The gold price has added 7.25 percent since the start of the year to reach US$1,290 per ounce amid a slump in the global stock markets. The precious metal's improved fortunes are a sea change from the ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-13
When Xiaomi’s Lei Jun {雷軍} wants his staff to seize the day, he offers his favourite aphorism: "When the typhoon comes, even a pig can fly". Lei and Xiaomi have already soared on the launches of smart ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-10
The central government will merge China's rural and urban pension insurance schemes to create a single nationwide program, the State Council said after a weekly meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang { ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-10
Smart bank cards, also known as integrated circuit or IC bank cards, can now be used for personal identification and payment of public services such as transportation and medical services in 63 more c ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-10
Microsoft Inc.'s appointment of Satya Nadella as its new chief executive brings fresh hopes that the software giant will boost growth in China, the world's largest internet and telecommunications mark ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-07
Just before the Lunar New Year holidays, Lenovo Group Ltd. (00992.HK) spent a combined US$5.21 billion to buy the server business of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM) and Motorola Mobility's ...More
EJ Insight2014-02-04
Cainiao Network Technology Co. Ltd., a new joint venture formed by Alibaba in partnership with eight e-retailers and leading courier services, has fast-tracked its data network construction nationwide ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-29
I have a lot of respect for TV giant TCL Corp (000100.CN), which has managed to remain relevant in China's high-tech gadget space by moving aggressively into products like smartphones and high-end fla ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-28
China's smart TV market could see significant developments in the near future, with companies likely to offer the television sets for free for users who sign up for content services, like what is bein ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-22
Sichuan Changhong Electric Co. Ltd. (600839.CN) has launched China's first smart TV model that integrates the functions of telecommunications, internet and cable TV in a triple-play offering, Shanghai ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-20
Traditional Chinese appliance makers are showing a sudden interest in moving outside their comfort zone, with word that sector giant Midea (Shenzhen: 000333) is applying for a banking license. Midea j ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-16
Chinese online video content provider LeTV (300104.CN) launched on Wednesday its first 70-inch smart super TV Max70, which is equipped with the world’s first full-sense user interface system, China Se ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-16
What's the world's largest search engine doing smartening up homes? Simply, Google is diversifying into the smart home market to bring the wow and wonder of technology into living rooms. Not that it n ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-15
Following is a summary of major news and comments in the Hong Kong Economic Journal, the parent publication of EJ Insight, on Wednesday, Jan. 15: TOP STORIES Robust market sentiment set to boost newly ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-15
China will step development of a number of strategic technology including 5G, supercomputing, 3D printing and its Beidou satellite navigation system, Shanghai Securities News reported Friday, citing S ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-10
One of the key technology market trends to watch out for in China this year is how fast the so-called smart or internet TV segment will grow and whether the new boys on the block will eat the lunch of ...More
EJ Insight2014-01-03
There's upbeat news from two of China's top domestic carmakers, led by word that Dongfeng Motor (HKEx: 489) has finally signed a joint-venture deal to make sport utility vehicles (SUVs) with France's ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-18
Representatives from China and South Korea are meeting in Seoul Wednesday to explore ways that tourism can be combined with mobile apps, Yonhap reported Tuesday, citing South Korea’s Ministry of Cultu ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-11
A new format of alliance with foreign brands and an unconventional approach to jumpstart its own marque are some of the smart moves Dongfeng Motor Group Co. Ltd. (00489.HK) has made this year to crank ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-10
When he spearheaded the establishment of Cai Niao, a national smart logistics network, earlier this year, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma {馬雲} had assured the nation's courier companies that the multibi ...More
EJ Insight2013-12-10
