... the other side of the coin, Hong Kong firms, just like their lackluster share prices, had little revenue growth last year, and so can afford little by way of bonus growth. Companies like Cathay Pacifi ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-29
... lf at our side and you'll defend a noble cause'. In reality, you will discover hell on earth and will die alone, far from home," the statements read. The video was posted on a new website (www.stop-dj ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-29
... ed supply-side factors, as banks have become more prudent in extending credit due to liquidity concerns. The loan-to-deposit ratio of local banks stood at 72 percent for 2014, a level that Yuen descri ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-29
In a car, blind spots are the areas of the road that the rearview and side-view mirrors do not show. A driver must constantly be aware of them – and of the potentially deadly perils they can conceal. ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-28
... put them side by side, you'd be hard pressed to tell them apart. However, their fortunes are vastly different. When an Apple Daily reporter recently visited to a Jini shop, there was no customer at a ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-28
... s. The president and First Lady were in India at the time of the incident. The couple’s school-age daughters had remained behind in Washington, where they are usually cared for by Michelle Obama’s mot ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-27
... in on the side of pro-democracy activists, the move merited a three-page article in pro-Beijing newspaper Wen Wei Po about his supposed failings to ensure teaching quality. Also, he was accused of all ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-26
... the weak side and the Swiss franc experience is a less common example of exiting the link on the strong side. Switzerland’s central bank stunned markets Thursday when it abandoned the currency peg, w ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-16
... . The two sides had been discussing a new north-south air route on the west side of the median line dividing the Taiwan Strait, but talks had not yet finished, the ministry was quoted as saying. – Con ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-15
... if either side clearly takes the wishes of the majority into account, he said. Also, he said the universal suffrage model proposed by the National People’s Congress is a reference. He does not plan to ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
... le supply-side revolution because what we are really trying to do is to position India for a decade or more of sustainable, non-inflationary 7-8 per cent GDP growth. It’s only if we can achieve those ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
... rr on the side of tighter monetary policy. But there are other factors that also suggest official policy will stay tighter than the bond markets imply, the report said. A rising US dollar is pushing d ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-12
... t was the side effect of the medication that might have led him to take a nap. Of course, it couldn't be the Chief Secretary's weighty speech that lulled him into dreamland. -- Contact us at english@h ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-08
... emocratic side is endorsed by half of the nominating committee, voters in Hong Kong can choose from the three candidates. But since the proposal still acknowledges the authority of the nominating body ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-08
... uit box upside down and marking on it his name and the quantity that he wants. Dealers will not sell the preordered fruits to another reseller. During the peak hours, dealers are unable to keep an eye ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
... , when president Franklin D. Roosevelt prematurely reduced the New Deal stimulus and thereby threw the United States back into recession. Well, Congress and the White House did indeed play the austeri ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-06
... negative side-effects and that the district won't be able to preserve its old charm and way of life. Gentrification is a common term in urban planning. It refers to shifts in urban community lifestyl ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-29
... h local residents do need a flat, they don’t necessarily want to buy one. In fact, many who favour mobility would rather rent than buy. In his campaign platform back in 2012, Leung promised that, if e ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-23
... the other side of the wormhole, handing control of the city government over to the general public is a smart business move. "Aiya, whaddya mean need license, constable sir?" And hassles about illegal ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-23
... ussian President Vladimir Putin said the currency would eventually rise again. Wang, speaking to reporters over the weekend, said Russia also had the "wisdom" to get out of difficulties, the newspaper ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-22
