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
As the old saying goes, it is always the little things in life that count, and it appears Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying is a firm believer in this proverb. In his latest Policy Address, our chief ex ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-15
The start of the year saw stocks related to the military industry gaining investors' favor. As tensions in the South China Sea mount, countries step up moves to strengthen their military capabilities. ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-11
As China seeks a structural shift in its economy by focusing more on domestic consumption and reducing the reliance on exports, the stock markets could see further gyrations in 2016. Old economy firms ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-09
China’s State Council has given a mandate to a Sino-German industrial park in Shenyang to spearhead the transformation of northeastern China and drive the region's industrial sector to become more int ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-08
Dalian Wanda Group has a workforce of more than 90,000 and runs operations in over 100 cities, but its founder Wang Jianlin remains aggressive as ever in pursuing expansion opportunities. As managemen ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-07
It's a new year. I think the Hong Kong government should start making laws to regulate several new technologies. First, the hoverboard. Most of the hoverboards we see in Hong Kong were made by mainlan ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-05
Whoever thinks Hong Kong is a cool place should take a look at Singapore because it is a mini paradise and an efficient one at that. Yes, the heat is unbearable, which is odd when you think of Christm ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-31
Remember those days when you stood in line outside a store to make a phone call? Or you were paged by a receptionist to take a call ("Mr Chan, line two please") in a dim sum restaurant? If you do, yo ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-29
Hong Kong's retail sector can bounce back from the current sluggish phase, as it did in the past in the wake of the 2003 SARS crisis and the 2008 global financial meltdown, an industry chief says. "Ho ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-28
