In a blog post on social media last year, a smart aleck wrote that a man should always seek a woman who would be willing to settle for a cheap meal at McDonald's. The post became so popular that a sho ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-25
Tencent Holdings Ltd. (00700.HK) has halted development of its microblog service in a business restructuring, Chinese media reported. The multimedia giant will maintain basic services for Tencent Weib ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-24
Hopes were high that Xiaomi’s new flagship handset, the Xiaomi 4, would be jam-packed with innovative features, but fans and tech critics were disappointed by the product launched in Beijing Tuesday. ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-23
Chinese TV decoder maker SMiT is expanding into India and Russia, among other emerging markets this year, as it rides the smart TV wave around the world. The Hong Kong-based company has become a domin ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-22
Automaker BYD Co. Ltd. (01211.HK) is building its next factory in Brazil, amid growing economic ties between China and the South American nation. Just a day before the announcement, Brazil, China, Ind ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-16
Technology geeks are eagerly awaiting the official launch of Apple’s iWatch. Morgan Stanley estimates as many as 60 million units of the wearable device will be sold at US$300 each. Tech firms worldwi ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-16
Cainiao Network Technology Co. Ltd., a logistics venture set up by Alibaba Group and several other firms, is proceeding on the right track, a senior executive said, refuting criticism from a governmen ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-16
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding and Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. (LGF.US), the studio behind the Hunger Games movies, will launch a subscription video streaming service in China. The ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-15
Alibaba chieftan Jack Ma has been sidetracked in his logistics ambitions, giving in to the temptation to build warehouses rather than making the company's Cainiao unit a smart platform for e-commerce ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-15
Google and Mercedes-Benz are developing cars that can drive themselves, but Volvo promises to offer something more. According to finance magazine Money Week, Volvo is set to roll out its S60L model ne ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
China Telecom has revealed its third batch of mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) with mainland technology firms Xiaomi, Haier and Lenovo making it to the list. The surprise, though, is the inclus ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-14
What a sharp contrast between the two semi-final matches in this year's World Cup! The first match was determined in 180 seconds when Germany scored three goals against Brazil enroute to a 7-1 demolit ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-10
If you had the vision to tell iPhone would be a game changer for Apple and bought shares in 2007 when the first-generation iPhone was introduced, you would be sitting on more than 200 percent profit. ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-09
The term “smackdown” was first used by professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. The Rock) in 1997. Ten years later its use had become so ubiquitous that Merriam-Webster felt compelled to add it to ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-09
Children who spend more than two hours on smartphones and other electronic devices are more likely to become overweight than other kids in their age group, Hong Kong Economic Journal reported on Wedne ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-09
A new app called "Yo" has been making waves on social media in the past few weeks. Available on iTunes and Google Play stores, Yo lets users do nothing except greet one another with "Yo". This seeming ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-09
It was a test that proved too much for some kindergarteners in Hong Kong. Bundled on to a stage and forced to answer questions ranging from physics to the World Cup, a few tiny tots burst into tears i ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-07
Wu Xiaoling, former deputy governor of the People's Bank of China, said on Wednesday that there is not much room for Alibaba's internet financial product Yu’E Bao to grow. However, the crowdfunding an ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-03
Many technology giants view cars made smarter by plug-in devices as the next big thing after smartphones, smart television and routers. For years, automakers have been moving in this direction, but th ...More
EJ Insight2014-07-03
All the signs point to a shift from idealism to realism in the mind of Premier Li Keqiang. Li's recent remarks and policies from the State Council he heads indicate that he has pulled back significant ...More
EJ Insight2014-06-26
