Google Inc. is building a new mobile messaging service that uses artificial intelligence and chatbot technology, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed sources. It is an attempt by the inter ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
Back in 2009, when Hong Kong was still reeling from the global financial crisis and few had heard of the term startup or co-working space, Cyberport completed its first Smart-Space. The city now has o ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
Hong Kong used to be full of vibrant new ideas and energetic talent that helped transform it into a global metropolis. But in the 18 years since the handover to China, it has been losing that competit ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
Building a "smart" city involves massive amount of data. For governments seeking to build such cities, the key issue is how to collect, optimize, store, process and analyze data to make models and pre ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
Earlier this year, the Hong Kong government raised in the chief executive's policy address the feasibility of developing a "smart city" in Kowloon East. In October, IDC Asia Pacific announced the mos ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
After coming under growing assault over the last two years from the private sector, state-run behemoth UnionPay is finally fighting back by launching a mobile-based payment service to counter rival pr ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
The government launched a three-month public consultation Friday on the implementation of an electronic road pricing (ERP) pilot scheme to address the problem of worsening traffic congestion in Hong K ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
Billionaire Manoj Bhargava made his fortune selling 5-Hour Energy drinks in gasoline stations and convenience stores across the United States. Now Bhargava, 62, is turning to Asia to commercialize his ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-15
PayPal, GoSwiff, Zopa, Fidor – nimble digital brands are radically disrupting financial services. While traditional banks are investing heavily in developing and promoting their own digital services, ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-12
Singapore is a topic of great interest to Hongkongers of all political inclinations. Some see the Lion City as a role model. Others regard it as a vivid example of everything Hong Kong should avoid, f ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-09
The Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Bureau has finally been set up. Its first head, Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung, has released nine key areas on which it will concentrate its efforts. It’s an importa ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-30
Hysterical employers, triads, screaming children, molesters and lawsuits are just a few of the problems Candy Li has dealt with since she launched her business three years ago. When Li decided to go i ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-28
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is expecting Internet Plus to bring the disruptive innovations in consumer services to industrial production, ultimately leading to higher productivity and a stronger econom ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-28
Shareholders have rejected a proposed merger between Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings Ltd. (01038.HK) and Power Assets Holdings Ltd. (00006.HK). After the two companies announced the plan, prices o ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-26
The Shanghai Composite Index has been hovering around 3,600 points over the last two weeks. Investors have run out of patience, and the Shanghai market dropped more than 1 percent on Tuesday morning. ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-25
Manufacturing used to account for a quarter of Hong Kong's economic output at one time, but its share has now fallen to just around one percent. To revive the sector, businessmen are calling on the g ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-25
Mass data storage systems are at their lowest price thanks to cheaper chips and faster computing. Digitization and improved database tools are making it easier to search huge data sets. Increased int ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
After almost a year of delay due to partisan gridlock in the Legislative Council, Nicholas Yang Wei-hsiung was finally sworn in as the secretary for innovation and technology last week. At his first n ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-24
The People’s Bank of China has tried its best to undertake market reforms. However, mainland banks have yet to feel any dramatic drop in their debt costs. Currently, the cost for wealth management pro ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
At traditional stores, good salesmen know their customers' preferences, remember what they bought earlier and won't miss the chance to recommend items that would be of interest whenever the customers ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-18
