The link between economic growth and human wellbeing seems obvious. Indeed, as measured by gross domestic product, economic growth is widely viewed as the ultimate development objective. But it is tim ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-16
... rder rail link project. Although the decision is somehow pragmatic, as the Leung wants to speed up the project's construction pace, it will definitely hurt the government’s overall popularity, as wel ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-14
... K program link: http://programme.rthk.hk/channel/radio/programme.php?name=radio3/lettertohongkong&d=2014-05-11&p=535&e=262048&m=episode -- Contact us at [email protected] BK/JP/SK ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-14
... peed rail link in West Kowloon, and, more importantly, the budget shortfall affecting the completion of its 17 arts and cultural venues, have hampered the creation of the arts hub. The West Kowloon Cu ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-13
... a-US rail link may use the magnetic levitation technology, according to media reports. The entire journey from China to the US would take only two days. Currently, the Shanghai Maglev Train connecting ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-13
MTR Corp. said work on the Shatin-Central rail link will be delayed by an extension to an archaeological survey for a site along the planned line, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported Tuesday. The su ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-13
Hong Kong's greatest debates now are about its future but archeological discoveries along the To Kwa Wan section of the MTR's Shatin-Central link are raising questions about the value of its past. Ap ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-13
The Link Real Estate Investment Trust (0823.HK) is testing the waters of a move into private commercial real estate, selling off an initial five shopping arcades that make up less than 1 percent of it ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
Kenya has signed a US$3.8 billion deal with China to build a standard-gauge rail line linking its Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa to Nairobi. Premier Li Keqiang, together with presidents of Kenya, U ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
... o further link cities, mines and ports with railways. Chinese firms have struck gold in the construction and supply of trains and equipment. And since the sector has already shifted its focus to high- ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-12
... peed rail link between Baoding and Tianjin is under construction and expected to begin operations by end-2015, plans for another high-speed rail route between Shijiazhuang and Tianjin are becoming app ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-09
Market players cheered when the cross-border stock trading link was announced, but there's one aspect of the scheme that they probably won't like. The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. (HKEx, 003 ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-08
... l project linking Hong Kong and Guangzhou. Walder is now facing calls to quit after a report submitted to the Legislative Council last week said he had stopped Secretary for Transport and Housing, Ant ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-08
... peed rail link raises doubts about his integrity and judgment. Appearing at a Legislative Council railways sub-committee Monday, Cheung offered a belated apology for his mishandling of the serious fai ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-07
... line will link up 10 Nigerian coastal states across 22 stations, with train speed at 120km per hour. Africa has emerged as the biggest market for mainland engineering companies, while Nigeria is the b ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-07
... peed rail link project, Skypost.hk reported Wednesday. In fact, some observers believe the government will make Walder a scapegoat to shield Secretary for Transport and Housing Anthony Cheung from the ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-07
... sively to link up its online e-commerce platform to offline economy. Tencent, with its advantage of a loyal base of more than 300 million Weixin users, should be able to further monetize the platform ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-07
... break the link between weak banks and cash-strapped governments. A European banking union would move responsibility for dealing with bank failures to the eurozone level – akin to America, where distre ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-07
The Shanghai Stock Exchange has no plans to extend its trading hours in view of the forthcoming stock trading link with Hong Kong, the 21st Century Business Herald reported, citing a senior exchange o ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-05
Secretary for Transport and Housing Anthony Cheung apologized on Monday for the delay in the construction of the Hong Kong section of the Hong Kong-Shenzhen-Guangzhou Express Rail Link, adding that he ...More
EJ Insight2014-05-05
