China has three leading telecom operators, namely China Mobile, China Telecom and Unicom. All three of them have reported a drop in user numbers this year amid the coronavirus outbreak. China Mobile r ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-25
... infections. The Hubei Health Commission announced it would lift curbs on outgoing travelers from Wednesday, provided they had a health clearance code. The provincial capital Wuhan, where the virus fir ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-24
Thirty-nine people tested positive for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infection on Monday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 356, plus one probable case. Of the newly conf ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-24
... rs reports. The G20 secretariat issued the statement on Monday after the finance officials met by video conference for nearly two hours, amid growing criticism that the world’s “fire station” has been ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-24
The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization (WHO) said, with more than 300,000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country. Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO’s t ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-24
... ch efforts. “These challenges particularly impact the startup and small and medium enterprise (SME) members of our fintech ecosystem that are the most vulnerable in times like these,” said Amand Tung, ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-23
China’s National Supervisory Commission team investigating Wuhan doctor Li Wenliang, whose death on Feb. 6 spurred an outpouring of grief and anger, has made a rare admission of “improper” police inst ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-23
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is stepping up “scenario planning” for the Tokyo 2020 Games — including a possible postponement — as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, Reuters reports. The IO ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-23
... ough patch. Such assumptions, however, received a substantial jolt in recent weeks in the wake of the market turbulence caused by the global coronavirus outbreak. Amid market shocks triggered by fears ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-23
... on Sunday. So far, the continent of 1.3 billion people has registered only around 1,100 cases spread across 43 countries, with 39 deaths. While that is a tiny fraction of the more than 305,000 people ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-23
Wall Street analysts and investment managers expect another rough week for US markets due to coronavirus fears, Reuters reports. Stock-market futures fell sharply and Treasury-bond futures rose on Sun ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-23
... o systems". Reacting to China's move to expel around a dozen US journalists from three top US newspapers and prohibit them from even working in Hong Kong and Macau, lawmakers questioned whether Beijin ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-19
... ss sectors. Offering higher speeds, lower latency, and massive connectivity, the commercial launch of 5G in Hong Kong has immense potential for more application solutions, though enterprises will inev ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-19
Twenty-five people tested positive for the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 192, plus one probable case. The increase marked the largest sin ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-19
You would think fund managers are smart, responsible people who exercise discernment in taking care of the financial well-being of clients. But one hedge fund manager's lunch-break antic got him into ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-19
A pill containing two HIV drugs that was touted as a potential treatment for the novel coronavirus was not effective, according to a study released late on Wednesday. A test in Chinese patients with s ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-19
... Hong Kong”. I hope the program will focus on the research and development results of smart city and local startups, and will enable the startup ecosystem to become more mature and vigorous. However, i ...More
EJ Insight2020-03-19
