Hong Kong and mainland stocks took a roller coaster ride in the first quarter. The gyrations came despite some certainty about US interest rates after Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen downplayed ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-05
State news agency Xinhua has suffered severe embarrassment as it released an article over the weekend that inadvertently referred to President Xi Jinping as "China's last leader (最後領導人)". Realizing th ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-14
Facebook has pulled the plug on an Indian home decor startup after a rival accused it of trademark infringements. Houzify was kicked out by the social network after Sequoia Capital-backed rival Houzz ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-10
China's internet censors have shut down the South China Morning Post's social media accounts, effectively eradicating the Hong Kong English-language newspaper's online presence in the mainland. The SC ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-09
Oh well, there's always next time. Life goes on for the rest of us but it will never be the same for the five lucky winners of Tuesday's record HK$136 million (US$17.5 million) jackpot. Millions of dr ...More
EJ Insight2016-03-02
I struggled for days over whether I should write a review of this dish. My family and friends often criticize me for not tipping them off in advance before my reviews are published. They say if I were ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-27
After the city experienced the coldest days since 1957 on Sunday and Monday, attention once more is focused on the performance of the Hong Kong Observatory. Was it up to the task as far as its weather ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-26
A river that separates Hong Kong from neighboring Guangdong province has been found running through Hong Kong on Google Maps, raising questions on the accuracy of the popular online mapping service. S ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-13
Surging online shopping transactions provide nourishment to Alibaba’s internet finance business. Starting from the third-party payment system Alipay, the company has extended its financial service bus ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-09
Standard Chartered Plc. has apologized for a suspected system glitch that caused erroneous payment to some salary accounts. The bank did not say how many customers were affected but added it had been ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-23
The US Federal Reserve will follow up on Wednesday's rate hike with three more tightening moves in 2016, with the first of those initiatives likely in June, according to a prominent fund manager. "Re ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-17
With the holiday season upon us, Hong Kong's consumer watchdog has warned people to be careful when making bookings on travel websites and not fall prey to misleading sales tactics. The Consumer Counc ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-16
The new-generation workers who were born in the 90s are often accused of being irresponsible, lacking in self-discipline and putting in only half-hearted efforts in their jobs. While the elders have m ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-10
Dairy Farm, which operates the Wellcome Supermarket chain, has been fined HK$46,000 (US$5,935) after admitting to six counts of selling expired and improperly labeled food. The company was also order ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-03
(This is an update of a report first posted on Dec. 1, 4:30 p.m.) Problems with a glitch-prone rudder component and the way pilots tried to respond were major factors in the crash of an Indonesian Air ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-02
A US investigation has determined that the Oct. 3 air strike in Afghanistan that destroyed a hospital run by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and killed 30 people was an avoidable accident caused primar ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-26
Chinese brokerage Citic Securities Co. said Wednesday it overstated certain financial transactions during a market meltdown this past summer. The revelation is the latest setback for the giant firm wh ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-26
Ever since the terrorist attacks in January on the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a kosher supermarket, Parisians knew that barbarism lurked around the corner and that it would strike again. But ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-17
Americans are becoming less religious, judging by such markers as church attendance, prayer and belief in God, and the trend is more pronounced among young adults, according to a poll. The share of US ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-04
A woman from Hong Kong died when the car she was driving broke into a railway level crossing in Taiwan and was hit by a train, Apple Daily reported Wednesday. Wong Wing-yin, 22, who was studying at Sh ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-28
