... succeeded by a pharmacy shop at half the rent. Two years after, its landlord switched to short term leases and the shop was firstly rented to a cosmetic shop, then a mask shop before a health food sto ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-30
... p created by stopping Russian fossil-fuel imports, while minimizing the damage to national economies. For now, they have the public with them. But if energy costs rise too high, or shortages become to ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-30
... p further by questioning Putin’s mental health. For example, James Clapper, the former US director of national intelligence, recently said he suspected Putin was “unhinged”. I would think Putin was tr ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-30
... sets held by each MPF scheme member amounted to $258,000, an increase of 164% from 10 years ago. MPF performance is always a key concern of MPF scheme members, in particular in times of market fluctua ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-29
... including by the deployment of an international peacekeeping force. Bringing China into this agreement would be stabilizing. China is being harmed by this war, yet agrees with Russia’s opposition to N ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-29
... ment down by a massive 14% when large portions of the economy were forced to shut down. And although employment bounced back when the economy began to reopen, it nonetheless remained 7% below its pre- ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-29
... n defined by great-power conflict, countries will have to rethink their approach to development. There was a time when development economists focused primarily on growth. Rapid economic expansion, it ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-28
... reference by the government. There are three branches under the Platform, namely: (1) case handling; (2) supply of material; (3) information release. The focus of case handling is to deal with confirm ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-28
... e million by 2025, up from two million in 2021. All over China, banks and companies face the same dilemma. How to do business with Russia under severe Western sanctions? An early test will be alumina, ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-28
... affected by the climate crisis, but they are also important agents of change. Giving women a seat at the decision-making table and using a gender lens to shape low-carbon development strategies will ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-25
... rp relief by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump derided Ukraine as a “loser” country, while then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reportedly asked, “Do you think Americans give a fuck about Ukraine?” N ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-25
... s and oil by Western countries, the best way forward is to commit to a ladder of sanctions that they will climb in a preannounced fashion over the coming weeks. The initial response of the West to the ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-25
... nt effort by Pixar Animation Studios (producer) and Wal ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2022年03月25日
... s affairs by minding other people's business.」這一句指出群眾運動 ...全文
The other day I tuned into my Disney+ and opted to watch ‘Turning Red’, a joint effort by Pixar Animation Studios (producer) and Walt Disney (distributor). Directed by Domee Shi (of Bao (2018) fame), ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-24
... brication by both domestic and foreign firms. That is a large number, representing about three times more than what the US government spent to support COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing. B ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-24
... on signed by Putin and President Xi Jinping on February 4 during the former’s visit to Beijing ahead of the Winter Olympics. This is part of the declaration, on the Kremlin’s website: “The new inter-S ...More
EJ Insight2022-03-24
