It is too soon to predict the long-run arc of the coronavirus outbreak. But it is not too soon to recognize that the next global recession could be around the corner – and that it may look a lot diffe ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-03
... in the US may be forced to leave the country. The four outlets were among five designated by the US as foreign embassies earlier this month, as a first step of this move. Further action Tensions betwe ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-03
... ne, which may be adjusted up or down depending on how many iPhones are eligible, with a minimum total payout of US$310 million. Apple denied wrongdoing and settled the nationwide case to avoid the bur ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-03
... trictions may expand. The head of the US Food and Drug Administration said US industry expects to have the capacity to perform 1 million coronavirus tests by the end of the week. The global death toll ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-03
... outbreak may only have a short-term impact, but the months-long social unrest last year will have much far-reaching effect on the city’s property market values. This is not to say prime commercial pr ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-02
... that she may be able to hang on to her job for the time being. The reason why the pro-establishment camp is keeping Lam at arm’s length is simple: the SAR administration, under her leadership, has do ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-02
... sentiment may yet turn against China. South Korea, for instance, is resentful that while it didn’t force Chinese travelers to be quarantined, its people now have to endure this in China. Bruce Aylward ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-02
... me people may have set off a fire deliberately. – Contact us at [email protected] TL/JC/RC ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-02
The outbreak of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, that began in Wuhan, China, may well turn into a global pandemic. Nearly 50 countries have confirmed cases of the virus, with the precise nature of the t ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-02
... ing until May flights to Milan in northern Italy where most of that country’s coronavirus cases have been reported. Flights will continue to Rome. American Airlines Group Inc. announced a similar move ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-02
As expected, public attention has been focused on the HK$10,000 cash handouts offered by Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po in his latest budget. It is estimated that up to 7 million citizens are eli ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
... ule, Chan may be facing another, even more daunting, task in the coming days: how to minimize the fiscal deficits of the government. According to a government source, the government could effectively ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
... ng sector may be spilling over to the rest of the economy, and will eventually drive the unemployment rate higher. An alternative view, one that we share, is that the drop in job openings reflects in ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
... in China may slow. As we watch the situation unfold, three broader risks to the global economy are also becoming more apparent. The first risk is obviously in China itself. While the precise origins ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
Baidu Inc., China’s biggest search engine company, said first-quarter revenue could fall as much as 13 percent from a year earlier as the coronavirus epidemic puts the brakes on economic activity and ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
... ald Trump may hold a phone call to discuss Idlib after the attack on Turkish soldiers, two Turkish officials told Reuters. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces, supported by relentless Russian ai ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
... C said in May 2018 it was investigating reports that a website flaw could have allowed the location of mobile phone customers to be tracked. That probe expanded into other uses of consumers’ location ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
... a vaccine may take up to 18 months to develop. Misinformation 'epidemic' Iran extended closures of cinemas, cultural events and conferences for another week and called off Friday prayers in some citie ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-28
... indicated may cause unnecessary cost, procurement burden and create a false sense of security that can lead to neglecting other essential measures such as hand hygiene practices,” the WHO said in a ge ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-27
... e, but it may take some time before the money can be disbursed because the proposal, along with other items in the latest budget, will have to be scrutinized by the Legislative Council. The 2020-21 Ap ...More
EJ Insight2020-02-27
