So far this series on my favorite Chinese stocks has focused on big names like Tencent (00700.HK) and Fosun International (00656.HK), which are sector leaders with strong, focused management. But hidi ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-01
Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah on Wednesday delivered his ninth budget speech. The top finance official has a history of vastly underestimating the city's surplus/deficit. But he has won grea ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-27
US President Barack Obama launched a final push to persuade Congress to close the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, despite strong opposition from lawmakers who do not want detainees transfe ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-24
Since the beginning of the year, I have set up four working groups made up of tech experts and small business owners to look into how the government can speed up the development of financial technolog ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-23
The MSCI World Index has decreased 20 percent this year, indicating a technical bear market. Meanwhile, risk-aversion assets like the Japanese yen, gold and public utilities stocks have outperformed ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-15
Whenever some South Korean drama featuring the main character playing saxophone is on, or when a sax-themed movie is showing, there's typically a surge in people trying to learn the instrument. Many H ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-13
What Hong Kong investors care the most about are four things: US dollar, oil price, gold price, and the stock markets in mainland China and Hong Kong. In the year of the Monkey, I believe the US doll ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-11
US politics has been captured by terrorists. In December, polls showed that one in six Americans, about 16 percent of the population, now identify terrorism as the most important national problem, up ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
Slowdown or not, the right products help ensure a healthy business in whatever environment. A case in point is the smart electronics market in the mainland. During the Double 11 shopping event organiz ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-04
The Japanese central bank surprised the market last week by setting a negative interest rate. The move has generated concern about a sustained devaluation of yen. However, a closer look at the decisi ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-04
Google parent Alphabet Inc. said Amit Singhal, the longtime chief of its internet search business, will leave the company and be replaced by the head of the technology giant's artificial intelligence ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-04
In politics, there's nothing like being thick-skinned. What else can you make of Leung Chun-ying's latest flap and his comeback that was worse than the gaffe? Leung marked the Democratic Party's anniv ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying's fourth policy address has failed to boost his record-low ratings. I think it lacked long-term planning and opened himself to criticism. Two worthwhile initiatives. Th ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-01
Last October, research firm IDC outlined the most outstanding Smart City Initiatives across Asia Pacific (excluding Japan) in its 2015 Smart City Evolution Index competition. Hong Kong's Science Park ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
India is launching a US$7.5 billion effort to provide 20 cities with uninterrupted power and water supplies, proper sanitation and public transport, giving them European-level living standards. Thirte ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-29
Plunging stock prices and lackluster trading are not necessarily bad news, if you know how to manage the gloom. Local brokerage Bright Smart Securities (01248.HK) distributed HK$1 million worth of gif ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
During the campaign leading up to Taiwan’s Jan. 16 elections, Tsai Ing-wen, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party, took part in singing the national anthem at public events, but her lips visibly ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
One’s achievement should not be evaluated by him/herself but by others. Influential people may worry about losing their authority, but the irony is, those who are most respected are humble people who ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-19
The mainland stock markets are being dragged down on one side by weak investor confidence amid a decelerating economy and on the other side by overseas short sellers of the renminbi. Unlike what the g ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
I attended the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas days ago. The CES is a showcase of the world’s technology development. This year, I didn't see as many revolutionary products as it had in ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
