... r remains king in invoicing, with the euro a distant second. Even the shares of the Japanese yen and the British pound, though very small, are still higher than that of the renminbi. The IMF’s decisio ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-05
... he IPO rankings reflects not so much its own failings but the growing ability of rivals from Jakarta to Bangkok to convince local issuers to stay at home instead of flocking to the regional hub. Indon ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-31
... . The thinking of Leung and his underlings seems to be this: as Hong Kong has long been “liberated” from Brits, it’s time to bring the city to the party’s heel. With his moves, Leung has now created m ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
... cally cracking down on dissent; it has banned Thaksin-aligned politicians from entering politics, and is trying to impose a new constitution. And Thailand’s troubles may be about to worsen: With King ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-30
... chool; Au King-chi, former permanent secretary for financial services and the treasury; and Chen Shuang, chief executive of China Everbright Ltd. (00165.HK), a financial services firm. The center is e ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-24
... as at the King Power duty-free shop in Bangkok, chinesedaily.com, a US-based news website, reports. A Thai person uploaded the video clip on social media March 18, prompting a deluge of comments from ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-21
Forgive the Cantonese for mixing up ice and snow. After all, snow is something seen here once in a hundred years, if that often. The China Mail reported snow on The Peak on Jan. 17, 1893, when roofs ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-19
Egypt's Queen Nefertiti has historians and archaeologists excited again 700 years after her death with the discovery of her long-lost burial site. The secret chamber lies behind the tomb of King Tutan ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-18
... ert Cheng King-hon, who was replaced in 2013, midway during his six-year tenure, said he believed that Chu was “made to step down”, since he possesses the perfect qualifications and experience for the ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-17
... Kelvin Wu King-shiu said the subsidiary, HMV M&E Ltd., will continue to run HMV's business through China 3D, which will benefit from HMV's physical and online platforms. HMV M&E wholly owns HM ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-16
... 30,000, a king's ransom back then. As more housing estates rose in Cheung Sha Wan, Butterfly Valley, which is next to Lai Chi Kok, also became widely known to the public. In fact, as early as in the 1 ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-12
Ever thought about why we are paying so much for a subway ride, or why we deserve transport subsidy as seen in first-tier cities in China? Well, that's the talking point of the first issue of media ou ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-11
... rk in the kingdom, mostly in low-paid jobs Saudis spurn such as construction, domestic service and retailing. The Philippines, which accounts for one million of that number, has been contacting Saudi ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-08
... ear, erhu king Wong Kwok-tong, 76, and his soprano wife Li Yuen-yung lost HK$22.8 million to such fraudsters. Which is why this latest phone scam is no longer news but we will keep running stories lik ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-07
... n as the "King of the New Territories" -- is expected to be nominated as the party's chairman. The establishment of the party reflects a split in the pro-Beijing camp. That camp includes the DAB, the ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-02
... illy Fung King-yan, former president of the HKU Students’ Union, was expelled from a university council meeting two days earlier. Fung was barred from the meeting, which took place at the Hong Kong Co ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-26
... he Monkey King 2 (西遊記之孫悟空三打白骨精). The fact is that while mainlanders may take in Beijing's rhetoric on how Hong Kong is degenerating into quasi anarchy, many people are still happy to spend a night in ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-25
... keeps seeking extra funding for white elephants such as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, Express Rail Link and Liantang Boundary Control Point. It even bypassed the public works subcommittee of Leg ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
The University of Hong Kong's governing council ejected Billy Fung King-yan, former president of the HKU Students’ Union, from its meeting on Tuesday after he refused to sign a commitment to ensure th ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
... . Monkey King 2, a Hong Kong-Chinese fantasy firm, is also reportedly going strong. While the biggest portion of moviegoers continued to come from large cities, it's the third and fourth tier places ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-22
