... , Bank of East Asia also launched its own “i lai see” service that allows registered participants to transfer no more than HK$1,500 to the recipients' accounts. Instant transfer is guaranteed if the r ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
The Middle East has been witnessing dramatic changes in recent months, with Iran back in favor with the West and Saudi Arabia, a traditional US ally, on its way towards radicalization. There are certa ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
... that was least like the Lunar New Year of my youth was probably the year I migrated to Australia. My mom had migrated to Canada in the 1990s, and it happened that my daughter was studying on the East ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-05
... ol of at least 40 million government miscreants, China has to do better. "We ordinary Chinese feel such joy seeing these corrupt officials get their comeuppance," said Yang Tianrong, 75, a retired sol ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-04
... s rose in East Asia last month after North Korea's fourth nuclear test, this time claimed by Pyongyang to be a hydrogen bomb. A rocket launch coming so soon after would raise concern that North Korea ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-04
... ation and East Tsim Sha Tsui, and a 43,000 square meter top deck, roughly twice the size of the Southorn Playground in Wan Chai, that runs from the harborfront along the Hong Kong Coliseum to the nort ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
... power in East Asia, South Korea has to have its own nuclear deterrent in order to make sure it can always negotiate with its neighbors from a position of strength. However, there are still a consider ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
... at Mount East in North Point saw its price cut by HK$1.6 million in four months. The unit was sold at HK$8.2 million, or HK$14,900 per square foot, after an aggregate price cut of 16.3 percent. [Chi ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to the Middle East last month came amid a difficult time for the region. Saudi Arabia is struggling due to a plunge in oil prices, rapidly rising debt and a war aga ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-03
... or Middle East countries. Unsold products are subsequently shipped to other markets, such as Hong Kong. Since they take a longer time to arrive in the territory, they become less crispy than those imp ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
... island's east coast, captured the incident Monday on video. A mainland Chinese woman, who was waiting for traditional steamed dumplings at a table with fellow tourists from the mainland, lost her pat ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
... , Bank of East Asia (00023.HK) and Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), are also reviewing their headcount due to the challenging market environment. [Chinese version中文版] -- Contact us at english@hkej ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-02
... th Middle East nations through the One Belt, One Road policy. China has offered to help Iran build high-speed railways and support other infrastructure projects in the region to facilitate economic co ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-01
... he Middle East and Europe, offers them an opportunity to develop overseas markets. This article appeared in the Hong Kong Economic Journal on Jan. 25. Translation by Julie Zhu [Chinese version 中文版] -- ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-30
UNICEF, the United Nations' child relief agency, is appealing for US$62 million from donors to help children impacted by various crises in Southeast Asia and the Pacific. Humanitarian agencies are mon ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
... Gaza and East Jerusalem, areas Israel captured in a 1967 war. The last round of peace talks broke down in April 2014, and Israeli-Palestinian violence has surged in recent months. Israel confirmed on ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-27
... he Middle East city has become increasingly attractive to tourists, he noted. "All of a sudden, there is a reason for people to stop in Dubai for 3 to 4 days. We want to be a part of the attractions, ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... ssian Far East region. Also, the Russians are proposing a farming project with China. Disputes over the islands known as the Kurils in Russia and the Northern Territories in Japan have strained relati ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
... he Middle East and from southeast Asia to Central Europe. Since then, it has explained and discussed in thousands of speeches, seminars and research papers. The main objective is to provide contracts ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
New Yorkers and Washingtonians are digging themselves out of a deep freeze after a massive snowstorm crippled the East Coast but there has been more cheer than misery to go around. After being hunkere ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-25
