with such ease. We didn’t need ...More
EJ Insight2022-10-17
Hong Kong retail businesses have long been making successful waves within their regional markets. However, for a brand to become a truly global player, expansion outside of the Asian market is a vital ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-07
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped attitudes toward public health, fiscal policy, and the state’s role in the economy. Demands for greater supply-chain resilience and strategic autonomy in developing ...More
EJ Insight2022-06-07
The past few years have been extraordinarily treacherou ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightNeville Lai, Brian YS Wong2022年04月14日
The past few years have been extraordinarily treacherous for Hong Kong. The 2019 anti-extradition bill protests exacerbated long-standing grievances and divergences between the mainland and Hong Kong, ...More
EJ Insight2022-04-12
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is radically redrawing the global economic, political, and security landscape. Politically, it is pushing Russia away from Europe. It has redoubled NATO members’ commitmen ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-14
The Hong Kong Ballet has just premiered a brand new production of “The Nutcracker” last weekend. It is the second full-length ballet specially created by the company by its artistic director Septime W ...More
EJ Insight2021-12-14
In May this year, it was reported that another unicorn (a startup company with a valuation of at least US$1 billion and having been established for less than 10 years) has joined the Cyberport communi ...More
EJ Insight2021-10-11
