Shock, horror! Hong Kong’s legal system is leaking acquittals like water out of a colander. An ex-director of public prosecutions (DPP) recently threw up his hands in horror at what he called the “pa ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-31
India is set for the highest monsoon rainfall since 1994 as the odds of La Nina increase, Bloomberg reports. Farmers are increasing the planting of rice, corn and oilseed crops as a result. Weather wa ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-25
Fifty years ago this week, China embarked on what would turn out to be 10 years of turmoil known as the Cultural Revolution. It was not a revolution in the usual sense, in that it was initiated from a ...More
EJ Insight2016-05-17
The billionaire family that owns Danish toy company Lego A/S said it was a “mistake” to refuse Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei’s request for a bulk order of its iconic bricks last year ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-28
Leung Lau-chun was the kind of schoolgirl that got her teachers so frustrated that one almost got her suspended from school. Describing herself as “very bad” in her early days at the Jockey Club Eduyo ...More
EJ Insight2016-04-14
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
