Rioters hurled bricks, looted businesses and set fires in Baltimore on Monday in violence that followed the funeral of a 25-year-old black man who died after he was injured in police custody. The dis ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-28
Facebook is seeking a new business model with content providers that will encourage them to put their videos and news articles directly on the world’s largest social media network, rather than on thei ...More
EJ Insight2015-04-20
Think of Lan Kwai Fong, and what comes to mind? Crowded bars, pulsating activity and a place where you could catch up with friends on a Friday night! But what if you could have an enlightening evening ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-31
Much attention has been focused on what Premier Li Keqiang had to say about slowing growth in the Chinese economy in his annual report to the National People’s Congress, China’s parliament, and about ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
Danish police said on Sunday that they shot and killed a man who is believed to have carried out attacks that left two people dead over the weekend in Copenhagen. The police identified the suspect as ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-16
China's Sunshine Insurance Group Co. has agreed to buy the super-luxury Baccarat Hotel in New York for more than US$230 million, the Wall Street Journal reported. The price for the Midtown Manhattan p ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-09
New York's Columbia University has developed a smartphone attachment to test for diseases such as HIV and syphilis. It works almost just as well as expensive lab equipment, is a lot cheaper, and there ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-06
News that US social networking site Tumblr is eying the China market looks intriguing, as it would come not long after professional networking site LinkedIn entered the market and as industry titan Fa ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-21
New York City regained its status as the top choice of global commercial real estate buyers, unseating London and highlighting the appeal of US properties in general, according to a survey of internat ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-07
Figures released by the Hong Kong government this week on the flow of people across the border show a flood of mainland visitors. Everyone knows that. But, surprisingly, they also show that an even la ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
Technology innovators and CEOs seem positively giddy nowadays about what the future will bring. New manufacturing technologies have generated feverish excitement about what some see as a Third Industr ...More
EJ Insight2015-01-02
Funds raised from initial public offerings (IPOs) in Hong Kong are likely to remain over HK$200 billion (US$25.8 billion) next year, compared with an estimated HK$225 billion this year, KPMG says. The ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-18
Occupy Central ended after 79 days, but Occupy Hong Kong, which has been going on for more than 10 years, has not stopped. Whether it was Occupy Admiralty, Occupy Causeway Bay or even Occupy Mong Kok, ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-16
It took me some time to track down the man who created the South China Morning Post's longest-running column, Lai See. The light-hearted daily selection of gossipy tidbits in the business section was ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-11
The United States Federal Reserve System is the world’s most important central bank. Its decisions about interest rates and financial regulation reverberate through global markets and affect millions ...More
EJ Insight2014-12-01
The house The Godfather built is up for sale. That's right, the English Tudor-style mansion made famous by the 1972 Oscar-winning movie about a New York mobster family can be had for US$2.895 million. ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-14
One World Trade Center, America's tallest tower, welcomed its first tenants on Monday as the 104-story skyscraper opened at the site of the twin towers that were brought down by terrorists on Sept. 11 ...More
EJ Insight2014-11-04
United States health officials said medical volunteers returning home from Ebola-stricken countries will be monitored but not quarantined, Reuters reported Tuesday. Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-28
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said the make-up of the nomination panel for the 2017 election "might offer some room for maneuver" with student protesters, the Financial Times reported Tues ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-21
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un was missing from an official event marking the 69th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party, sparking speculation he is no longer in charge, the New York Times reporte ...More
EJ Insight2014-10-10
