... ving this target will not be easy." Li said it was a challenge for the government to meet that target, because the economy was already worth more than US$10 trillion. Meanwhile, authorities will tough ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-16
... the NATO target of 2 per cent of gross domestic product. A senior administration official told the Financial Times that the British decision was taken after “virtually no consultation with the US” an ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-13
... ecome the target of others who want their resources. Over the years, Hong Kong has assisted Chinese financial institutions and other companies to tap into the global market and has cemented its status ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-12
Twitter Inc. has opened an office in Hong Kong in a bid to target advertisers in the Greater China region. Though the micro-blogging service is banned in China, the US-based firm will try to lure main ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-11
... ggressive targets for rapidly building up the new-energy vehicle sector. Anyone who has worked in China knows that government-set targets are often impractical and unrealistic, and are more an indicat ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
The Court of Final Appeal became the latest target in a graffiti attack in Hong Kong, with some unknown persons scribbling words that seek to cast the judiciary in an unfavorable light. Security guard ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has cut its share price targets on Macau gaming plays, citing potential further headwinds for the sector amid rising costs and reduced revenues. The brokerage estimates that M ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
... does not target Venezuela's energy sector or broader economy. The move is aimed at people whose actions undermined democratic processes or institutions, had committed acts of violence or abuse of hu ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-10
China looks set to keep a loose monetary policy. Premier Li Keqiang said in the government work report that Beijing has lowered various targets for economic growth. For example, the target for GDP gro ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
... the US to target threats like IS and Iran, the US may be happy to see that, despite objections from its ally Turkey. Compared with having to build the pro-US governments in Afghanistan and Iraq, the p ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
... does not target or affect anyone,” Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. “We are not like some countries who engage in illegal construction in another person’s house and we do not accept criticism from othe ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-09
... favorite target of HCT inspectors. In 2011, for example, Ng was arrested three times in just 10 days for illegal hawking. After learning of the hardships of their favorite street vendor, some 70 resi ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
... mall will target parallel traders from the mainland and help divert them from overcrowded shopping areas downtown. An SHKP representative said the firm has always been a keen supporter of local develo ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
... Inc. and Target Corp., the report said. About 80 percent of the unauthorized purchases have been for high-priced items bought with smartphones at Apple’s own stores. The Apple Pay system hasn’t been ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-06
China is tamping down its expectations for the economy with a growth target of "around 7 per cent” for this year. Premier Li Keqiang said the government expects the economy to slow further after the s ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-05
... overnment target is to increase the population to 6.9 million. Since the city has one of the lowest birth rates in the world, this increase will come primarily from immigration. Wealthy and well-quali ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
... its main target consumers in Hong Kong. He also said the protests against parallel goods traders that erupted in Tuen Mun, Sha Tin and Yuen Long over the past weekends are not a major concern. Net pr ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
India is on target for a US$13 billion windfall from an unprecedented auction of spectrum, with fierce bidding expected Wednesday. Market leaders Bharti Airtel and Vodafone are vying with billionaire ...More
EJ Insight2015-03-04
Chinese tourists spooked by food safety scandals at home have a new target: Japanese rice. They're paying up to 10 times more than the price of homegrown cereal, Apple Daily reported Friday. One touri ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
... vernment, targeting an annual private housing supply target of 19,000 units. The New Territories will account for 22 of the sites that will be put up for bidding. Two sites will be from Hong Kong Isl ...More
EJ Insight2015-02-27
