One positive effect under the pandemic these days is we have more time to meet up with old friends. But one common thing I discovered from these gatherings is that many friends who work in China retur ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-17
Shifts in consumer behavior used to evolve over decades, often from generation to generation. Today, they change dynamically, driven by macro level events like the pandemic and disruptive new technolo ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-17
“China is not liked!” I said. It was an evening in 2009 when I was casually discussing soft power with my mates from graduate school. One of my friends from mainland China quickly responded, “Who care ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-17
I could vividly recall that day, when a Mandarin-speak ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年11月17日
Jean Monnet, an architect of the European Union, once said that European unity “will be forged in crises, and will be the sum of the solutions adopted for those crises.” The past decade and a half has ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-16
I could vividly recall that day, when a Mandarin-speaking banker was encircled and surrounded by a group of virulent, acrimonious protesters (or pedestrians?) in Central. That was an otherwise rather ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-16
The cosmopolitan values of higher education are in retreat before a rising wave of provincialism. International student enrollment at universities in the United States continues to decline, while bran ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-16
... n a somewhat esoteric yet oddly fitting manner, Tim O'B ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年11月16日
... n a somewhat esoteric yet oddly fitting manner, Tim O’Brien’s seminal text – and the damning passage outlined above – has curious uses and applications beyond the strict context of war. One such conte ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-15
... e “BRIC” category, it barely resembles those nations. Unlike Brazil and Russia, China is a manufacturing center and not an exporter of commodities. In contrast with India, China relies on heavy indust ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-15
The Geospatial Lab (GeoLab) under the Development Bureau was officially opened in July this year. Located at Millennium City I in Kwun Tong, GeoLab is operated by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, occu ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-15
The travel details of the huge number of world leaders, company CEOs, and investors who made their way to Glasgow for the latest United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) may seem trivial. The ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-12
... esults. That was according to a research by money.co.uk, which found seven of the 20 most misspelled brand names are from the car industry. Topping the most misspelled brand name list is Hyundai, whic ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-12
COP26 is ongoing - that much is clear, from the news. A ...全文
今日信報時事評論EJ InsightBrian Wong2021年11月12日
This summer, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released its latest report, and the scariest part is just how unsurprising its contents were. Avoiding the worst, the report made clear, is s ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-11
Insurers are in a tight race to ensure that they remain ahead of the ever-changing technological trends by offering customers efficient digital products and services. On the other hand, choices can be ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-11
COP26 is ongoing - that much is clear, from the news. A summit of leading voices on climate change, Earth sciences, geoengineering and terraforming and – of course – how could we miss them? “World lea ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-11
South Africa is at a crossroads. To save its democratic project, it needs to put itself on a path to inclusive, dynamic growth, creating a virtuous cycle that delivers on Nelson Mandela’s promise of “ ...More
EJ Insight2021-11-10
