A young man who was set to become a cadet police officer has died after falling from a high-rise residential building in Mid-Levels West on Sunday, in what appears to be a case of suicide. According ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-20
A couple believed to be troubled by chronic illnesses decided to end it all by jumping off Stonecutters Bridge. The body of the woman, a 56-year-old surnamed Ng, was found off Tai Lam in Tuen Mun at a ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-09
A 13-year-old boy died after he jumped from a high-rise apartment building in Hong Kong late Tuesday. The teen, who has a history of emotional problems, threw himself from a window after being scolde ...More
EJ Insight2017-03-02
A 58-year-old man plunged to his death Wednesday morning from his home in a high-rise building in Diamond Hill while his 56-year-old wife was found dead in her bed. The man, surnamed Au, might have ki ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-16
A 15-year-old secondary student plunged to his death on Sunday in Ma On Shan, the third such case in eight days. The boy is believed to have jumped off the roof of Kam Pong House in Kam Tai Court arou ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-13
Carrie Lam’s electioneering appears to have degenerated into a farce of common sense-defying gaffes. First, the former No. 2 official fumbled as she took on the formidable challenge of using an Octopu ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-08
Calls for a review of the education system are growing after the back-to-back suicides of two young students soon after the Lunar New Year holidays. The victims were a 13-year-old girl and a 16-year-o ...More
EJ Insight2017-02-07
Macau police are investigating why a family of four from India committed suicide in a luxury hotel. Two family members died and two are in hospital with their condition unknown, Ming Pao Daily reports ...More
EJ Insight2017-01-19
More and more philanthropists from Hong Kong and Singapore are considering starting new charity projects or expanding existing programs in China after the country passed its first charity law in March ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-24
The winners of “Hong Kong’s Top Story 2016”, an English-language writing competition, have been named, and you can enjoy reading their stories below. This year, Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Radio ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-19
A 52-year-old police sergeant is believed to have killed himself on Thursday morning because of grief over the death of his daughter. Ma Chung-wah, who worked with the anti-triad squad of the North La ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-09
A 57-year-old woman was prevented from killing herself after her alert grandson called for help. The incident took place inside a flat at Shek Kip Mei Estate in Sham Shui Po at around 9 a.m. on Sunday ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-05
Investors are advised to diversify their portfolios as the change of administration and inflationary pressures in the United States will add to uncertainties in the markets, according to S&P Dow J ...More
EJ Insight2016-12-05
In China, most of the toll road projects have a maximum concession of only 30 years. To sustain profitability and pave the way for future growth, toll road companies need to plough back part of their ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-28
A woman who jumped into the sea from a New World First ferry in a suicide attempt was saved by the crew. The 46-year-old woman, surnamed Chiu, boarded the ferry at around 9 a.m. Sunday morning in Cent ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-21
A 48-year-old domestic helper hanged herself in an Aberdeen flat where she lived with her employer. The victim was found hanging from a bunk bed in her room with a bed sheet tied around her neck, Appl ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-21
Mexican jazz singer Magos Herrera is performing live in Hong Kong on Nov. 20 in support of the HeForShe campaign, a United Nations initiative to promote gender equality around the world. “Different co ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-15
India's Gujarat state, which is home to some of India's biggest industrial enterprises, aims to speed up its growth by attracting more foreign investment and providing fresh momentum to the economy. ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-15
By 2050, 66 percent of the world’s population will live in cities. What concrete solutions can be implemented to meet urban climate challenges? Cities are at the center of climate change. They already ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-04
ASB Biodiesel (Hong Kong) Ltd., the largest used oil refiner in Hong Kong, is seeking to expand its production to the Pearl River Delta region in southern China in the coming years. "China has a lot o ...More
EJ Insight2016-11-04
