Some big US hedge funds, including Hayman Capital Management and PointState Capital, are stacking up bearish bets against China's currency, the renminbi, the Wall Street Journal reported. Hayman Capit ...More
EJ Insight2016-02-01
One’s achievement should not be evaluated by him/herself but by others. Influential people may worry about losing their authority, but the irony is, those who are most respected are humble people who ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-19
Global stock markets have been disappointing since the start of the year. Morgan Stanley expects the Hang Seng Index to reach a low of 16,500 points, and the H-share index to hit a trough of 7,300 poi ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-16
Food must be so scarce in the mountains that wild boars are foraging close to home. In fact, they are casing hotels in search of something to eat, according to Headline Daily. On Wednesday, a three-fo ...More
EJ Insight2016-01-14
Few musicians or bands can rival the Beatles, the best-selling band in entertainment history. Even today, there is no mistaking how influential their music has been on a global scale and how much the ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-25
Hong Kong has had plunging temperatures but winter has not quite arrived yet. That can only mean one thing -- some animals are being kept from hibernating. In fact, snakes are being confused by the tr ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-22
Britain has witnessed drastic cuts in its defense budget over the past five years due to pressures brought about by the European debt crisis and massive military spending in Afghanistan. Ever since th ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-21
The life expectancy of humans has been increasing thanks to technological progress. In Hong Kong, it's 81 years for men and 87 years for women as of 2013. That's nine years longer that it was 30 years ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-19
The Consulate General of Canada in Hong Kong and Macau commemorated Sunday the sacrifices Canadian soldiers and other Allied and local forces made during the Battle of Hong Kong and in the subsequent ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-07
It's 11 p.m. and the lights are still on in its classrooms but don't let it surprise you. Queen's College is simply trying to provide space for students to do their revisions and hold group discussion ...More
EJ Insight2015-12-05
Hollywood has become accustomed to deep-pocketed Chinese investors rolling into town, throwing money at co-productions and shelling out for huge distribution deals to bring Chinese films to the world ...More
EJ Insight2015-11-10
Chinese investment bank CICC is quickly discovering just how much its fortunes have faded, with word the former financial superstar has scaled back its Hong Kong IPO by 20 percent due to lack of inves ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-22
CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd. (00001.HK) is denying plans to pull out of China, saying it has long-term partnerships with Chinese companies. Deputy chairman Victor Li Tzar-kuoi said the group has been co ...More
EJ Insight2015-10-06
Another one bites the dust. Soaring rents are being blamed for news of the demise of a second Hong Kong steakhouse in a week. Louis’ Steak House in Wan Chai has been around for 41 years. It survived S ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-23
The Chinese government has spent at least US$70 million buying Hong Kong properties over the past 12 months, official records show. Three sources close to Chinese officials told Reuters the move refle ...More
EJ Insight2015-09-01
Central bankers from around the world are suggesting that they are ready for a US interest rate hike and that they would prefer that the Federal Reserve make the move without further ado, Reuters repo ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-31
Tenders for two public housing projects have been suspended after eight more children were found to have excessive lead in their blood in a widening water contamination scandal. The projects -- a publ ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-21
The Hong Kong Productivity Council (HKPC) opened Tuesday the city's first 3D printing support center in a bid to help local manufacturers tap the new technology. "It houses the most comprehensive spec ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-19
She lost her man, but at least she got the money. Not a bad deal for former beauty queen and singer Cally Kwong Mei-wan, who sold a four-bedroom apartment she had acquired from her former boyfriend, H ...More
EJ Insight2015-08-12
If these were not in rainbow colors instead of black or if they came with assault gear, they might be mistaken for a terrorist mask. But they're nowhere close and they even have a name -- facekini. It ...More
EJ Insight2015-07-29
